Compare Bridgeland High School with Cypress Lakes High School

Bridgeland 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, 86 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 Lakes High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 81 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 81 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. Bridgeland High School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Cypress Lakes High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Bridgeland High School. They make up for 50.65% of student population, followed by Hispanics (22.44%), African Americans (12.35%), Asians (10.35%), Two or More Races (3.57%) and Native Americans (0.46%).

At Cypress Lakes High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 56.26% of student population, followed by African Americans (26.84%), Whites or Caucasians (7.70%), Asians (6.03%), Two or More Races (2.45%) and Native Americans (0.53%).

Based on household incomes, the Bridgeland High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 17.25% compared to 70.80% at Cypress Lakes 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, Bridgeland High School has 76 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 2.20% of student population. Cypress Lakes High School has significantly more ELLs at 393 or about 12.21% of student population.

Bridgeland High School’s bilingual students comprise 1.88%, gifted and talented students, 15.83%, while 6.81% are in the special education program. Cypress Lakes High School bilingual students comprise 11.09%, gifted and talented students, 3.79%, and 10.66% are in the special education program.

Bridgeland High School's 206 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 9.7 years. Cypress Lakes High School's 207 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Bridgeland High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 20 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 64 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 50 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 56 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 16 beginning teachers. Cypress Lakes High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 28 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 64 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 52 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 47 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 15 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Bridgeland High School employs 133 female teachers and 73 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 16 special education teachers are being assisted by 25 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs 11 staff members in the school administration department and 24 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Cypress Lakes High School employs 123 female teachers and 84 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 24 special education teachers are being assisted by 34 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs nine staff members in the school administration department and 27 more working as school support staff.