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Enrollment
3,175
High
DISTRICT 2,953 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611011254
Cypress Lakes High School
5750 GREENHOUSE RD, KATY, TX 77449 · (281) 856-3800 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,175 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
214 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
2,332 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 | 924 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 754 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 757 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 740 | 23% |
Student demographics
59%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
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 45.0% | 18.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 31.0% | 38.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Lakes High School
Cypress Lakes High School's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Lakes High School this school | 3,175 | 73.4% | 54.8% |
| Cypress Park High School CYPRESS | 3,117 | 71.5% | 56.7% |
| Morton Ranch High School KATY | 2,944 | 69.6% | 55.3% |
| Mayde Creek High School HOUSTON | 3,036 | 76.5% | 56.2% |
| Judson High School CONVERSE | 2,498 | 74.1% | 37.6% |
| Karen Wagner High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,423 | 76.4% | 45.3% |
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 Lakes High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #659 of 1,385 | #69 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #745 of 1,425 ▼ 63 | #111 of 155 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #858 of 1,425 ▼ 42 | #92 of 155 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +21.0pp | #369 of 1,184 | #52 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,175 | #66 of 2,107 | #28 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #708 of 1,344 | #36 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #380 of 1,346 | #44 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.4% | #515 of 1,522 | #109 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #249 of 557 | #39 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
3,175
+42 (+1%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 3,208
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 3,175 | 213.8 | 14.8:1 | 73% (2,332) |
| 2023-24 | 3,256 | 217.1 | 15.0:1 | 74% (2,419) |
| 2022-23 | 3,179 | 216.4 | 14.7:1 | 73% (2,316) |
| 2020-21 | 3,133 | 207 | 15.1:1 | 67% (2,087) |
| 2017-18 | 3,523 | 215.3 | 16.4:1 | 61% (2,142) |
| 2015-16 | 3,704 | 222 | 16.7:1 | 64% (2,367) |
| 2010-11 | 3,208 | 186 | 17.3:1 | 58% (1,873) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cypress Lakes High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (3,523 to 3,175); teachers down 1% (215.3 to 213.8).
About Cypress Lakes High School
Cypress Lakes High School is one of the public schools in KATY, Texas. It is a large high school. The school reports 3,175 students in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Texas is about 796, so this school runs 299% larger than that.
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD is responsible for 92 schools, Cypress Lakes High School included, with 117,927 students in all.
Hispanic students are the majority at Cypress Lakes High School, with 57% of enrollment. Other groups make up 28% Black, 6% White, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Cypress Lakes High School total 213.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.8:1. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The school counts 2,332 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 73%. That tracks the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
Cypress Lakes High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.8%, compared with a predicted 42.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Harris County this way: the median household income is $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Besides Cypress Lakes High School, Harris County has 1,204 other public schools.
The nearest public school is McFee Elementary School, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Cypress Lakes High School comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 3,133 in 2020-21, 3,175 in 2024-25.
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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
- Cypress Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,222 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
Other schools in KATY
- Seven Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,773 students
- Cinco Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,740 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
Nearby schools
- McFee Elementary School0.4 mi · 961
- Emery Elementary School0.6 mi · 974
- Sheridan Elementary School0.8 mi · 919
- Thornton Middle School0.9 mi · 1,424
- Jowell Elementary School0.9 mi · 574
- Hoover Elementary School1.0 mi · 660
Frequently asked questions
About Cypress Lakes High SchoolHow large is Cypress Lakes High School?
Cypress Lakes High School enrolls approximately 3,175 students in grades 09-12.
Is Cypress Lakes High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cypress Lakes High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Cypress Lakes High School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Cypress Lakes High School.
What is the student diversity at Cypress Lakes High School?
Student demographics at Cypress Lakes High School are roughly 6% White, 57% Hispanic, 28% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Cypress Lakes High School in?
Cypress Lakes High School is part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.