Compare Cypress Springs High School with Cypress Creek High School

Cypress Springs 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 78 in student achievement, 82 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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 Creek High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 85 in closing performance gaps and 86 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 Springs High School’s only distinction designation is in Social Studies. 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.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Cypress Springs High School. They make up for 50.80% of student population, followed by African Americans (31.92%), Whites or Caucasians (7.40%), Asians (6.22%), Two or More Races (2.78%) and Native Americans (0.61%).

The student population at Cypress Creek High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 39.23%, 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%).

Based on household incomes, Cypress Springs High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 65.37% compared to 56.36% at Cypress Creek 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 Springs High School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 9.65% of its student population compared to 7.63% at Cypress Creek High School.

In addition, Cypress Springs High School has 8.77% bilingual students, 3.93% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.46% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Cypress Creek High School with 6.93% bilingual students, 5.46% gifted and talented students and 8.83% students in the special education program.

Cypress Springs High School's 184 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 10.5 years. 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 close to 10.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Cypress Springs High School has eight teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 19 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 37 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 45 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 57 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 18 beginning teachers. 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Cypress Springs High School employs 101 female teachers and 82 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 26 special education teachers are being assisted by 36 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs ten staff members in the school administration department and 24 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, 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.