Cypress Ridge High School is a public secondary school located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, near Houston.[2][3] It was established in 2002 as Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District High School #7. Cypress Ridge provides the deaf education program for Cy Fair ISD and surrounding school districts.
| Cypress Ridge High School | |
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| Coordinates | 29°53′33″N 95°36′18″W / 29.8925°N 95.6049°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 2002 |
| School district | Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District |
| Principal | Dr. Abe Lozano |
| Faculty | 244.65 FTE (2022-23)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,921 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.94 (2022-23)[1] |
| Color(s) | Forest Green, Navy Blue, and White |
| Athletics | UIL 6A |
| Athletics conference | University Interscholastic League |
| Team name | Rams |
| Website | www |
It serves Lakes on Eldridge.[4][5]
History
editIn 2016 a section of the Jersey Village High School attendance boundary was reassigned to Cypress Ridge. This occurred as part of a wave of high school rezoning.[6][7]
Academics
editFor the 2018–2019 school year, the school received a B grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 88 out of 100. The school received a B grade in each of the three performance domains, with a score of 88 for Student Achievement, 87 for School Progress, and 87 for Closing the Gaps. The school received four of the seven possible distinction designations for Academic Achievement in Mathematics, Academic Achievement in English Language Arts/Reading, Post-Secondary Readiness, and Top 25%: Comparative Closing the Gaps.[8]
Feeder patterns
edit[needs update] Schools that feed into Cypress Ridge include:[9]
- Elementary schools: Bane, Emmott, Kirk, Bang (partial), Francone (partial), Hairgrove (partial), Holbrook (partial), Lee (partial), Post (partial), Willbern (partial)
- Middle schools: Campbell (partial), Dean (partial), Truitt (partial)
Notable alumni
edit- Kovid Gupta, Author of Kingdom of The Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms[10]
- Awsten Knight, Lead singer of Waterparks[11][circular reference][12]
- Russell Shepard, Former NFL Wide Receiver[13]
- Willie Wright, Former NFL offensive guard for the Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons
References
edit- ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - CYPRESS RIDGE H S (481611009266)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "City of Houston City limits" (PDF). City of Houston. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2019-05-23. - The school is not in the Houston city limits.
- ^ Home. Cypress Ridge High School. Retrieved on May 24, 2019. "7900 N. Eldridge Parkway Houston, TX 77041"
- ^ High school attendance zones: grades 9-10, 11, and 12. Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Retrieved on September 30, 2018.
- ^ "Lakes on Eldridge Street Map." Lakes on Eldridge. Retrieved on September 30, 2018.
- ^ Baird, Annette (2016-02-22). "Rezoning paves way for new Cy-Fair high schools". Cypress Creek Mirror at the Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "Final Recommendation 1-11-16 Archived 2016-12-31 at the Wayback Machine." Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Retrieved on January 5, 2016. This document shows changes in attendance zones between 2015-2016 and 2017-2018.
- ^ "CYPRESS RIDGE H S". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ "[1]." Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District.
- ^ "An interview with Kovid Gupta". Metrogenmore. September 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ Waterparks (band)
- ^ "Senior class photo spells trouble". khou.com. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ "LSU lands top prospect, recruiter -- all in one". CNN. January 1, 2009. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved April 30, 2010.