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Best Public Schools in Bastrop County, TX

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22,053

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5-star school

Top rankedColorado River Collegiate Academy81^st of 2,057 Texas high schools

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Biggest riser

Colony Oaks Elementary up 1,638 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

McDade High School 8.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Riverside Middle and 2 more

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Compass Rose Harvest	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	118 Stephen F Austin Blvd	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 540-9265	499	29	17.2	52.9%	201 (40.3%)	26 (5.2%)	250 (50.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)								(n/a)							38.6	45.6	30.0			35.0	28.6	34.6	39.1	43.4	26.3	47.5	30.6	18.2	34.1	28.9		13.2	$9,436
Emile Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Mlk	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7620	606	40	15.1	52.8%	212 (35.0%)	18 (3.0%)	343 (56.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	20.3	4034^th of 4643 public elementary schools	13.1%		34.8	3137^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.6%	897												45.0	30.4	33.7				28.7	33.7	27.2					$9,456
Bastrop High School	Public	9-12	1614 Chambers St	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 772-7200	1,767	110	16.1	49.1%	486 (27.5%)	76 (4.3%)	1,133 (64.1%)	12 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	56 (3.2%)	36.1	1363^rd of 2057 public high schools	33.7%		33.6	1311^th of 1974 public high schools	33.6%	52							39.1	55.7	42.6	57.1	61.9														$8,690
Bastrop Middle	Public	7-8	725 Old Austin Hwy	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7400	875	56	15.5	58.1%	213 (24.3%)	42 (4.8%)	569 (65.0%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.5%)	37.6	1485^th of 2359 public middle schools	37.0%		30.5	1717^th of 2344 public middle schools	26.7%	232							80.2									52.2	53.8						24.3	27.3	$7,414
Mina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1204 Farm St	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7640	801	50	16.0	57.3%	270 (33.7%)	61 (7.6%)	416 (51.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.7%)	24.4	3794^th of 4643 public elementary schools	18.3%		30.6	3389^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.1%	405												33.0	44.9	44.1				31.9	34.7	30.5					$8,901
Cedar Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5582 Fm 535	Cedar Creek	78612	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7600	775	46	16.7	85.3%	39 (5.0%)	6 (0.8%)	725 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4.1	4617^th of 4643 public elementary schools	0.6%		6.5	4582^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	1.5%	35												12.3	13.6	30.0				14.6	14.9	19.3					$8,350
Riverside Middle	Public	6-7	509 Old Austin Hwy	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7450	413	26	15.6	54.0%	130 (31.5%)	12 (2.9%)	259 (62.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	30.3	1721^st of 2359 public middle schools	27.0%					(n/a)															39.3	48.8					24.5		39.2		$9,060
Cedar Creek Middle	Public	7-8	125 Voss Pkwy	Cedar Creek	78612	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7425	1,059	54	19.5	74.6%	90 (8.5%)	6 (0.6%)	951 (89.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.0%)	11.4	2248^th of 2359 public middle schools	4.7%		12.4	2190^th of 2344 public middle schools	6.6%	58							25.2									29.2	32.8						16.2	10.2	$7,204
Red Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 Fm 20	Red Rock	78662	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7660	777	50	15.4	87.4%	102 (13.1%)	5 (0.6%)	666 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	9.2	4527^th of 4643 public elementary schools	2.5%		7.2	4562^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	1.9%	35												21.6	28.3	24.4				15.3	34.5	19.3					$7,613
Creekside Middle	Public	6-7	151 Voss Pkwy	Cedar Creek	78612	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7475	478	25	19.0	82.4%	37 (7.7%)	6 (1.3%)	432 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12.5	2227^th of 2359 public middle schools	5.6%					(n/a)															26.7	38.8					11.8		24.4		$7,579
Bluebonnet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	416 Fm 1209	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7680	765	47	16.2	73.9%	107 (14.0%)	16 (2.1%)	627 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	35.3	3079^th of 4643 public elementary schools	33.7%		35.2	3109^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.2%	30	7.7	14.3	0.0	14.3	0.0	0.0						40.0	40.0	45.9				37.4	47.8	41.0					$8,347
Lost Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	151 Tiger Woods Dr	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7000	896	55	16.4	82.3%	92 (10.3%)	18 (2.0%)	764 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.1%)	9	4533^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	2.4%		9.6	4496^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.3%	37												32.6	23.0	36.5				17.1	19.8	21.2					$7,655
Cedar Creek High School	Public	9-12	793 Union Chapel Rd	Cedar Creek	78612	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 772-7300	2,144	115	18.5	68.2%	190 (8.9%)	37 (1.7%)	1,886 (88.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.2%)	19	1696^th of 2057 public high schools	17.5%		19.1	1636^th of 1974 public high schools	17.1%	60							8.1	47.4	30.1	42.0	52.2														$7,322
Colorado River Collegiate Academy	Public	9-12	1602 Hill St	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 772-7230	190	13	14.3	43.7%	51 (26.8%)	1 (0.5%)	128 (67.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	88.2	81^st of 2057 public high schools	96.1%		91.4	46^th of 1974 public high schools	97.7%	35							44.4	94.9	90.0	97.6	98.0														$7,422
Genesis High School	Public	9-12	1602 Hill St	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 772-7230	185	8	24.2	63.2%	14 (7.6%)	5 (2.7%)	157 (84.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	3.5	1954^th of 2057 public high schools	5.0%		2.2	1957^th of 1974 public high schools	0.9%	3							0.0	60.0	0.0	10.0	12.9														$10,726
Colony Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Sam Houston Dr	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 772-7100	824	46	17.8	51.6%	292 (35.4%)	55 (6.7%)	416 (50.5%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (6.3%)	53.3	1950^th of 4643 public elementary schools	58.0%		27.4	3588^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.9%	1638												52.2	50.0	60.0				43.3	51.2	44.6					$7,512
Camino Real Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2380 Fm 812	Dale	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 772-7100	815	42	19.5	80.9%	26 (3.2%)	6 (0.7%)	778 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	5.3	4594^th of 4643 public elementary schools	1.1%		7.2	4561^st of 4651 public elementary schools	1.9%	33			20.0			14.3						21.0	19.1	25.3				15.4	13.1	23.3					$7,101
Adelton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	119 Blume Dr	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 772-7760	0			—															(n/a)												25.4	47.5	54.0				33.9	41.3	41.4
Booker T Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Mlk	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 281-3411	638	33	19.6	88.2%	46 (7.2%)	18 (2.8%)	565 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	19	4111^th of 4643 public elementary schools	11.5%		19	4078^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.3%	33	11.5	25.0	17.7									39.6	38.3	44.8				30.8	28.1	18.7					$8,991
Elgin High School	Public	9-12	14000 County Line Rd	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 281-3438	1,771	93	19.0	71.4%	195 (11.0%)	178 (10.1%)	1,345 (75.9%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	40 (2.3%)	18.1	1712^th of 2057 public high schools	16.8%		16.4	1675^th of 1974 public high schools	15.1%	37							5.0	49.1	32.4	35.5	50.7														$8,627
Elgin Middle	Public	7-8	1351 N Ave C	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 281-3382	839	48	17.3	80.7%	86 (10.3%)	77 (9.2%)	654 (77.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.1%)	14.4	2190^th of 2359 public middle schools	7.2%		17.3	2096^th of 2344 public middle schools	10.6%	94							40.7									28.0	35.9					2.6	35.5	8.2	$8,865
Elgin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1005 W 2nd St	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 281-3457	673	32	21.1	87.1%	60 (8.9%)	26 (3.9%)	573 (85.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	19.3	4093^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	11.8%		11.3	4446^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.4%	353	10.0	30.0										35.6	42.4	41.3				29.1	28.4	17.4					$8,666
Phoenix High School	Public	9-12	14000 County Line Rd Bldg B7	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 281-9774	50	4	12.0	82.0%	3 (6.0%)	1 (2.0%)	46 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.4	2045^th of 2057 public high schools	0.6%		1.8	1964^th of 1974 public high schools	0.5%	81							0.0		0.0	4.6	21.4														$18,548
Neidig Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13700 County Line Rd	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 281-9702	528	32	16.6	78.0%	58 (11.0%)	67 (12.7%)	378 (71.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	19	4114^th of 4643 public elementary schools	11.4%		34	3188^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.5%	926	14.3	58.3	0.0									37.0	36.7	54.4				23.7	21.8	14.3					$9,859
Elgin Intermediate	Public	6	902 W 2nd St	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 281-9701	863	40	21.7	82.7%	87 (10.1%)	72 (8.3%)	669 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (3.6%)								(n/a)															21.8						8.7				$8,045
Harvest Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	338 Harvest Ridge Blvd	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 281-9864	596	29	20.5	83.2%	60 (10.1%)	70 (11.7%)	430 (72.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	16.5	4229^th of 4643 public elementary schools	8.9%					(n/a)	25.9	21.4										33.7	36.6	37.2				23.2	35.9	21.9					$00
Trinity Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	132 Grist Mill Ln	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 281-3434	0			—															(n/a)	10.7	16.7	47.6									47.4	49.3	48.5				22.4	41.9	14.0
McDade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	156 Marlin St	McDade	78650	Bastrop County	McDade Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 273-2522	208	17	12.0	59.1%	80 (38.5%)	1 (0.5%)	118 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.4%)	22	3955^th of 4643 public elementary schools	14.8%		32.3	3291^st of 4651 public elementary schools	29.2%	664												13.6	26.9	33.3	31.0			27.3	23.1	46.2	41.4				$10,048
McDade High School	Public	7-12	156 Marlin St	McDade	78650	Bastrop County	McDade Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 273-2522	169	20	8.5	49.7%	62 (36.7%)	1 (0.6%)	99 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	50.5	952^nd of 2057 public high schools	53.7%		47.4	975^th of 1974 public high schools	50.6%	23							11.5	72.4	58.1	61.5	76.7					33.3	40.7					27.3	8.7	14.8	$12,077
Brown Pri	Public	PK-K	403 SW 4th St	Smithville	78957	Bastrop County	Smithville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 237-2519	194	11	17.8	57.7%	109 (56.2%)	12 (6.2%)	64 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)								(n/a)																									$9,328
Smithville Elementary	Public	1-5	800 Bishop St	Smithville	78957	Bastrop County	Smithville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 237-2406	694	40	17.3	45.5%	396 (57.1%)	28 (4.0%)	233 (33.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)	46.3	2323^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	50.0%		44.3	2482^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	46.6%	159												45.8	48.4	56.1				42.8	41.1	49.0					$7,502
Smithville High School	Public	9-12	285 Hwy 95	Smithville	78957	Bastrop County	Smithville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 237-2451	543	43	12.7	44.4%	278 (51.2%)	27 (5.0%)	214 (39.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	46.3	1076^th of 2057 public high schools	47.7%		43.3	1078^th of 1974 public high schools	45.4%	2							30.5	71.2	57.5	58.1	61.7														$9,472
Smithville J H	Public	6-8	287 Hwy 95 S	Smithville	78957	Bastrop County	Smithville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 237-2407	416	27	15.5	44.5%	208 (50.0%)	24 (5.8%)	161 (38.7%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	32.8	1650^th of 2359 public middle schools	30.1%		37.9	1462^nd of 2344 public middle schools	37.6%	188							90.0								45.9	41.3	51.4				25.6	7.3	42.6	18.4	$8,865
Bastrop County Juvenile Boot Camp	Public, Alternative	4-11	906 Farm St	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Smithville Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 581-4087	2			—	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)								(n/a)

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