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Enrollment
2,861
High
DISTRICT 2,953 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611009266
CYPRESS RIDGE H S
7900 N ELDRIDGE PKWY, HOUSTON, TX 77041 · (281) 807-8000 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,861 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
261 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
2,271 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +6.0pp 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 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% 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 17 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,861
-253 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.5:1
% White
7%
was 10%
% Hispanic
63%
was 59%
% Black
20%
was 19%
% Asian
7%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CYPRESS RIDGE H S
CYPRESS RIDGE H S operates as a heavily attended four-year high school in HOUSTON, Texas, overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD. Current enrollment sits at 2,861 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 259% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
CYPRESS RIDGE H S is one of 92 schools operated by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, a district that caters to 117,927 students overall.
On the student-mix side, CYPRESS RIDGE H S logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 20% Black, 7% White, 7% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 261 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CYPRESS RIDGE H S tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Harris County's rate of about 70%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CYPRESS RIDGE H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 39.2%; actual is 56.3%, +17.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), CYPRESS RIDGE H S is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is HAIRGROVE EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CYPRESS RIDGE H S at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 46.3%.
CYPRESS RIDGE H S operates from a commuter-belt location.
Five-year trend. CYPRESS RIDGE H S's enrollment has edged down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 3,114 (now 2,861). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 H SHigh · 3,707 students
- CYPRESS WOODS H SHigh · 3,469 students
- CYPRESS RANCH H SHigh · 3,463 students
- JERSEY VILLAGE H SHigh · 3,323 students
- CYPRESS CREEK H SHigh · 3,222 students
- CY-FAIR H SHigh · 3,216 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- HAIRGROVE EL0.8 mi · 795
- OWENS EL1.0 mi · 779
- EMMOTT EL1.8 mi · 583
- LEE EL2.0 mi · 780
- BANG EL2.0 mi · 949
- TRUITT MIDDLE2.2 mi · 1,353
Frequently asked questions
About CYPRESS RIDGE H SHow many students attend CYPRESS RIDGE H S?
CYPRESS RIDGE H S enrolls approximately 2,861 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does CYPRESS RIDGE H S serve?
CYPRESS RIDGE H S serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CYPRESS RIDGE H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CYPRESS RIDGE H S is approximately 11.0:1 (261 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CYPRESS RIDGE H S?
At CYPRESS RIDGE H S, the student body is approximately 7% White, 63% Hispanic, 20% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is CYPRESS RIDGE H S public or private?
CYPRESS RIDGE H S is a public K-12 school, overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.