Compare Cypress Woods High School with Cypress Springs High School

Cypress Woods 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 94 in student achievement, 87 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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 Springs High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 78 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 80 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 Woods 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. Cypress Springs High School’s only distinction designation is in Social Studies.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Cypress Woods High School. They make up for 47.19% of student population, followed by Hispanics (26.53%), Asians (11.74%), African Americans (11.05%), Two or More Races (3.27%) and Native Americans (0.19%).

The student population at Cypress Springs High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 50.80%, 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%).

Based on household incomes, the Cypress Woods High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 27.19% compared to 65.37% at Cypress Springs 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 Woods High School has 97 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 3.05% of student population. Cypress Springs High School has significantly more ELLs at 253 or about 9.65% of student population.

Cypress Woods High School’s bilingual students comprise 2.70%, gifted and talented students, 12.72%, while 7.63% are in the special education program. Cypress Springs High School bilingual students comprise 8.77%, gifted and talented students, 3.93%, and 9.46% are in the special education program.

Cypress Woods High School's 198 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 12.7 years. 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 close to 10.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Cypress Woods High School has six teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 40 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 62 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 40 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 42 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers. 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Cypress Woods High School employs 129 female teachers and 68 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 22 special education teachers are being assisted by 24 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs ten staff members in the school administration department and 23 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, 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.