Summary:
In zip code 78612, there is one elementary school, Cedar Creek Elementary, serving grades PK-5 in the Cedar Creek area, which is part of the Bastrop Independent School District (Isd).
Cedar Creek Elementary is a school facing significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 1% of all Texas elementary schools for the past three years. With 775 students, the school has a student-teacher ratio of 16.7 and spends about $10,268 per student, which is below the state average. A very high percentage of students, 85.29%, qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Test scores are critically low across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, only 12.3% of 3rd graders were proficient in Reading, compared to 51% statewide, and just 14.63% were proficient in Math, versus 44% statewide. Science proficiency is a particular weakness, with only 9.57% of 5th graders meeting the standard in 2024-2025.
There is a slight positive trend in upper grades, as 5th-grade Reading proficiency (30%) is more than double the 3rd-grade rate, and 5th-grade Math (19.33%) is also higher. However, comparing the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years shows no clear pattern of improvement, with scores in 3rd and 4th grade either flat or declining. The school is in urgent need of significant support and intervention to address these profound academic struggles.
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