The original facility was built on a 66-acre (270,000 m2) site by PBK Architects to support a maximum of 2,800 students.

The PAC and 9th Grade Center were added to the fine arts end of the hallway at a cost of $11,356,050.

[9] The addition of the Performing Arts Center has improved the quality of both theatrical and musical productions.

The department includes the orchestra, choir, band, visual arts, and theater productions.

The secondary expansion, along with 9th grade gyms and offices, made for a very long and narrow two-story building with a total length of one quarter mile.

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.

[citation needed] In 2008, Cinco Ranch was named a National Blue Ribbon School.

[13] Cinco Ranch High School's cheer team won the Class 6A Div 1 UIL State Championship in 2020.

When the yearbook publisher agreed to reprint the book with various corrections, school administrators asked that some essays be removed.