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Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District

This district's rating is based on its schools' test results; 10 is best. Learn more >

10300 Jones Rd
Houston, TX 77065
Harris County
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PH: (281) 897-4000
FAX: (281) 897-4125

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Grades PK-12
91,889 students
76 schools

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Accountability Rating

In 2007-2008 this district was rated "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2006-2007, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable". In 2005-2006, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable".

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the Accountability Ratings

Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district.
The ratings are based on TAKS test results, dropout rates for grades 7 and 8 and school completion rates for grades 9 through 12.
Schools and districts rated under standard accountability procedures are designated as Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable or Academically Unacceptable.
Schools and districts rated under alternative education accountability (AEA) procedures are designated as either AEA: Academically Acceptable or AEA: Academically Unacceptable.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

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Gold Performance Acknowledgments

In 2006-2007 this district was acknowledged by the Texas Education Agency for the following indicator(s):

Commended Performance: Social Studies
Advanced Course/Dual Enrollment Completion

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

About the GPA

Texas uses the Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA) to recognize schools and districts for performance on a range of indicators including, among others, test results in specific subject areas, college admission test results and attendance rates.
To be considered for the GPA, schools must have an Accountability Rating of "Academically Acceptable" or higher and must meet the acknowledgment criteria for one or more of the indicators. For example, to receive a GPA for attendance, Academically Acceptable high schools must meet the state's minimum acknowledgment threshold of 95% attendance rate.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

93% (2008)

94% (2007)

94% (2006)

94% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 88% in 2008.

Math

88% (2008)

88% (2007)

86% (2006)

87% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

85% (2008)

84% (2007)

83% (2006)

83% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Writing

92% (2008)

91% (2007)

87% (2006)

93% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 91% in 2008.

Math

92% (2008)

91% (2007)

88% (2006)

87% (2005)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

93% (2008)

91% (2007)

91% (2006)

90% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Science

88% (2008)

86% (2007)

80% (2006)
The state average for Science was 81% in 2008.

Math

94% (2008)

95% (2007)

94% (2006)

95% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

94% (2008)

93% (2007)

92% (2006)

90% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 91% in 2008.

Math

82% (2008)

81% (2007)

82% (2006)

81% (2005)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

90% (2008)

87% (2007)

84% (2006)

88% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Writing

93% (2008)

94% (2007)

93% (2006)

93% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 90% in 2008.

Math

79% (2008)

79% (2007)

79% (2006)

74% (2005)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

97% (2008)

92% (2007)

88% (2006)

88% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 92% in 2008.

Social Studies

95% (2008)

92% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 90% in 2008.

Science

79% (2008)

77% (2007)

81% (2006)
The state average for Science was 68% in 2008.

Math

87% (2008)

75% (2007)

74% (2006)

69% (2005)
The state average for Math was 75% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

89% (2008)

90% (2007)

90% (2006)

89% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Math

69% (2008)

70% (2007)

67% (2006)

70% (2005)
The state average for Math was 60% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies

94% (2008)

91% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 88% in 2008.

Science

77% (2008)

69% (2007)

71% (2006)
The state average for Science was 64% in 2008.

English Language Arts

91% (2008)

88% (2007)

88% (2006)

80% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 86% in 2008.

Math

75% (2008)

72% (2007)

70% (2006)

74% (2005)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies

97% (2008)

96% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2008.

Science

86% (2008)

83% (2007)

83% (2006)
The state average for Science was 80% in 2008.

English Language Arts

94% (2008)

93% (2007)

91% (2006)

95% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 90% in 2008.

Math

86% (2008)

83% (2007)

83% (2006)

88% (2005)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the tests

In 2007-2008, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

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TAKS Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading	This District
All Students	93%
Female	95%
Male	92%
African American	89%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	100%
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	79%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient	86%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	88%
Female	87%
Male	89%
African American	77%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	100%
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Special education	70%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient	83%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	87%
Male	84%
African American	77%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	77%
Native American	100%
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	74%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	59%
Not special education	87%
Limited English proficient	59%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	92%
Female	95%
Male	88%
African American	89%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	100%
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	69%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	80%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	92%
Female	92%
Male	92%
African American	84%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	100%
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	73%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	83%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	93%
Female	93%
Male	93%
African American	90%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	88%
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	70%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient	65%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	88%
Female	86%
Male	90%
African American	77%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	88%
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Special education	70%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	59%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	94%
Female	95%
Male	94%
African American	88%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	94%
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	74%
Not special education	96%
Limited English proficient	82%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	94%
Female	96%
Male	92%
African American	92%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	92%
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	67%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	72%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	82%
Female	82%
Male	83%
African American	71%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	76%
Native American	77%
White	90%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	72%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	47%
Not special education	85%
Limited English proficient	53%
Not limited English proficient	85%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	90%
Female	92%
Male	88%
African American	83%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	100%
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	57%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	52%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	93%
Female	96%
Male	91%
African American	88%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	95%
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	60%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	70%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	79%
Female	79%
Male	79%
African American	64%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	71%
Native American	86%
White	89%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	67%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Special education	35%
Not special education	82%
Limited English proficient	45%
Not limited English proficient	82%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	97%
Female	98%
Male	96%
African American	95%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	95%
Native American	100%
White	99%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Special education	81%
Not special education	98%
Limited English proficient	69%
Not limited English proficient	98%
Non-migrant	97%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	95%
Female	95%
Male	95%
African American	93%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	92%
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	75%
Not special education	96%
Limited English proficient	68%
Not limited English proficient	96%
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	79%
Female	79%
Male	80%
African American	65%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	68%
Native American	79%
White	91%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	65%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Special education	39%
Not special education	82%
Limited English proficient	25%
Not limited English proficient	82%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	87%
Female	87%
Male	86%
African American	75%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	82%
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Special education	49%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	50%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	89%
Female	91%
Male	87%
African American	83%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	86%
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	55%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	48%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	69%
Female	70%
Male	69%
African American	51%
Asian	90%
Hispanic	57%
Native American	70%
White	85%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	53%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Special education	25%
Not special education	72%
Limited English proficient	25%
Not limited English proficient	73%
Non-migrant	69%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	94%
Female	94%
Male	93%
African American	86%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	100%
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	63%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	66%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	77%
Female	76%
Male	78%
African American	60%
Asian	90%
Hispanic	63%
Native American	93%
White	89%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	60%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Special education	31%
Not special education	79%
Limited English proficient	27%
Not limited English proficient	79%
Non-migrant	77%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	91%
Female	94%
Male	87%
African American	86%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	100%
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Special education	53%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	56%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	75%
Female	75%
Male	75%
African American	55%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	63%
Native American	79%
White	86%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	60%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Special education	24%
Not special education	77%
Limited English proficient	34%
Not limited English proficient	76%
Non-migrant	75%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	97%
Female	97%
Male	98%
African American	95%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	94%
Native American	100%
White	99%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Special education	83%
Not special education	98%
Limited English proficient	74%
Not limited English proficient	98%
Non-migrant	97%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	86%
Female	84%
Male	89%
African American	73%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	75%
Native American	90%
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	72%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Special education	54%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	35%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	94%
Female	95%
Male	92%
African American	89%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	95%
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	63%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	37%
Not limited English proficient	96%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	86%
Female	85%
Male	87%
African American	72%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	95%
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	74%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	43%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	43%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2006	22	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	21	20	21
Graduating class of 2004	22	20	21

¹Source: TX Education Agency
²Source: ACT

About the Tests

The ACT is a national college admission and placement examination.
ACT scores range from a low of 1 to a high of 36. The composite score is an average of the English, math, reading and science scores.

More about the tests

Teachers

Teacher Experience

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Average years teaching	10	11
Beginning teachers	9%	8%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten	19	20
Grade 1	19	20
Grade 2	19	20
Grade 3	20	20
Grade 4	19	20
Grade 5	22	22
Grade 6	22	22
English (middle and high school)	24	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	23	21
Math (middle and high school)	22	20
Science (middle and high school)	23	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)	26	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White	41%	36%
Hispanic	35%	46%
African American	15%	14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	9%	3%
Native American	<1%	<1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Subgroups

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	34%	47%
Special education	8%	11%
Gifted/talented students	6%	8%
Limited English proficient	15%	16%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Attendance

Source: TX Education Agency, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Attendance rate	96%	96%

School Attendance: Issues to Consider >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$6,635	$8,818

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	64%	60%
Support services	10%	7%
School leadership	7%	12%
Other expenditures	18%	21%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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