Taylor High School (Taylor, Texas)

Taylor High School
Location
3101 N Main St. Taylor , Texas 76574-1298 United States
Coordinates	30°35′37″N97°24′52″W / 30.59361°N 97.41444°W / 30.59361; -97.41444
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Taylor Independent School District
Principal	Andrew Maddox
Teaching staff	70.24 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12 [1]
Enrollment	853 (2025–2026) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	13.14 [1]
Colors	Green   White
Athletics conference	UIL Class 4A
Mascot	Duck
Yearbook	Mallard
Website	Official website

Taylor High School is a public high school located in Taylor, Texas, United States. It is part of the Taylor Independent School District located in east central Williamson County and classified as a 4A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. ^[3]

Athletics

The Taylor Ducks compete in these sports - ^[4]

Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball

State titles

Taylor (UIL)

• Baseball - ^[5]
  • 1969(3A), 1972(3A)
• Boys Track - ^[6]
  • 1961(2A), 1966(2A)

Taylor Price (PVIL)

• Football - ^[7]
  • 1947(PVIL-1A)^, 1962(PVIL-1A)

^Co-champions

State finalists

Taylor (UIL)

• Baseball - ^[5]
  • 1971(3A)

Taylor Hughes (PVIL)

• Boys Basketball - ^[8]
  • 1966 (PVIL-1A)

Notable alumni

• Fred Kerley, world-class sprinter, silver medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (held in July/August 2021), bronze medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics
• Dicky Moegle, former NFL player ^[9]
• Les Peterson, former NFL player ^[10]
• Rip Torn, actor ^[11]

References

2. "UIL HS Enrollment Numbers 2025" (PDF). Retrieved December 24, 2025.
3. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015.
4. "Schools - The Athletics Department .com". theathleticsdepartment.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
5. "UIL Baseball State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
6. "UIL Boys Track & Field State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
7. "UIL Football State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
8. "UIL: Athletics - PVIL Basketball Records". uiltexas.org. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
9. Bohls, Kirk (December 24, 1993). "Maegle almost attended Texas instead of Rice". The Gadsen Times. Cox News Service. Retrieved July 10, 2019– via news.google.com.
10. "Les Peterson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved July 10, 2019.
11. "Rip Torn honored at school reunion". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . October 18, 1998. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017– via lubbockonline.com.

External links

• Official website
• Taylor ISD