Compare Cypress Creek High School with Cy-Fair High School

Cypress Creek 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 86 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 85 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Cy-Fair High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 88 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.

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. Cy-Fair High School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Cypress Creek High School. They make up for 39.23% of student population, 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%).

The student population at Cy-Fair High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 36.26%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (35.56%), African Americans (15.42%), Asians (8.76%), Two or More Races (3.47%) and Native Americans (0.43%).

Based on household incomes, Cypress Creek High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 56.36% compared to 41.77% at Cy-Fair 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 Creek High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 7.63% of its student population compared to 4.93% at Cy-Fair High School.

In addition, Cypress Creek High School has 6.93% bilingual students, 5.46% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.83% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Cy-Fair High School with 4.56% bilingual students, 9.49% gifted and talented students and 8.79% students in the special education program.

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 nearly 10.1 years. Cy-Fair High School's 213 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12 years.

Of its teaching staff, 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. Cy-Fair High School has seven teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 36 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 58 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 57 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 44 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers.

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

On the other hand, Cy-Fair High School employs 143 female teachers and 69 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 21 special education teachers are being assisted by 40 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs 11 staff members in the school administration department and 24 more working as school support staff.