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Cypress Woods High School

{{Short description|Public school in Texas, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

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|established = 2006

|type = Public high school

|affiliation =

|district = Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District

|grades = 9–12

|president =

|principal = Lloyd Turner

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| enrollment = 3,391 (2023{{ndash}}2024){{NCES School ID|481611011252|school_name=CYPRESS WOODS H S|access_date=December 9, 2024|do_not_render=y|ref_name=NCES}}

|teaching_staff = 220.13 FTE

| ratio = 15.40

|athletics = UIL 6A

|colors = {{Color box|#990000|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#cfb53b|border=darkgray}} Crimson Red and Gold

|teamname = Wildcats

|yearbook = The Crimson

|newspaper = The Crimson Connection

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|conference = University Interscholastic League

|location = 13550 Woods Spillane Blvd

|city = Cypress, Texas

|zipcode = 77429

|country = United States

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|website = [http://cfisd.net/cywoods Cypress Woods High School website]

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Cypress Woods High School, commonly known as Cy Woods, is a secondary school located in Cypress, which is an unincorporated area of Harris County, Texas, United States, near Houston.

Since the start of the 2023-2024 School Year, the principal of Cypress Woods is Lloyd Turner, who was the principal for Aragon Middle School.{{Cite web |title=CFISD names new principal for Cypress Woods High School |url=https://www.cfisd.net/site/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cfisd.net%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FPageType%3D3%26DomainID%3D4%26ModuleInstanceID%3D20388%26ViewID%3D6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108%26RenderLoc%3D0%26FlexDataID%3D43451%26PageID%3D1 |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=www.cfisd.net |language=en}} The school mascot is the Wildcat.{{cite web| url=http://www.cfisd.net/download_file/view/5220/5164/ | format=PDF | title=Cypress-Fairbanks ISD School Mascots and Colors | publisher=Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District | access-date=2016-02-05}}

History

Cypress Woods, announced in 2005 as Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District High School #8, is part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. The school opened in the fall of 2006 due to rapid growth of CFISD.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629021339/http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/cyfair/news/4087085.html Enrollment up 5,000 from last year]. The Houston Chronicle. August 1, 2006 The {{convert|504626|sqft|m2|adj=on}} campus was built at a cost of 50.9 million United States dollars[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629021400/http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/cyfair/news/4101834.html Cypress Woods to welcome 2,100. Community invited to carnival set for Aug. 19]. The Houston Chronicle. August 11, 2006{{cite web|url = http://construction.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0249-48754_ITM |title = 22 Cypress Woods High School: Cost: $51 Million – Simon Eyes Second Georgetown Project – Revenue, Rank, Ratings, Market Sector, Market Share, Market Size, Industry Trends and Analysis |access-date = 2008-06-08}} by Pepper-Lawson Incorporated on a {{convert|182|acre|km2|adj=on}} site. The campus was designed by PBK. CWHS relieved Cy-Fair High School and Cypress Falls High School.

The first graduating class was the Class of 2009. About 140 staff members (including 100 teachers) served about 2,100 students when Cypress Woods opened.

The first group of students joined the administration in selecting the school's mascot, Wildcats, prior to the school's opening. The board of trustees approved crimson red and gold as the school's colors.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfisd.net/newsmedia/press/0804wood.htm |title=CFISD Names Next High School 'Cypress Woods' |date=2004-08-10 |publisher=Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060308173905/http://www.cfisd.net/newsmedia/press/0804wood.htm |archive-date=March 8, 2006 }}

Campus

The Campus layout was the third of five CFISD High Schools to use a similar layout, reminiscent of a mall, with Cy-Springs and Cy-Ridge opening before in 1997 and 2002, respectfully, and Cy-Lakes, and Cy-Ranch opening after in 2008.

The school shares a campus with Robison Elementary School and Spillane Middle School; this campus takes up {{convert|182|acre|ha}} of space.{{cite news|author=Dockery, Kentesheia|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/article/Into-the-Woods-Cy-Fair-all-set-to-open-9643903.php|title=Into the Woods- Cy-Fair all set to open district's eighth high school in August|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|date=2006-07-04|access-date=2016-12-29}} The Carlton Banks Center (colloquially the Carlton Center) is connected to the high school building and provides pre-vocational programs for students with disabilities.{{Cite web|url=http://carlton.cfisd.net/en/|title=Carlton :: Home|website=carlton.cfisd.net|language=en|access-date=2017-07-09}}

The school participates in a variety of varsity level sports at the 6A level and club level. The 6A sports include: baseball; basketball; cross country; football; golf; soccer; softball; tennis; swimming and diving; track and field; volleyball; wrestling; and water polo.{{cite web |title=Cypress Woods High School Athletic Teams |url=https://cywoods.cfisd.net/en/parents-students/athletics/teams/ |publisher=CFISD |access-date=25 June 2019}}{{cite web |title=UIL Water Polo |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/water-polo |publisher=UIL |access-date=30 November 2022}} The club sports include: bowling; fishing; ice hockey; and lacrosse.{{cite web |title=Cypress Woods High School Clubs |url=https://cywoods.cfisd.net/en/parents-students/student-life/clubs/ |publisher=CFISD |access-date=25 June 2019}}

Academics

For the 2018{{ndash}}19 school year, the school received an A grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 94 out of 100. The school received an A grade in each of the three performance domains, with a score of 95 for Student Achievement, 91 for School Progress, and 92 for Closing the Gaps. The school received five of the seven possible distinction designations for Academic Achievement in Mathematics, Academic Achievement in Social Studies, Top 25%: Comparative Academic Growth, Post-Secondary Readiness, and Top 25%: Comparative Closing the Gaps. The school did not receive distinction designations for Academic Achievement in Science or Academic Achievement in English Language Arts/Reading.{{cite web |title=CYPRESS WOODS H S |url=https://txschools.gov/schools/101907011/overview |website=Texas Education Agency |access-date=January 1, 2020}} In 2019, the school was the overall champion of the UIL state academic meet, with 105.5 points in total.{{Cite web|last=League|first=University Interscholastic|title=2019 Academic State Champions (overall school champions) — University Interscholastic League (UIL)|url=https://www.uiltexas.org/academics/state/academic-state-champions-2019#:~:text=View%20State%20Champions-,2019%20Academic%20State%20Champions%20(overall%20school%20champions),the%202018%20State%20Academic%20Championships.|access-date=2021-04-25|website=www.uiltexas.org|language=en}}

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 3,320 students enrolled for 2019{{ndash}}20 was:

  • African American: 10.6%
  • Hispanic: 30.0%
  • White: 49.4%
  • American Indian: 0.4%
  • Asian: 10.9%
  • Pacific Islander: 0.1%
  • Two or More Races: 2.7%

21.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.

Feeder patterns

Schools that feed into Cypress Woods include:"[http://www.cfisd.net/download_file/view/4487/5036/]." Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Accessed September 12, 2008.

  • Elementary schools: Farney, Robison, Sampson, Black (partial), Keith (partial), Ault (partial)
  • Middle schools: Goodson, Spillane (partial), Salyards (Partial)

Notable alumni

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|http://cfisd.net/cywoods}}

{{Cypress-Fairbanks ISD}}

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Category:Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District high schools

Category:2006 establishments in Texas

Category:Educational institutions established in 2006