Cedar Creek High School

Cedar Creek High School is a public high school serving grades 8-12 in Cedar Creek, Texas, with a total enrollment of 2,123 students. The school is part of the Bastrop Independent School District, which is ranked 826 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cedar Creek High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas high schools, with rankings ranging from 1,135 out of 1,762 schools in 2015-2016 to 1,636 out of 1,974 schools in 2024-2025. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the years, indicating below-average performance. While the school's graduation rates are relatively high, ranging from 94.9% to 97.0% in recent years, its STAAR EOC test scores are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all subject areas, often 10-20 percentage points below the state averages.

When compared to other high schools in the Bastrop Independent School District, Cedar Creek High School performs similarly to Bastrop High School, which also ranks in the bottom half of Texas high schools. However, the district's Colorado River Collegiate Academy, a public charter school, significantly outperforms both Cedar Creek and Bastrop High Schools across various metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and overall state rankings. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Cedar Creek High School, ranging from 63.95% to 75.22% in recent years, may be a contributing factor to the school's academic underperformance.