Summary:
Zip code 78605, serving the community of Bertram, Texas, contains a single school: Bertram Elementary, a public school within the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District that serves grades PK through 5 with 437 students.
Bertram Elementary faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics, where only 11.67% of 4th graders were proficient in the 2024-2025 school year compared to 45.79% statewide. The school's overall state ranking has declined from the 19th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 10th percentile in 2025-2026, placing it in the bottom tier of Texas elementary schools. Over 61% of students are economically disadvantaged, and the school's student-teacher ratio is 14.5. The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District itself ranks in the bottom 12% of all Texas districts, suggesting systemic issues that affect all its schools.
A notable bright spot is 5th-grade reading performance in 2024-2025, where 48% of students were proficient—significantly higher than the district average of 37.8% and a major improvement from the previous year's 26.67% in 4th grade. This anomaly suggests a specific teacher or program at that grade level that could serve as a model for improvement. However, the school's average proficiency across all grades remains below district and state averages in both reading (38.97% vs. 54.20% statewide) and mathematics (24.61% vs. 47.00% statewide). With spending per student at $11,231, the school is in a critical period requiring targeted interventions to reverse its declining trajectory.
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