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.

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