Tipps Elementary School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: A

Total students

1,006

Avg. teacher experience

10.3 years

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 10.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 92.6%

Statewide: 90%

Tipps Elementary School is an elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,006 students. 74% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 44% 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.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,546, which is $5,659 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.cfisd.net

Address

5611 Queenston Blvd
Houston, TX 77084

Office phone number

(281) 345-3350

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Tipps Elementary 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

1,006

African American

211 (21%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

19 (1.9%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

41 (4.1%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

663 (65.9%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 44.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

47 (4.7%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 21.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

25 (2.5%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

21.0%

American Indian

1.9%

Asian

4.1%

Hispanic

65.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

4.7%

Two or more races

2.5%

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

74 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 54.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

91.6 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 57.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

44.6 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

74.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

91.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

44.6%

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

44 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 15.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

1.4 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.1 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

44.0%

Gifted and talented

1.4%

Special education

10.1%

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)

C

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

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.

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

16.7 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 14%

Statewide: 15%

African American

21.7 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

14.3 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

6.1 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

15 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 16.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

12.8 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

46.7 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

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

68.3

African American

11.8 (17.2%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (5.9%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

25.7 (37.7%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

26.8 (39.3%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 60.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

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

0 (0%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

55.5 (81.2%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 69.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

12.8 (18.8%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 27.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

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

14.7

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

10.3 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

$64,546

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $64,910

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$58,967

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $51,656

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,255

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $60,701

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$62,672

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $63,986

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,656

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $67,549

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$73,785

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $74,143

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $82,106

Statewide: $71,111

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