Academics
Classes range in size from just 10 in very specialized classes to over 35 (though rarely over 40) in some of the core subjects with an average of 20 students per class. A student can expect a class size around 26-30, generally with less in advanced courses (PreAP, AP, and GT ) and more in Academic ("normal level") courses. Although the recent foreign language classes offered on campus during school hours (particularly the East Asian languages such and Japanese and Chinese) have been reported to average about 6 students to a classroom during the 2006-2007 school year.
In April 2007, Cinco Ranch was rated by the Houston Chronicle as the third best high school in the Houston area, preceded only by the High School for Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA) and YES College Preparatory. Included in this ranking were TAKS scores, graduation rates, ACT, SAT, and AP testing rates and scores, class size, teacher experience, and percentage of students from poor families.
In the 2005 school year:
- 508 of the school's 3,314 students took an Advanced Placement test; 89% of them passed and 30% received a perfect score.
- The composite ACT score was 24.3, noticeably higher than the national average of 20.9.
- A GPA of 3.8750 was required to enter the top quarter of the high school class.
- The average SAT score was 1141, which is 113 points above the national average of 1028.
In 2008, Cinco Ranch was named a National Blue Ribbon School.
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