Cy-Fair High School

In 1884, a school named "Big Cypress Schoolhouse, No. 2. Dist. 6," also known as the "Cypress School," was built.[4] Rural High School No. 5, built in 1937,[5] was part of the Fairbanks School District.[1] The Cypress and Fairbanks school districts consolidated in 1939.[4] Rural High School No. 5 continued to serve as the district's high school until Cy-Fair High School was opened in the spring of 1942.[1] Following court-ordered desegregation, the Carverdale school for African-American students was closed on August 3, 1970, and high school students were transferred to Cy-Fair High School.[4][6]

In 2000-01, the school was renovated and expanded, adding 20 classrooms and a new library.[7]

In 2017, as part of high school rezoning, a portion of Cy-Fair's attendance zone was to be reassigned to Cypress Ranch High School.[8][9]

In August of 2017, the school was flooded as a result of Hurricane Harvey. The school, as well as all the schools in the Cypress Fairbanks District, postponed the first day of school for 2017-2018 for two weeks before reopening on September 11, 2017.[10][11][12]

From September 8th to December 7th of 2020, the amount of newly reported COVID-19 cases in Cy-Fair High School was 52. 43 of those cases were for students attending Cy-Fair High School.[13]

For the 2018-2019 school year, the school received an A grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 90 out of 100. The school received a B grade in two domains, School Progress (score of 87) and Closing the Gaps (score of 85), and an A grade in Student Achievement (score of 92). The school received one of the seven possible distinction designations for Top 25%: Comparative Academic Growth.[14]

Cy-Fair competes athletically in District 17-6A of the University Interscholastic League.[15]

The demographic breakdown of the 3,526 students enrolled for 2017-18 was:

• African American: 12.5%
• Hispanic: 31.8%
• White: 42.8%
• Native American: 0.6%
• Asian: 9.7%
• Pacific Islander: 0.0%
• Two or More Races: 2.6%

33.7% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.[2]

All Arnold Middle School and some Hamilton Middle School students are within Cy-Fair High School's attendance boundary.[25]

There are four elementary schools that feed into Arnold Middle School:[25]

• Adam Elementary
• Danish Elementary (partial)
• Lamkin Elementary (partial)
• Millsap Elementary (partial)

There are two elementary schools that feed into Hamilton Middle School within Cy-Fair's attendance boundary:[25]

• Black Elementary (partial)
• Hamilton Elementary (partial)

• Robbie Grossman — Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder[26]
• Lindsey Harding — professional basketball player[27]
• Jonathon Horton — gymnast[28]
• Braden Mann — American football punter[29]
• Sam McGuffie — American football player, Olympic bobsledder[30]
• Chiney Ogwumike — professional basketball player[31]
• Nneka Ogwumike — professional basketball player[32]
• Tony Oller — actor/musician[33]
• Cody Risien —National Football League (NFL) player[34]
• Carlene Watkins — actress[35]
• Fred Whitfield — calf roper[36]
• Woody Williams — MLB pitcher[37]
• Tony Wyllie — NFL executive[38]

• Dan Kubiak, member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1969–83 and again from 1991-98, taught and coached at Cy-Fair from 1963-68[39]

• Official website
  • Cy-Fair High School (schools.cfisd.net/cyfair/index.htm) at the Wayback Machine (archive index) and at schools.cy-fair.isd.tenet.edu/cyfair/index.html