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Enrollment
3,463
High
DISTRICT 2,953 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611011253
Cypress Ranch High School
10700 FRY RD, CYPRESS, TX 77433 · (281) 373-2300 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL3,463 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
202 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
938 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 | 814 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 813 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 918 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 918 | 27% |
Student demographics
76%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
85.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
76.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 53.0% | 9.0% | 6.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 49.0% | 20.0% | 4.0% |
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 | 85.0% | 76.0% |
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 65.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
82.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% 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 21 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 Cypress Ranch High School
Cypress Ranch High School's state test result (82.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Ranch High School this school | 3,463 | 27.1% | 82.9% |
| Wylie High School WYLIE | 3,189 | 24.8% | 82.0% |
| Glenda Dawson High School PEARLAND | 2,569 | 29.9% | 78.0% |
| McNeil High School AUSTIN | 2,660 | 24.7% | 65.3% |
| Ridge Point High School MISSOURI CITY | 2,816 | 21.8% | 75.6% |
| Plano West Senior High School PLANO | 2,559 | 21.8% | 40.4% |
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 Ranch High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #62 of 1,385 | #13 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #85 of 1,425 ▲ 8 | #19 of 155 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #107 of 1,425 ▲ 3 | #18 of 155 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +27.5pp | #202 of 1,184 | #32 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,463 | #35 of 2,107 | #14 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,093 of 1,344 | #102 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.3% | #5 of 1,346 | #1 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #1,393 of 1,522 | #168 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.2% | #350 of 672 | #37 of 64 |
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
3,463
+18 (+1%) vs 2020
+51% since 2010-11, when it was 2,292
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 3,463 | 201.9 | 17.1:1 | 27% (938) |
| 2023-24 | 3,498 | 216.7 | 16.1:1 | 29% (999) |
| 2022-23 | 3,627 | 214.4 | 16.9:1 | 28% (1,000) |
| 2020-21 | 3,445 | 211 | 16.3:1 | 26% (884) |
| 2017-18 | 3,114 | 187.7 | 16.6:1 | 15% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 3,666 | 207 | 17.7:1 | 10% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 2,292 | 122 | 18.8:1 | 13% (308) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cypress Ranch High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (3,114 to 3,463); teachers up 8% (187.7 to 201.9).
About Cypress Ranch High School
Federal records list Cypress Ranch High School as a high school in CYPRESS, Texas. The school enrolls 3,463 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 796.
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD is made up of 92 schools with 117,927 students in all.
About 29% of students at Cypress Ranch High School are White, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 27% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 18% Black, and 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 76, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Cypress Ranch High School comes to 201.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.1:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. Cypress Ranch High School counts 27% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 43 points higher.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 62.1% for Cypress Ranch High School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 82.9%. The 20.8-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Texas schools.
The school's county is Harris County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Harris County's 1,205 public schools enroll about 886,911 students and include Cypress Ranch High School.
Smith Middle School sits about 0.2 miles from Cypress Ranch High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Cypress Ranch High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Cypress Ranch High School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Cypress Ranch High School was 3,445 in 2020-21 and 3,463 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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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
- Jersey Village High SchoolHigh · 3,323 students
- Cypress Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,222 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Cypress Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,175 students
Other schools in CYPRESS
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Cypress Park High SchoolHigh · 3,117 students
- Cypress Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,800 students
- Sprague Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,555 students
Nearby schools
- Smith Middle School0.2 mi · 1,091
- Warner Elementary School0.3 mi · 1,168
- Anthony Middle School1.2 mi · 1,442
- Rennell Elementary School1.3 mi · 1,260
- McGown Elementary School1.5 mi · 1,408
- Pope Elementary School1.9 mi · 997
Frequently asked questions
About Cypress Ranch High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cypress Ranch High School?
Cypress Ranch High School enrolls approximately 3,463 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Cypress Ranch High School serve?
Cypress Ranch High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Cypress Ranch High School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Cypress Ranch High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cypress Ranch High School?
At Cypress Ranch High School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 27% Hispanic, 18% Black, 23% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Cypress Ranch High School in?
Cypress Ranch High School is part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
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