High School, and every other school in their district, were restricted from being able to choose whether or not to make mask mandates active in 2021-2022. On the other hand, they were able to keep social distancing guidelines in Cy-Fair High School, like in all of the schools in the district until the pandemic was over. Out of all of the schools in the Cypress Fairbanks School District, Cy-Fair High School has had the highest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the 2021-22 school year, according to district data. Academics For the 2018-2019 school year, the school received an A grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 90 out of 100. The school received a B grade in two domains, School Progress (score of 87) and Closing the Gaps (score of 85), and an A grade in Student Achievement (score of 92). The school received one of the seven possible distinction designations for Top 25%: Comparative Academic Growth. Cy-Fair was one out of the thirteen CFISD schools have been named to the 2018-2019 Texas Honor Roll, which is an award that recognizes public elementary, middle and high schools that demonstrate high levels of student academic achievement, improvement in achievement over time, and reduction in achievement gaps. For high schools, Honor Roll recognition includes measures of college readiness in students. The average SAT score at Cy-Fair High School was 1177 for 2018-2019 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.5. Athletics Cy-Fair competes athletically in District 17-6A of the University Interscholastic League. Football The 1985 football team finished with a 13-1-1 record, losing to perennial power Permian High School 7-10 in the 5A state semifinals. The 1987 football team finished with a 9-4-1 record, losing to eventual state champion Plano Senior High School 21-24 in the 5A state quarterfinals. The previous week's game versus undefeated 12-0 North Mesquite High School was voted the "high school football game of the decade" by the newspaper sportswriters of the State. Cy-Fair purposefully let North Mesquite score late in the game to get the ball back because they trailed statistically. At the time there was no overtime in Texas high school football, tie games in the playoffs were decided by statistics. Cy-Fair then scored late to tie the score 28-28 and advanced on first downs. In 2017, the football team was undefeated with at 15-0 record winning the 6A Division 2 State