Cedar Creek Middle

Cedar Creek Middle in Cedar Creek, TX, is a 7th and 8th grade campus within the Bastrop Independent School District (Isd), serving 1,059 students in a semi-rural area east of Austin, where nearly 75% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 5% of Texas middle schools. Proficiency rates are well below state and district averages in nearly every subject. For example, only about 29% of 7th graders and 33% of 8th graders are proficient in reading, compared to roughly 52% and 54% at the nearby Bastrop Middle. The most critical area is 7th-grade math, where proficiency has hovered around a mere 1-2% in recent years. While other area schools like Del Valle Middle also struggle with math, Cedar Creek's performance is the lowest. On a positive note, the school has maintained a perfect zero dropout rate for five years, suggesting a strong commitment to keeping students enrolled.

Comparing Cedar Creek to other schools reveals interesting contrasts. While it generally outperforms John P Ojeda Middle and Dailey Middle in reading, it falls far behind them in advanced math. For instance, both Del Valle and Ojeda Middle achieved over 85% proficiency in Algebra I, while Cedar Creek managed only 25%. This suggests that other districts have more effective programs for accelerating students. The school also has a higher student-teacher ratio (19.5) than its district peers, like Bastrop Middle (15.5), and lower per-student spending than many high-poverty schools in the region, such as Mendez Middle.