Cypress Lakes High School

Cypress Lakes High School
Location
5750 Greenhouse Rd Katy, TX 77449 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	2008
School district	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
Principal	Sarah Harty
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	3391 (as of 2011)
Color(s)	Red & Silver
Athletics	UIL 5A
Athletics conference	University Interscholastic League
Team name	Spartans
Information	[phone]
Website	Cypress Lakes High School website

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.^{[citation needed]}

History

The district selected PBK Architects as the designer of the new school, which uses similar blueprints to the existing Cypress Ridge, 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.^[1]

Demographics

As of September 2011 there were 3391 students. The racial make-up is: Non-hispanic White 19.5%, Hispanic or Latino of any race 52.7%, African American 21.6%, Asian/Pacific Islander 5.8%, and Native American 0.3%.^[2] 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:^[3]

• Elementary schools: M. Robinson, Sheridan, Wilson, Hemmenway (partial), Lieder (partial), McFee (partial), Wilson (partial)^[4]
• Middle schools: Thornton (partial), Watkins (partial)^[5]

References

1. ^ http://schools.cfisd.net/cylakes/profile_cylakes.htm#cam
2. ^ http://schools.cfisd.net/cylakes/profile_cylakes.htm#demo
3. ^ "High School Attendance Zones (9-11) 2008-2009." Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Accessed September 12, 2008.
4. ^ "Elementary School Attendance Zones 2008-2009." Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Accessed September 12, 2008.
5. ^ "Middle School Attendance Zones 2008-2009." Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Accessed September 12, 2008.

External links

• Cypress Lakes High School