Cypress Lakes High School (Texas)
Encyclopedia
Cypress Lakes High School is a secondary school
located in Cypress
, which is an unincorporated place in Harris County
, Texas
, near Houston
. Cypress Lakes, originally named Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District High School #10, is part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
and serves students in grades 9-12. It was built along with Cypress Ranch High School to relieve the populations of Cy-Fair High School, Cy-Falls High School, Langham Creek High School, and Cypress Springs High School.
, Cypress Springs
, and Cypress Woods
schools, following the design of a mall, that being of one main hallway becoming split into sub-hallways into the rooms. Originally the school was scheduled to open in fall 2009. The rapid growth in CFISD prompted the district to schedule the opening of the school in fall 2008. The School's first (and current) Principal, Sarah Harty, was a former Principal of Cypress Springs High School.
Being in an area highly habitated by Hispanics, more than half of the students are of hispanic descendency; However, most of the Hispanic population at the school are second or third generation hispanics, and their first language is English rather than Spanish.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Cypress
Cypress, Texas
Cypress is an unincorporated area of Harris County, Texas, United States located completely inside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston. The Cypress area is located along U.S...
, which is an unincorporated place in Harris County
Harris County, Texas
As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 4,092,459, White Americans made up 56.6% of Harris County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 33.0% of the population. Black Americans made up 18.9% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.7% of Harris County's population...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, near Houston
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
. Cypress Lakes, originally named Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District High School #10, is part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District is a school district in northwest unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States...
and serves students in grades 9-12. It was built along with Cypress Ranch High School to relieve the populations of Cy-Fair High School, Cy-Falls High School, Langham Creek High School, and Cypress Springs High School.
History
The district selected PBK Architects as the designer of the new school, which uses similar blueprints to the existing Cypress RidgeCypress Ridge High School
Cypress Ridge High School is a secondary school located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas. It was established in 2002 as Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District High School #7.-Feeder patterns:Schools that feed into Cypress Ridge include:...
, Cypress Springs
Cypress Springs High School
-About Cypress Springs:Cypress Springs High School, CSHS,or more knowingly as Cy-Springs is located at 7909 Fry Road, in Cypress, an unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas, with a ZIP code of 77433....
, and Cypress Woods
Cypress Woods High School
Cypress Woods High School is a secondary school located in Cypress, which is an unincorporated area of Harris County, Texas, near Houston.The principal of Cypress Woods is Sue McGown , who was previously the principal of Hamilton Middle School before being promoted to the principal of Cypress Woods...
schools, following the design of a mall, that being of one main hallway becoming split into sub-hallways into the rooms. Originally the school was scheduled to open in fall 2009. The rapid growth in CFISD prompted the district to schedule the opening of the school in fall 2008. The School's first (and current) Principal, Sarah Harty, was a former Principal of Cypress Springs High School.
Demographics
For the 2010-11 school year:- African American: 21.5%
- Hispanic: 53.6%
- White: 16.5%
- American Indian: 0.3%
- Asian: 5.7%
- Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Two or More Races: 2.4%
- Economically Disadvantaged: 58.4%
Being in an area highly habitated by Hispanics, more than half of the students are of hispanic descendency; However, most of the Hispanic population at the school are second or third generation hispanics, and their first language is English rather than Spanish.
Feeder patterns
Schools that feed into Cypress Lakes include:- Elementary schools: M. Robinson, Sheridan, Wilson, Hemmenway (partial), Lieder (partial), McFee (partial), Wilson (partial)
- Middle schools: ThorntonThornton Middle SchoolThornton Middle School is an A5 middle school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States, near the city of Houston.It is part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, one of the largest growing districts in the state of Texas. It teaches 6th ,7th , and 8th grade. The school...
(partial), Watkins (partial)