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Enrollment
3,222
High
DISTRICT 2,953 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611001183
Cypress Creek High School
9815 GRANT RD, HOUSTON, TX 77070 · (281) 897-4200 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,222 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Texas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
210 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
2,017 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 996 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 687 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 757 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 782 | 24% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 45.0% | 19.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 33.0% | 40.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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 Cypress Creek High School
Cypress Creek High School's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Creek High School this school | 3,222 | 62.6% | 58.1% |
| Paetow High School KATY | 3,447 | 64.7% | 59.8% |
| Westside High School HOUSTON | 2,729 | 67.1% | 53.9% |
| Cypress Falls High School HOUSTON | 3,018 | 63.4% | 60.3% |
| Rowlett High School ROWLETT | 2,156 | 56.6% | 50.0% |
| South Grand Prairie High School GRAND PRAIRIE | 3,239 | 60.9% | 47.9% |
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 Cypress Creek High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #550 of 1,385 | #57 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #719 of 1,425 ▼ 204 | #107 of 155 ▼ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #792 of 1,425 ▼ 46 | #83 of 155 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #533 of 1,184 | #73 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,222 | #57 of 2,107 | #22 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #782 of 1,344 | #49 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #86 of 1,346 | #15 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.6% | #746 of 1,522 | #133 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #433 of 557 | #64 of 75 |
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
3,222
-23 (-1%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 2,610
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 3,222 | 210.4 | 15.3:1 | 63% (2,017) |
| 2023-24 | 3,239 | 219.1 | 14.8:1 | 63% (2,046) |
| 2022-23 | 3,366 | 212.5 | 15.8:1 | 59% (1,992) |
| 2020-21 | 3,245 | 206 | 15.8:1 | 56% (1,807) |
| 2017-18 | 3,357 | 206.6 | 16.3:1 | 46% (1,561) |
| 2015-16 | 3,247 | 197 | 16.5:1 | 43% (1,380) |
| 2010-11 | 3,299 | 191 | 17.3:1 | 36% (1,179) |
| 2000-01 | 3,131 | 193 | 16.2:1 | 10% (325) |
| 1990-91 | 2,610 | 155 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cypress Creek High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (3,357 to 3,222); teachers up 2% (206.6 to 210.4).
About Cypress Creek High School
Federal records list Cypress Creek High School as a high school in HOUSTON, Texas. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 3,222 students. By comparison, high schools in Texas enroll about 796 students on average.
Cypress Creek High School is one school in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, a system of 92 schools with 117,927 students.
Hispanic students make up 41% of enrollment at Cypress Creek High School, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 29% Black, 17% White, 10% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Harris County, where about 44% of residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
On staff are 210.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Cypress Creek High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 63%.
Cypress Creek High School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Texas public high schools.
The model predicts 47.0% for a school in Texas with Cypress Creek High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Cypress Creek High School posts 58.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Harris County show that median household income comes to about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Harris County counts 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students.
Among nearby public schools, Matzke Elementary School is closest at about 0.4 miles. Cypress Creek High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Cypress Creek High School comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 3,222, starting from 3,245.
The discussion board for Cypress Creek High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Jersey Village High SchoolHigh · 3,323 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Cypress Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,175 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Other Cypress Creek High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Cypress Creek High. Cypress Creek High School is the largest of the 3.
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHORLANDO, FL · 3,127 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOLWESLEY CHAPEL, FL · 2,006 students
Nearby schools
- Matzke Elementary School0.4 mi · 1,026
- Hancock Elementary School1.0 mi · 749
- Aristoi Classical Academy-Cypress1.0 mi · 511
- Bleyl Middle School1.0 mi · 1,322
- Moore Elementary School2.0 mi · 873
- Campbell Middle School2.1 mi · 1,076
Frequently asked questions
About Cypress Creek High SchoolHow many students attend Cypress Creek High School?
Cypress Creek High School enrolls approximately 3,222 students in grades 09-12.
Is Cypress Creek High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cypress Creek High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Cypress Creek High School have?
Cypress Creek High School employs 210 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
How diverse is Cypress Creek High School?
Cypress Creek High School reports a student body of 17% White, 41% Hispanic, 29% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Cypress Creek High School?
Cypress Creek High School is overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.