Compare Cy-Fair High School with Cypress Ridge High School

Cy-Fair High School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 90 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 83 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Cypress Ridge High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 83 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 81 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Cypress Ridge High School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Cy-Fair High School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Cy-Fair High School. They make up for 36.26% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (35.56%), African Americans (15.42%), Asians (8.76%), Two or More Races (3.47%) and Native Americans (0.43%).

At Cypress Ridge High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 60.22% of student population, followed by African Americans (20.38%), Asians (8.56%), Whites or Caucasians (7.61%), Two or More Races (1.98%) and Native Americans (1.02%).

Based on household incomes, the Cy-Fair High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 41.77% compared to 77.64% at Cypress Ridge High School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Cy-Fair High School has 162 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 4.93% of student population. Cypress Ridge High School has significantly more ELLs at 428 or about 14.09% of student population.

Cy-Fair High School’s bilingual students comprise 4.56%, gifted and talented students, 9.49%, while 8.79% are in the special education program. Cypress Ridge High School bilingual students comprise 13.57%, gifted and talented students, 5.53%, and 10.27% are in the special education program.

Cy-Fair High School's 213 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 12 years. Cypress Ridge High School's 252 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Cy-Fair High School has seven teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 36 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 58 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 57 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 44 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers. Cypress Ridge High School has nine teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 31 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 60 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 50 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 82 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 20 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Cy-Fair High School employs 143 female teachers and 69 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 21 special education teachers are being assisted by 40 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs 11 staff members in the school administration department and 24 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Cypress Ridge High School employs 161 female teachers and 90 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 37 special education teachers are being assisted by 44 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs ten staff members in the school administration department and 25 more working as school support staff.