Alief Taylor High School
| Alief Taylor High School | |
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| 7555 Howell Sugar Land Drive Houston, TX |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Failure is Not an Option" |
| Established | 2001 |
| School district | Alief Independent School District |
| Principal | Mary Williams |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | approximately 3,000 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Crimson, Navy & White |
| Athletics | Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Cheer leading, Football, Golf, Power Lifting , Soccer, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Tennis , Track and Field, and Volleyball |
| Mascot | Leo the Lion |
| Team name | Lions |
| Rival schools | Alief Hastings High School , Alief Elsik High School, Memorial High School and Katy High School . |
| Website | Taylor High School |
Alief Taylor High School is a public high school in the Alief Independent School District. It is located in an unincorporated area in the Alief community of Harris County, near Houston. Opened in 2001, Alief Taylor is the newest high school in Alief Independent School District. The school is named after Edward "Doc" Taylor, who taught AP American History at Alief Hastings High School.
According to the Texas Education Agency, Taylor covers grades 9-12 and has 500 or more students in each grade level. When it opened in the fall of 2001, it had only freshmen and sophomores. During the 2002-2003 school year the 11th grade was added. Taylor added its first 12th grade class during the 2003-2004 school year. Alief Taylor is one of two schools in Alief ISD that does not include a Ninth Grade Center, a separate building for ninth grade students. The other is Kerr High School. Alief Taylor was originally referred to as "High School No. 4."
In 2012 Taylor was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
Alief Taylor High School opened its doors on August 13, 2001 accepting only freshmen and sophomores, to alleviate overcrowding at Elsik and Hastings, the two being among the biggest 5A high schools in the state with a combined student population of over 9,000 at the time. In 2010, it achieved the highest AP scores in the district, reporting that 77% of its students that take the test received a score of three or higher. Its graduation rate is the highest in the district and its dropout rate is the lowest of the three comprehensive major high schools. Taylor is different which unlike Hastings or Elsik, Alief Taylor promotes all grade levels on the campus, which include grades 9–12. Taylor and Kerr are the only two high schools in the Alief District promoting the entire school body on one main campus, while Elsik and Hastings have their freshmen centers for 9th-graders, and the main campuses for 10-12th-graders. Since its opening in 2001, Alief Taylor now holds almost 2,800 students, and just over 200 teachers and administrators. However, even with such a large mass of students, Taylor is much smaller than both Elsik or Hastings, each having more than 5,000 students. Each class at Taylor has about 700 students Taylor's student body is 43.8% Hispanic, 41.9% Black, 11% Asian and 3.2% White in the 2009-2010 school year.
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