Compare Cypress Creek High School with Cypress Falls 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, Cypress Falls High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 87 in school progress, 81 in closing performance gaps and 85 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 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. Cypress Falls 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 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%).

At Cypress Falls High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 55.94% of student population, followed by African Americans (20.00%), Whites or Caucasians (13.30%), Asians (7.22%), Two or More Races (2.57%) and Native Americans (0.94%).

Based on household incomes, the Cypress Creek High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 56.36% compared to 68.68% at Cypress Falls 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 249 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 7.63% of student population. Cypress Falls High School has significantly more ELLs at 385 or about 13.37% of student population.

Cypress Creek High School’s bilingual students comprise 6.93%, gifted and talented students, 5.46%, while 8.83% are in the special education program. Cypress Falls High School bilingual students comprise 12.22%, gifted and talented students, 3.61%, and 10.07% are 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. Cypress Falls High School's 198 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.7 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. Cypress Falls High School has ten teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 35 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 49 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 57 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 37 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine 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, Cypress Falls High School employs 119 female teachers and 78 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 23 special education teachers are being assisted by 32 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs 11 staff members in the school administration department and 21 more working as school support staff.