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Cy-fair High School

22602 Hempstead Hwy, Cypress, TX, 77429-5000 -

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Definition of Terms

Cy-fair High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Harris County, TX

Students & Faculty

Total Students

3784 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

220 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 1242 students

Grade 10 - 959 students

Grade 11 - 853 students

Grade 12 - 730 students

This School

(TX) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(TX) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	4%	2%
% Hispanic	13%	37%
% Black	7%	13%
% White	77%	46%

Additional Student Information

This School

(TX) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

32%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(TX) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Cypress-fairbanks Independent School District

This School's Agency

(TX) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	75	5
Number of Students Managed	83,532 students	1,220 students
District Total Revenue	$588,536,000	$11,313,000
District Expenditure	$759,338,000	$11,189,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,046	$9,273
District Expenditure / Student	$9,090	$9,171
District Graduation Rates	95%	97%

Top recruit to join sister at Stanford (San Francisco Chronicle)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 08:41:16 am
The nation's No. 1 women's basketball recruit, Chiney Ogwumike, signed a letter of intent Thursday to play for Stanford, where she will join her sister Nneka, a sophomore forward. The younger Ogwumike called Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer in the morning with...
Notre Dame women's basketball: Muffet gets visit from top prospect (South Bend Tribune)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 11:16:09 am
SOUTH BEND -- Chiney Ogwumike, ranked the No. 1 women's basketball prospect in the class of 2010 by ESPN HoopGurlz, is expected to visit the University of Notre Dame this weekend.
CFISD inducts 7 into 2009 Wall of Fame (The Champions Sun)
posted on October 6, 2009 at 06:12:59 am
Seven honorees of distinction were recognized and inducted into the 2009 Wall of Fame for their commitment and contributions to the educational experience of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD.
CFISD inducts 7 into 2009 Wall of Fame (Cypress Sun)
posted on October 5, 2009 at 07:55:21 pm
Seven honorees of distinction were recognized and inducted into the 2009 Wall of Fame for their commitment and contributions to the educational experience of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD.
Thompson-Kalina (The Victoria Advocate)
posted on October 4, 2009 at 05:31:21 am
Jennifer Gaines Thompson of Cypress and Jordon Alois Kalina of Houston were married October 3, 2009, at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church in Houston. Father Art Alban officiated the double-ring ceremony.

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Cy-Fair High School is a secondary school located in Cypress, which is an unincorporated place in Harris County, Texas, near Houston. The school, located along U.S. Highway 290, is part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District.
History
The Cypress and Fairbanks school districts (an area now in northwest Houston) consolidated in 1939 and yet another new facility was built. Cy-Fair High School was opened in the spring of 1941. Cy-Fair High School remained the only high school in the Cy-Fair CSD (now ISD) until Jersey Village High School (who by the way, stinks in comparison to Cy Fair) opened in 1972.
The school, which had expanded for several decades beyond the original 1941 design, was modernized after the 1999-2000 school year. Additional classrooms were added during the renovation. The façade at the front main doors remain.
Cy-Fair High School as of 2008
Cy-Fair is rated Recognized by the Texas Education Agency.
The school has approximately 35 active student clubs, including Model United Nations, National Honor Society, and one of the largest Key Clubs in the state of Texas. Seventy percent of Cy-Fair High School graduates go on to college.
Cy-Fair competes athletically in District 17-5A of the University Interscholastic League.
The 2007 baseball team won the state championship in baseball.In 2008 The Girls Basketball team defeated DeSoto to win their first ever State Championship.
Feeder patterns
Schools that feed into Cy-Fair include:
Elementary schools: Adam (partial), Black (partial), Birkes (partial), Danish (partial), Hamilton (partial), Lamkin (partial), Millsap (partial)
Middle schools: Arnold, Hamilton, and Goodson (partial)
Accomplishments
Cy-Fair High School was named an Honor Roll School by the Just For Kids/TBEC (Texas Business and Education Coalition) for the 2 nd year in a row. Only 1 of 12 schools in the state of Texas selected based on high academic standards for 3 consecutive years.
ROTC was recognized as one of the outstanding units in the state – rarely awarded to a first year program
Athletics – wins 10 District titles
44 Juniors and 9 Sophomores made “200” Club for PSAT
Demographics
African Americans: 10.9%Hispanics: 19.6%Whites: 62.2%Native American: 0.2%Asian/Pacific Islander: 7.1%Economically Disadvantaged: 12.3%
School Hours: 7:25 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Notable alumni
Tony Oller, Actor graduated class of 2009
Sam McGuffie, Football player at Rice University graduated class of 2008
Nneka Ogwumike, Basketball player at Stanford graduated class of 2008
Woody Williams, Pitcher for the Astros Graduated class unknown
External links
Cy-Fair High School website
Cy-Fair High School history
Unofficial Cy-Fair Alumni website
Another Unofficial Cy-Fair Alumni website
Cy-Fair HS rating from Greatschools.net
Cy-Fair High School Band website

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