Bridgeland High School

Bridgeland High School
Location
10707 Mason Rd Cypress, Texas 77433 United States
Coordinates	29°55′53″N95°45′32″W / 29.9315°N 95.7590°W / 29.9315; -95.7590
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	"Win the Day!"
Established	2017
School district	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
Principal	Richard Dixon
Faculty	217.76 FTE [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	3,647 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.75 [1]
Color(s)	Orange and navy
Athletics	UIL 6A
Athletics conference	University Interscholastic League
Team name	Bears
Newspaper	The Bridge
Yearbook	Kodiak
Website	cfisd.net/bridgeland

Bridgeland High School is a high school in the Bridgeland community in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, in the Houston metropolitan area. It is part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD).

History

Michael Smith was the first principal of Bridgeland High School. Before Bridgeland opened, he was the principal of Cy-Fair High School. ^[2]

The opening relieved Cypress Ranch High School. ^{[3] [4]}

Campus

Bridgeland High School is located near Texas State Highway 99 (Grand Parkway), off of Mason Road. It has a four-story academic wing, which is the first of its kind in the district.

Bridgeland is a part of an "Educational Village", a multi-campus site that will include Wells Elementary and Sprague middle school. ^[5] The high school will be the tallest structure in the complex. ^[6]

Academics

For the 2018–2019 school year, the school received an A grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 95 out of 100. The school received an A grade in two domains, Student Achievement (score of 94) and Closing the Gaps (score of 96), and a B grade for School Progress (score of 83). The school received four of the seven possible distinction designations for Academic Achievement in English Language Arts/Reading, Academic Achievement in Social Studies, Post-Secondary Readiness, and Top 25%: Comparative Closing the Gaps. ^[7]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 3.543 students enrolled for 2020–21 was:

• African American: 11.4%
• Hispanic: 21.1%
• White: 52.8%
• Native American: 0.5%
• Asian: 9.1%
• Pacific Islander: 0.2%
• Two or More Races: 3.9%

14.7% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. ^[1]

Feeder patterns

Schools that feed into Bridgeland include: ^[8]

• Elementary schools: McGown, Swenke, Wells, Ault (partial), Keith (partial), Pope (partial),
• Middle schools: Sprague, Salyards (partial)

Notable alumni

• Conner Weigman (2022) – college football player for the Texas A&M Aggies and the Houston Cougars.

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - BRIDGELAND H S (481611013434)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved December 12, 2024.
2. Bradley, Vagney (October 18, 2016). "New Cy-Fair high school gets first principal". Houston Chronicle . Cypress Creek Mirror . Retrieved January 4, 2017.
3. Baird, Annette (February 22, 2016). "Rezoning paves way for new Cy-Fair high schools". Houston Chronicle . Cypress Creek Mirror . Retrieved December 26, 2016.
4. "Final Recommendation 1-11-16 Archived 2016-12-31 at the Wayback Machine ." Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Retrieved on January 5, 2016. This document shows changes in attendance zones between 2015-2016 and 2017-2018.
5. Santana, Tamra (January 3, 2017). "Work continues on four new campuses in Cy-Fair ISD". Houston Chronicle . Cypress Creek Mirror . Retrieved January 4, 2017.
6. "Bridgeland announces Cy-Fair ISD educational village to house three multi-level schools". Houston Chronicle . Cypress Creek Mirror. October 5, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
7. Overview: BRIDGELAND H S. Texas Education Agency. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
8. "High School Feeder System." Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Retrieved 2019-12-30.

External links

• Official website