Cypress Bay High School

Cypress Bay High School
Address
Map
18600 Vista Park Boulevard

Weston
,
Florida
33332

United States
Coordinates26°04′01″N 80°23′47″W / 26.0670333°N 80.3964415°W / 26.0670333; -80.3964415
Information
TypePublic
Established2002
School districtBroward County Public Schools
SuperintendentDr. Peter B. Licata
PrincipalKassandra Fried
Staff201.06 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment4,852[1] (2021–22)
Student to teacher ratio23.86[2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)  Royal Blue
  Vegas Gold
MascotCaptain Lightning
NewspaperThe Circuit
Websitewww.browardschools.com/cypressbay
The school photographed at night.

Cypress Bay High School is a public high school located in Weston, Florida open for students in grades 9−12. Cypress Bay is part of the Broward County Public Schools district.

The school offers 33 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, the Cambridge AICE Program, honors courses, a dual enrollment option and academic and extracurricular activities including nearly 70 student clubs and organizations and more than 15 sports.[3] Cypress Bay is also the pilot school for Broward County Public School's partnership with the FBI to provide a Cyber/STEM program, which is the second program of its kind in the nation.[4]

Cypress Bay has received an FCAT school grade of "A" for every year since its founding, with the only exception of 2009 when it received a "B".[5] In 2016, U.S. News Best High Schools Rankings gave Cypress Bay a 1st place rank in Broward County, 21st in Florida and 243rd in the United States.[6]

  1. ^ "2021-22 BENCHMARK DAY ENROLLMENT REPORT" (PDF). Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Brag About Cypress Bay High School". NBC Miami. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  4. ^ BCPS Public Information Office. "BCPS Kicks Off Partnership with the FBI for a New Cyber/STEM Program". Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  5. ^ Broward Schools. "School Grades – High". Archived from the original on October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  6. ^ U.S. News & World Report. "Cypress Bay High school in Weston, FL". Retrieved October 26, 2016.