Summary
Emile Elementary in Bastrop, TX, is a public school serving 606 students in grades PK-5 and is part of the Bastrop Independent School District (Isd), a district that faces significant challenges. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 13th percentile, a sharp decline from its peak performance in 2016-2017 when it ranked in the 53rd percentile. While over half of its students (52.81%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, this figure has been decreasing from a high of 65.88% in 2022-2023.
Within the Bastrop ISD, Emile Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack performer, significantly outperforming the district's most struggling schools like Cedar Creek Elementary (1st percentile) and Red Rock Elementary (2nd percentile), but clearly outperformed by Colony Oaks Elementary (58th percentile). This comparison is particularly interesting because Colony Oaks has a similar percentage of low-income students (51.58%) but achieves dramatically better results, suggesting that effective school-level strategies can overcome similar socioeconomic challenges. Emile's recent steep decline to the 13th percentile is a major red flag, indicating instability in leadership, instruction, or student population that needs immediate investigation.
Emile's academic performance is marked by volatility and specific weaknesses. While 4th-grade reading proficiency was a bright spot in 2023-2024 (60.4%, nearly double the district average), it dropped to 38.46% the following year. Science scores are critically low, with only 12.84% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, less than half the state average. The school is failing to serve nearly every student subgroup effectively, ranking in the bottom 14th percentile for Female, Male, Hispanic, White, Special Education, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Gifted and Talented students. Notably, per-student spending ($10,631) is comparable to other district schools, suggesting the issue is not a lack of resources but how they are allocated. For context, Smithville Elementary, located 11.7 miles away in the higher-performing Smithville Independent School District (Isd), serves a student body with a lower poverty rate (45.53%) and achieves significantly better results (50th percentile), highlighting that Emile's challenges are heavily tied to the performance of the Bastrop ISD itself.
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