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About Cinco Ranch High School
Cinco Ranch High School is expansive not only in size, but also in its commitment to partner with parents and community to challenge, nurture, and empower students to build strong character and to reach academic excellence through thinking logically, independently, and creatively in our rapidly changing world of the 21st Century.
An optimally broad range of programs, resources and support systems are offered to support the unique needs of individual students and their families. Special populations students, including gifted and talented, special education, Career and Technology Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Advanced Placement and Pre-AP, all have access to a full range of course offerings and services. The school is similarly proud to offer extra-curricular and co-curricular programs including band, choir, orchestra, speech, drama, visual arts, drill team, cheerleading, athletics, and more than sixty clubs and organizations. Technology and its application are laced throughout the campus facility and culture.
At Cinco Ranch High School we pride ourselves on supporting the F.U.T.U.R.E. by being Focused on academics, by being User-friendly, by engaging in Teamwork, by being ever cognizant of individuals’ Uniqueness, by building Relationships, and by fostering a safe and loving Environment.
Awards and Honors
- Named to Texas Monthly’s “Best Public Schools” list, 2006
- Texas Business and Education Coalition Honor Roll, 2006
- Named to Newsweek’s top 1,200 High Schools national list, 2006
- 20 National Merit semi-finalists, 10 National Hispanic Recognition scholars, 1 National Achievement Scholarship semi-finalist, 2006
- 21 Texas All-State musicians in band, choir and orchestra, 2007
- 2 winners in the National Theatre Competition; University of Nebraska
- FBLA organization named Most Outstanding Chapter in Texas, 2007
- Student Council awarded sweepstakes for State Report which is highest honor, 2007
- Robotics Team achieved finalist status in the Silicon Valley Regional Competition
- 31 students named Academic All State Athletes, 2007
- CRHS recognized by the organization of Children At Risk and the Houston Chronicle as one of the Top 10 High Schools in the Greater Houston Area, 2007
- District and Regional Champion Academic Decathlon team, 2004
- Texas State Champion Destination Imagination team, 2004
- 11 Tommy Tune nominations for musical theatre productions, 2004
- 5 State Gold medals in the visual arts, 2004
- 1 First Chair Cello in Texas All-State Philharmonic Orchestra, 2004
- 3rd Place Texas State Winter Guard team, 2004
- 2nd Place National Drill Team, 2004
- Boys State Track Championship, 2004, 2005
- 2nd place finisher at boys State Cross Country Meet, 2004
- 4th place finisher at boys State Wrestling Meet, 2004
- District athletic championships, including boys cross country, girls cross country, volleyball, boys wrestling, boys basketball, girls swimming, boys track, and girls soccer.
- Numerous art awards, including a National Scholastic Art Silver Key award in 2006, 3 Gold & 5 Silver Awards in 2007 - Regional Scholastic Art Competition, overall class champion and reserve class champion in Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo School Art Event, first place in Galveston’s “Art on the Spot,” 3 finalists in Culture Shapers Visual Arts Contest, honorable mention in Via Colori High School Art Contest, 2006
- Numerous other awards and recognitions in debate, newspaper, yearbook, Latin, Spanish, German, computer science, writing, social studies, Future Business Leaders of America, and Health Occupation Sciences.
- Numerous staff awards, including Texas Dance Educator Association’s Director of the Year, Texas Foreign Language Association’s Latin Teacher of the Year, and a Disney Teacher of the Year nominee, 2006
School Report Card Data
2008-09 TAKS Scores*
- Reading/English Language Arts: 100%
- Math: 97%
- Social Studies: 100%
- Science: 98%
* Scores include the Texas Projection Measure (TPM), which is used to determine campus ratings.
2009 Accountability rating: Exemplary
2009 College Entrance Exams
- SAT:
- Critical Reading: 555
- Mathematics: 594
- Writing: 559
- ACT:
2008 TEA Report Card data
- Avg. teacher experience: 12.1 years
- Avg. students per teacher: 16.0
- English/Language Arts: 22.5
- Foreign Languages: 23.0
- Mathematics: 22.6
- Science: 21.8
- Social Studies: 24.9
- Students:
- White: 67.6%
- Asian: 13.5%
- Hispanic: 13.3%
- African American: 5.3%
- Native American: 0.3%
- Low income: 4.7%
- Limited English: 2.6%
- Special program enrollment:
- Special education: 6.4%
- Career/Technical: 34.8%
- Bilingual/ESL: 2.5%
- Gifted/Talented: 11.5%
Facility Improvements
Previous bond packages authorized by voters in 1994, 1996, 1999 and 2002 funded the construction of 21 new schools, including Cinco Ranch High School (1996 authorization), as well as other bond-financed projects at CRHS:
- 9th grade center
- music expansion
- Performing Arts Center
- athletic field reconstruction and renovations
- gym addition and renovations
- technology retrofits
- a new phone system including telephones for all teachers.
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