Compare Cypress Creek High School with Jersey Village 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, Jersey Village High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 80 in closing performance gaps and 84 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. 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.

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 Jersey Village High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 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%).

Based on household incomes, the Cypress Creek High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 56.36% compared to 63.66% at Jersey Village 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. Jersey Village High School has significantly more ELLs at 431 or about 12.92% of student population.

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 Jersey Village High School with 11.96% bilingual students, 8.40% gifted and talented students and 8.94% 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. 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 close to 10.7 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. 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.

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, 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.