Summary:
ZIP code 90630 has two high schools: Cypress High, serving grades 9–12 with 2,685 students, and Oxford Academy, serving grades 7–12 with 1,315 students. In 2025–2026, both schools were above California proficiency results in English language arts, math and science, though the results differed substantially. The clearest distinction is in the grade both schools share: Oxford’s 11th-grade math proficiency was 96%, compared with 49% at Cypress—a 47-point lead.
Oxford Academy led the reported results, with all-grades proficiency of 99% in ELA, 97% in math and 93% in science; Cypress High recorded 70%, 49% and 51%, respectively. Oxford’s all-grades leads were 28 points in ELA, 48 in math and 42 in science. The difference also appears in 11th grade: Oxford led by 28 points in ELA and 41 in science, as well as 47 in math. Cypress is not low-performing compared with the state: it was 21 points above California in all-grades ELA, 11 in math and 15 in science. Oxford also had stronger 2025–2026 completion and attendance figures: graduation was 99% versus 97% at Cypress, and chronic absenteeism was 4% versus 13%.
Both schools improved in most subjects from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, but changes were uneven. Cypress gained 3 points in ELA and 6 in science while slipping 1 point in math; Oxford gained about 0 points in ELA, 2 in math and 2 in science. SchoolDigger ranked Oxford 6th of 2,137 California schools with 5 stars, compared with Cypress at 310th with 4 stars. Cypress’s student–teacher ratio was 26.8, versus 24.9 at Oxford. Both reported free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025: 61% at Cypress and 50% at Oxford. Oxford serves grades 7–12 while Cypress serves grades 9–12, so all-grades comparisons reflect different grade spans.
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