Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: A

Total students

3,263

Avg. teacher experience

10.1 years

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 10.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

89 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 92.6%

Statewide: 90%

Cypress Creek High School is a high school in Houston, TX, in the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 3,263 students. 46.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 89% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Cypress Creek High School was 1088 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 18.4.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,552, which is $5,665 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.cfisd.net

Address

9815 Grant Rd
Houston, TX 77070-4501

Office phone number

(281) 897-4200

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Cypress Creek High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

3,263

African American

913 (28%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

7 (0.2%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

298 (9.1%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,280 (39.2%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 44.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.1%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

668 (20.5%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 21.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

95 (2.9%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

28.0%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

9.1%

Hispanic

39.2%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

20.5%

Two or more races

2.9%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

46.8 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 54.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

56.4 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 57.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

7.6 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

46.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

56.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

7.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

6.9 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 15.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.5 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.8 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

6.9%

Gifted and talented

5.5%

Special education

8.8%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

89 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 92.6%

Statewide: 90%

African American

85.9 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 90.7%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 85.2%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

99 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 97.7%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

85.7 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 90.4%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

92.8 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

81.8 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 91.1%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

85.9%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

99.0%

Hispanic

85.7%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

92.8%

Two or more races

81.8%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

2.4 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

3.7 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

16.7 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0.3 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.5 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 2%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

1.4 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

2 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

27.7 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 14%

Statewide: 15%

African American

40.9 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

33.3 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

5.9 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

30.8 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 16.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

15 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

26.8 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

19.9 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

6.7 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

45.3 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 40%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

15.6 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 40%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

28.4 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 24.2%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

27.9 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

51.1 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 61.1%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

25.9 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 41.7%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 69.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

56.1 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 70.7%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

43.2 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 51.8%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 43.9%

White

60.4 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 67.1%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

58.3 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 67.3%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1088

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 1127

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

18.4

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 18.8

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

38.6 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 38.9%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

27.4 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

24.6 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 30.5%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

38.6%

Math

27.4%

Reading + Math

24.6%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

208.8

African American

33 (15.8%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (0.5%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5.8 (2.8%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

25.2 (12%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

141.7 (67.9%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 60.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2.1 (1%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

11.2 (5.4%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

123 (58.9%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 69.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

70.9 (33.9%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 27.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

3.8 (1.8%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

15.6

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 15.2

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.1 years

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 10.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$64,552

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $64,910

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$47,831

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $51,656

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$61,466

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $60,701

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$64,541

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $63,986

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$67,321

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $67,549

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$74,556

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $74,143

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$86,099

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $82,106

Statewide: $71,111

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