CY-FAIR H S

Located at 22602 HEMPSTEAD HWY, in CYPRESS, Texas, CY-FAIR H S is an expansive high school that caters to 3,216 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so CY-FAIR H S sits 304% bigger than that benchmark.

CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD comprises 92 schools with combined enrollment of 117,927 students; CY-FAIR H S is among them.

On the student-mix side, CY-FAIR H S shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% White, 17% Black, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CY-FAIR H S has 211 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CY-FAIR H S ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 51.6%; CY-FAIR H S posts 68.5%, +16.9 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Harris County) records that median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. CY-FAIR H S is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is ARNOLD MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. 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), CY-FAIR H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CY-FAIR H S has decreased 9%, going from 3,526 students in 2018 to 3,216 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 43% to 31% across the same window.

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