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Enrollment
2,800
High
DISTRICT 2,953 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611007623
Cypress Springs High School
7909 FRY RD, CYPRESS, TX 77433 · (281) 345-3000 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,800 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
14.8:1
189 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
1,944 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 | 776 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 639 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 663 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 722 | 26% |
Student demographics
64%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% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp 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 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 47.0% | 19.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 31.0% | 40.0% | 19.0% |
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% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Springs High School
Cypress Springs High School's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Springs High School this school | 2,800 | 69.4% | 50.7% |
| Westside High School HOUSTON | 2,729 | 67.1% | 53.9% |
| Paetow High School KATY | 3,447 | 64.7% | 59.8% |
| Cypress Park High School CYPRESS | 3,117 | 71.5% | 56.7% |
| Spring High School SPRING | 2,594 | 69.0% | 29.1% |
| Westfield High School HOUSTON | 2,264 | 74.9% | 27.3% |
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 Springs High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #799 of 1,385 | #80 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #774 of 1,425 ▲ 45 | #116 of 155 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #793 of 1,425 ▲ 55 | #84 of 155 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.0pp | #315 of 1,184 | #47 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,800 | #109 of 2,107 | #41 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #699 of 1,344 | #35 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #254 of 1,346 | #34 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #593 of 1,522 | #119 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #322 of 557 | #49 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
2,800
+301 (+12%) vs 2020
+12% since 2000-01, when it was 2,502
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 2,800 | 188.8 | 14.8:1 | 69% (1,944) |
| 2023-24 | 2,880 | 197.4 | 14.6:1 | 69% (1,973) |
| 2022-23 | 2,788 | 191.6 | 14.6:1 | 68% (1,893) |
| 2020-21 | 2,499 | 184 | 13.6:1 | 63% (1,583) |
| 2017-18 | 3,027 | 192.1 | 15.8:1 | 61% (1,857) |
| 2015-16 | 3,148 | 197 | 16.0:1 | 66% (2,081) |
| 2010-11 | 2,497 | 171 | 14.6:1 | 63% (1,572) |
| 2000-01 | 2,502 | 161 | 15.5:1 | 19% (473) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cypress Springs High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (3,027 to 2,800); teachers down 2% (192.1 to 188.8).
About Cypress Springs High School
Students in CYPRESS, Texas, attend Cypress Springs High School, a large high school. The school enrolls 2,800 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Texas) has about 796 students.
Cypress Springs High School sits within CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, which has 92 schools and 117,927 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Cypress Springs High School, at 46%. Enrollment also includes 37% Black, 7% White, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 44% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Cypress Springs High School counts 188.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.8 students for each one. For comparison, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Cypress Springs High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 44.0%.
Harris County census figures show that the median household income is $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Harris County is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.
Nearest public school: Hopper Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Cypress Springs High School at 4th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 2,800 students in 2024-25, 301 more than the 2,499 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.6:1 to 14.8:1.
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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 CYPRESS
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Cypress Park High SchoolHigh · 3,117 students
- Sprague Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,555 students
Nearby schools
- Hopper Middle School0.3 mi · 873
- Andre Elementary School0.3 mi · 1,014
- Harmony Science Academy - Cypress1.1 mi · 656
- Duryea Elementary School1.3 mi · 1,089
- Byrd Elementary School1.3 mi · 1,138
- Rowe Middle School1.4 mi · 1,481
Frequently asked questions
About Cypress Springs High SchoolHow many students attend Cypress Springs High School?
Cypress Springs High School enrolls approximately 2,800 students in grades 09-12.
Is Cypress Springs High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cypress Springs High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Cypress Springs High School have?
Cypress Springs High School employs 189 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is Cypress Springs High School?
Cypress Springs High School reports a student body of 7% White, 46% Hispanic, 37% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Cypress Springs High School public or private?
Cypress Springs High School 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.