Summary:
Zip code 77095 in Houston, Texas, is home to 10 public schools within the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd), serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 13,591 students and a high rate of economic disadvantage at 63.4%.
The standout performers in this area are Birkes Elementary and Lowery Elementary, which rank in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools, while Owens Elementary and Holmsley Elementary struggle in the bottom 40-50%. At the middle school level, Aragon Middle excels with a remarkable 97.04% proficiency rate in Algebra I for 8th graders, far exceeding the district average of 64.77%. For high schools, Langham Creek High School is a rising 4-star school with a 91.0% graduation rate, outperforming Cypress Falls High School, which has a lower 88.9% graduation rate and a higher dropout rate of 2.0%.
A key finding is the performance-spending paradox: the highest-spending schools, Owens Elementary ($11,422 per student) and Holmsley Elementary ($11,406), are the lowest-performing, while top schools like Birkes Elementary ($8,755) spend significantly less. Additionally, 5th-grade Science is a universal weakness across all elementary schools, with even the best schools barely exceeding 50% proficiency. The "Algebra I anomaly" at both middle schools shows that only advanced math students take the exam, creating a highly selective cohort, while general math scores lag behind state averages. This creates a highly inequitable landscape where a child's address within the same zip code can determine their access to quality education.
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