Cypress Falls High School

Cypress Falls High School is a secondary school in an unincorporated area of Harris County, Texas, United States.[2][3] It opened in 1992. The current principal is Ms. Becky Denton. Cypress Falls is part of the Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District, which started during the late 19th century with a school named "The Cypress School". Originally, there were only 12 schools and it is now one of the largest districts in Houston, Texas.[4] Cypress Woods High School relieved Cypress Falls when it opened in fall 2006.

Cypress Falls High School
Location
9811 Huffmeister Road
Houston, TX 77095

United States
Coordinates
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoWe Are One
Established1992
School districtCypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
PrincipalBecky Denton
Faculty212.12 (on FTE basis) (2018-19)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment3,223 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.19 (2018-19)[1]
Color(s)    Green & Gold
AthleticsUIL 6A
Athletics conferenceUniversity Interscholastic League
Team nameGolden Eagles
Information(281) 856-1000
WebsiteCypress Falls High School website

The school's mascot is the golden eagle and their colors are green and gold.

Cypress Falls offers several different extracurricular resources to enhance the student and parent experience. The principal maintains a blog on the high school's website to help keep the parents connected and people informed in general.[5]

Cypress Falls was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1999-2000.[6]

Academics

For the 2018-2019 school year, the school received a B grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 87 out of 100. The school received a B grade in each of the three performances domains, with a score of 89 for Student Achievement, 87 for School Progress, and 81 for Closing the Gaps. The school received three of the seven possible distinction designations for Academic Achievement in Mathematics, Academic Achievement in Social Studies, and Top 25%: Comparative Academic Growth.[7]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 3,499 students enrolled for 2017-18 was:

  • African American: 19.8%
  • Hispanic: 47.3%
  • White: 19.3%
  • American Indian: 1.1%
  • Asian: 10.3%
  • Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Two or More Races: 2.2%

49.7% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. For 2017-18, Cypress Falls was a Title I school.[1]

History

In 2016, as part of high school rezoning, a portion of Cy Falls's attendance zone was be reassigned to Cypress Ranch High School and another portion was be reassigned to Langham Creek High School.[8][9]

Feeder patterns

Schools that feed into Cypress Falls include:[10]

  • Elementary schools: Fiest, Horne, Owens, Birkes (partial), Hairgrove (partial), Lee (partial), Tipps (partial)
  • Middle schools: Labay, Truitt (partial)

Extracurricular activities

During the school year of 2010-2011, Cypress Falls was the only school in its district to have all levels of its music department (band, orchestra, and choir) receive sweepstakes at their UIL Contest.

The Cypress Falls High School varsity men's choir performed at the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) 2012 Clinic and Convention on Feb. 10 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio. Selected from hundreds of submissions from across the state, the choir performed a concert before thousands of Texas music educators and students.

The Cypress Falls High School Varsity Women's choir performed at the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) 2015 Clinic and Convention at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio in February 2015. Selected from hundreds of submissions from across the state, the choir performed a concert before thousands of Texas music educators and students. In addition to performing at TMEA, the Varsity Women's choir also performed at the National American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) 2015 Convention in Salt Lake City in February 2015, as they were selected from thousands of submissions from across the nation. This is the first choir chosen from the Cypress Fairbanks ISD to perform at the national level.

The Cypress Falls Golden Eagle Marching band 2015-2016 is the only Cypress-Fairbanks school to compete and place in finals in the Bands Of America Super Regional in Atlanta Georgia. They currently hold 22 consecutive UIL Sweepstakes and are active participants in the Texas UIL Marching Contest.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - CYPRESS FALLS H S (481611001148)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. "City of Houston City limits" (PDF). City of Houston. Retrieved 2019-05-23. - The school is not in the Houston city limits.
  3. Home. Cypress Falls High School. Retrieved on May 24, 2019. "9811 Huffmeister Road Houston, TX 77095"
  4. CFISD: Cypress Fairbanks ISD Archived 2012-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Cy Falls HS Resources
  6. Blue Ribbon Schools Program Archived 2014-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "CYPRESS FALLS H S". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  8. Baird, Annette (2016-02-22). "Rezoning paves way for new Cy-Fair high schools". Houston Chronicle. Cypress Creek Mirror. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
  9. "Final Recommendation 1-11-16." Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Retrieved on January 5, 2016. This document shows changes in attendance zones between 2015-2016 and 2017-2018.
  10. "High School Feeder System." Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
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