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CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL
CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL operates as an expansive senior high in WESTON, Florida, run under BROWARD. Current enrollment sits at 4,579 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 342% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.
BROWARD runs 325 schools in total, collectively educating 243,591 students. CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 20% White, 8% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Broward County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 184 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. About 9% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Broward County (around 38%), the school's rate is south of typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.8%; this one delivers 76.0%.
In the area at large, census data for Broward County shows median household income runs about $77,633, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Broward County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), of which CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: FALCON COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 72.7%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Five-year trend. CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 4,692 (now 4,579). The White share of enrollment shrank from 30% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 24.9:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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