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Enrollment
3,740
High
DISTRICT 2,608 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KATY ISD·NCES 482517008271
Cinco Ranch High School
23440 CINCO RANCH BLVD, KATY, TX 77494 · (281) 237-7006 · Fort Bend County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL3,740 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
224 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
1,376 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 925 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 937 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 962 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 916 | 24% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from KATY ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
81.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
84.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 53.0% | 8.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 48.0% | 36.0% | 10.0% | 6.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 81.0% | 84.0% |
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 59.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
83.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cinco Ranch High School
Cinco Ranch High School's state test result (83.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinco Ranch High School this school | 3,740 | 36.8% | 83.1% |
| Taylor High School KATY | 3,384 | 41.7% | 79.0% |
| Klein Cain High School KLEIN | 3,922 | 40.2% | 64.5% |
| Cypress Woods High School CYPRESS | 3,469 | 29.6% | 84.5% |
| Cedar Ridge High School ROUND ROCK | 2,713 | 32.0% | 59.8% |
| College Park High School THE WOODLANDS | 3,313 | 27.4% | 75.7% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cinco Ranch High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.1% | #60 of 1,385 | #5 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #28 of 1,425 ▲ 12 | #3 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #163 of 1,425 ▲ 24 | #9 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.5pp | #226 of 1,184 | #10 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,740 | #22 of 2,107 | #2 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,019 of 1,344 | #10 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #75 of 1,346 | #13 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #1,265 of 1,522 | #21 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.0% | #223 of 672 | #7 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
3,740
+339 (+10%) vs 2020
+143% since 2000-01, when it was 1,541
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 3,740 | 224.5 | 16.7:1 | 37% (1,376) |
| 2023-24 | 3,754 | 218.3 | 17.2:1 | 38% (1,427) |
| 2022-23 | 3,656 | 210 | 17.4:1 | 37% (1,355) |
| 2020-21 | 3,401 | 194 | 17.5:1 | 24% (823) |
| 2017-18 | 3,144 | 177 | 17.8:1 | 24% (757) |
| 2015-16 | 3,167 | 174 | 18.2:1 | 11% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 2,989 | 177 | 16.9:1 | 9% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 1,541 | 99 | 15.6:1 | 0% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cinco Ranch High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (3,144 to 3,740); teachers up 27% (177 to 224.5).
About Cinco Ranch High School
Cinco Ranch High School is a high-enrollment high school based in KATY, Texas. It teaches 3,740 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Texas have about 796 students on average; enrollment here is 370% higher.
Cinco Ranch High School reports to KATY ISD, which has 78 schools and 96,111 students.
At Cinco Ranch High School, White students make up the biggest share, 37%. Other students are 34% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 9% Black, and 4% multiracial. Fort Bend County residents are about 34% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 224.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. The school's 16.7:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for high schools in Texas. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 37%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 83.1%, is 25.1 points above the 58.0% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Texas schools.
For Fort Bend County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $114,041 a year, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Cinco Ranch High School, Fort Bend County has 217 public schools.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Cinco Ranch Junior High School, is the closest to Cinco Ranch High School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Cinco Ranch High School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cinco Ranch High School is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Cinco Ranch High School had a net gain of 339 students, or 10%.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Cinco Ranch High School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KATY ISD
- Seven Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,773 students
- Katy High SchoolHigh · 3,543 students
- Paetow High SchoolHigh · 3,447 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 3,384 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 3,330 students
- Tompkins High SchoolHigh · 3,155 students
Other schools in KATY
- Seven Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,773 students
- Katy High SchoolHigh · 3,543 students
- Paetow High SchoolHigh · 3,447 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 3,384 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 3,330 students
- Cypress Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,175 students
Nearby schools
- Cinco Ranch Junior High School0.2 mi · 1,455
- Edna Mae Fielder Elementary School0.7 mi · 945
- Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary School0.7 mi · 1,034
- James E Williams Elementary School1.3 mi · 868
- Cimarron Elementary School1.5 mi · 495
- Griffin Elementary School1.7 mi · 782
Frequently asked questions
About Cinco Ranch High SchoolHow large is Cinco Ranch High School?
Cinco Ranch High School enrolls approximately 3,740 students in grades 09-12.
Is Cinco Ranch High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cinco Ranch High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cinco Ranch High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cinco Ranch High School is approximately 16.7:1 (224 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cinco Ranch High School?
At Cinco Ranch High School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 34% Hispanic, 9% Black, 15% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Cinco Ranch High School public or private?
Cinco Ranch High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KATY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.