Compare Jersey Village High School with Cypress Woods High School

Jersey Village 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 85 in student achievement, 84 in school progress and 80 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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 Woods High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 87 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. Jersey Village High School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and 25% closing performance gaps. 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.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Jersey Village High School. They make up for 61.56% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (12.50%), African Americans (11.81%), Asians (11.66%), Two or More Races (1.92%) and Native Americans (0.51%).

The student population at Cypress Woods High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 47.19%, followed by Hispanics (26.53%), Asians (11.74%), African Americans (11.05%), Two or More Races (3.27%) and Native Americans (0.19%).

Based on household incomes, Jersey Village High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 63.66% compared to 27.19% at Cypress Woods 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, Jersey Village High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 12.92% of its student population compared to 3.05% at Cypress Woods High School.

In addition, Jersey Village High School has 11.96% bilingual students, 8.40% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.94% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Cypress Woods High School with 2.70% bilingual students, 12.72% gifted and talented students and 7.63% students in the special education program.

Jersey Village High School's 215 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 10.7 years. 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 close to 12.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Jersey Village High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 33 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 59 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 54 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 47 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 20 beginning teachers. 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Jersey Village High School employs 136 female teachers and 79 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 27 special education teachers are being assisted by 32 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs 12 staff members in the school administration department and 25 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, 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.