Summary
Cypress Bay High School in Weston, FL, is a large, high-performing public school serving 4,579 students in grades 9-12 within the Broward County Public School District, and it consistently earns a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger while ranking in the top 10-12% of all Florida high schools.
Academically, Cypress Bay stands out among nearby schools with exceptional test scores. For example, its 80% proficiency in Geometry is a full 20 points higher than the next best school, Cooper City High School, and its 88% proficiency in Biology 1 ties with the smaller Somerset Arts Conservatory for the top spot. The school also boasts a graduation rate of approximately 98%, significantly outperforming both district and state averages. Interestingly, Cypress Bay achieves these results while spending $9,608 per student—less than many peers like Everglades High School ($10,608) and Cooper City High School ($10,233)—suggesting strong operational efficiency. However, a notable paradox is its chronic absenteeism rate of 37.0%, which is higher than the district average of 33.6% and the state average of 31.4%, yet the school still maintains top-tier academic outcomes.
Compared to other schools in the area, Cypress Bay offers a comprehensive, big-school experience with vast resources and extracurricular options that smaller institutions cannot match. Its closest academic rival, Somerset Arts Conservatory (397 students), has a higher state ranking (99th vs. 83rd) but operates on a much smaller scale, creating a choice for families between a large, all-encompassing environment and a specialized, focused one. While Cypress Bay's state ranking has gradually declined from 39th in 2015-2016 to 83rd in 2025-2026, its percentile rank has remained stable between the 90th and 94th percentile, indicating that other schools across Florida are improving at a faster rate rather than any drop in Cypress Bay's own performance.
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