Compare Cypress Ranch High School with Cypress Falls High School

Cypress Ranch High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 93 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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 Falls High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 87 in school progress, 81 in closing performance gaps and 85 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 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. Cypress Falls 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.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Cypress Ranch High School. They make up for 32.69% of student population, followed by Hispanics (27.40%), Asians (18.80%), African Americans (16.83%), Two or More Races (3.66%) and Native Americans (0.45%).

At Cypress Falls High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 55.94% of student population, followed by African Americans (20.00%), Whites or Caucasians (13.30%), Asians (7.22%), Two or More Races (2.57%) and Native Americans (0.94%).

Based on household incomes, the Cypress Ranch High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 28.86% compared to 68.68% at Cypress Falls 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 Ranch High School has 152 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 4.28% of student population. Cypress Falls High School has significantly more ELLs at 385 or about 13.37% of student population.

Cypress Ranch High School’s bilingual students comprise 4.03%, gifted and talented students, 12.82%, while 6.45% are in the special education program. Cypress Falls High School bilingual students comprise 12.22%, gifted and talented students, 3.61%, and 10.07% are in the special education program.

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 nearly 10.5 years. Cypress Falls High School's 198 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, 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. Cypress Falls High School has ten teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 35 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 49 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 57 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 37 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. 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.

On the other hand, Cypress Falls High School employs 119 female teachers and 78 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 23 special education teachers are being assisted by 32 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs 11 staff members in the school administration department and 21 more working as school support staff.