Summary:
The 78602 zip code in Bastrop, Texas, is home to 12 schools serving grades K-12, predominantly within the Bastrop Independent School District (Isd), which is ranked in the bottom 16% of Texas districts, alongside two charter networks.
The standout school in the area is Colorado River Collegiate Academy, a high-performing magnet high school within Bastrop ISD that earns a 5-star rating and ranks in the 96th percentile statewide, with exceptional STAAR scores in Biology (94.94% proficient) and English II Reading (97.62%), a perfect 100% graduation rate, and the lowest per-student spending ($8,716). In stark contrast, Genesis High School, an alternative high school in the same district, ranks in the bottom 1% of Texas high schools. Another strong performer is Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop, part of the higher-ranked Texas College Preparatory Academies, which posts outstanding high school EOC scores (90% in English II Reading) and has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (26.99%). However, Compass Rose Harvest, a charter from Compass Rose Public Schools, performs similarly to the struggling Bastrop ISD schools, ranking in the bottom 15% of elementary schools.
Most Bastrop ISD elementary schools, including Lost Pines Elementary, Colony Oaks Elementary, Mina Elementary, Bluebonnet Elementary, and Emile Elementary, consistently score below state averages in core subjects. Lost Pines Elementary is in crisis, ranking in the bottom 2% of Texas elementary schools with a 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of just 2.76% and the highest free/reduced lunch rate (82.25%). A notable exception is Bastrop Middle, which excels in Algebra I with 80.24% proficiency, far exceeding state averages. The average free/reduced lunch rate across all schools is 52.3%, and the average student-teacher ratio is 16.1:1, with Bastrop Intermediate serving only 6th grade.
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