September 21, 2020
Cypress Woods High School was among four CFISD high schools named among the top 3,500 nationally, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of America’s Best High Schools.
Sept. 21, 2020—Cypress Woods and Cypress Ranch high schools ranked among the top 1,700 U.S. high schools in the country, while Cy-Fair and Cypress Creek high schools gave Cypress-Fairbanks ISD four schools among the top 3,500 nationally, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of America’s Best High Schools.
Graduation rates and college readiness were among the numerous metrics used to determine the top schools. Data was drawn from the 2017-2018 school year, using state and federal datasets.
Of more than 24,000 high schools reviewed across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, approximately 17,790 public high schools were ranked. Among those were 10 eligible CFISD high schools
The College Board and International Baccalaureate also provided data from their respective college-prep programs, Advanced Placement and IB.
Rankings were calculated based on six indicators of school quality:
Cy-Fair High School joined Cypress Woods, Cypress Ranch and Cypress Creek high schools in being ranked among the top 3,500 high schools nationally, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of America’s Best High Schools.
The rankings methodology totaled a 100-point scale. Highest-ranked schools were those whose students excelled on state testing and performed beyond expectations, participated in and passed a variety of college-level exams and graduated in high proportions.
Cypress Woods was ranked at 1,314 in the nation and 138 in Texas with a 98-percent graduation rate and overall score of 92.61.
Cypress Ranch was ranked 1,606 in the nation and 160 in Texas with a 98-percent graduation rate and overall score of 90.97.
Cy-Fair was ranked 3,003 in the nation and 258 in Texas with a 93-percent graduation rate and overall score of 83.12.
Cypress Creek was ranked 3,487 in the nation and 293 in Texas with a 93-percent graduation rate and overall score of 80.4.
CFISD’s remaining six eligible high schools appeared in the rankings as follows:
For more information on the rankings, visit the U.S. News & World Report website.
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