Compare Cypress Creek High School with Cypress Ranch High School

Cypress Creek 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 86 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 85 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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 Ranch High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 95 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Cypress Creek High School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Cypress Ranch High School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Cypress Creek High School. They make up for 39.23% of student population, followed by African Americans (27.98%), Whites or Caucasians (20.47%), Asians (9.13%), Two or More Races (2.91%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

The student population at Cypress Ranch High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 32.69%, followed by Hispanics (27.40%), Asians (18.80%), African Americans (16.83%), Two or More Races (3.66%) and Native Americans (0.45%).

Based on household incomes, Cypress Creek High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 56.36% compared to 28.86% at Cypress Ranch 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, Cypress Creek High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 7.63% of its student population compared to 4.28% at Cypress Ranch High School.

In addition, Cypress Creek High School has 6.93% bilingual students, 5.46% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.83% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Cypress Ranch High School with 4.03% bilingual students, 12.82% gifted and talented students and 6.45% students in the special education program.

Cypress Creek High School's 208 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 10.1 years. Cypress Ranch High School's 222 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Cypress Creek High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 20 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 61 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 55 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 48 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 20 beginning teachers. Cypress Ranch High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 25 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 60 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 63 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 64 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Cypress Creek High School employs 133 female teachers and 75 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 24 special education teachers are being assisted by 33 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs 11 staff members in the school administration department and 21 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Cypress Ranch High School employs 138 female teachers and 83 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 20 special education teachers are being assisted by 28 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs nine staff members in the school administration department and 22 more working as school support staff.