Compare Cypress Lakes High School with Cypress Ridge High School

Cypress Lakes 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 81 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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 Ridge High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 83 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 77 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. Cypress Lakes High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and with 25% student progress. Cypress Ridge 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 Lakes High School. They make up for 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%).

At Cypress Ridge High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 60.22% of student population, followed by African Americans (20.38%), Asians (8.56%), Whites or Caucasians (7.61%), Two or More Races (1.98%) and Native Americans (1.02%).

Based on household incomes, the Cypress Lakes High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 70.80% compared to 77.64% at Cypress Ridge 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 Lakes High School has 393 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 12.21% of student population. Cypress Ridge High School has significantly more ELLs at 428 or about 14.09% of student population.

In addition, Cypress Lakes High School has 11.09% bilingual students, 3.79% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.66% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Cypress Ridge High School with 13.57% bilingual students, 5.53% gifted and talented students and 10.27% students in the special education program.

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 nearly 10.9 years. Cypress Ridge High School's 252 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, 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. Cypress Ridge High School has nine teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 31 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 60 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 50 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 82 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 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.

On the other hand, Cypress Ridge High School employs 161 female teachers and 90 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 37 special education teachers are being assisted by 44 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs ten staff members in the school administration department and 25 more working as school support staff.