Best Public Schools in Zip Code 78616

Summary:

The 78616 zip code area in Texas is home to two elementary schools: Camino Real Elementary and Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary. Based on the available data, Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary appears to be the stronger performing school, outpacing Camino Real Elementary across various academic metrics.

Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary has higher proficiency rates in STAAR Reading, Math, and Science across all grade levels compared to Camino Real Elementary. It also has a higher statewide school ranking, placing in the top 3,717 elementary schools in Texas for the 2024-2025 school year, while Camino Real Elementary ranks 4,561st. Additionally, Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 81.08%, compared to 85.62% at Camino Real Elementary, suggesting it serves a less economically disadvantaged student population.

Further analysis reveals that Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 15.5 compared to 17.7 at Camino Real Elementary, and it also has higher per-student spending at $10,526, while the data is not available for Camino Real. These differences in funding and resources may contribute to the significant performance gap between the two schools, with Alma Brewer Strawn consistently outperforming Camino Real across grade levels and subject areas. It would be valuable to investigate the specific strategies and practices employed at Alma Brewer Strawn that have led to their stronger academic results, as these could potentially be replicated at other schools facing similar challenges.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Camino Real Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2380 Fm 812	Dale	78616	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 772-7100	815	42	19.5	80.9%	26 (3.2%)	6 (0.7%)	778 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	7.2	4561^st of 4651 public elementary schools	1.9%		6.9	4631^st of 4710 public elementary schools	1.7%	70	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	16.7	0.0	15.3	25.6	26.3	12.2	17.3	14.3	11.9	$7,101
Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary	Public	K-5	9000 Fm 1854	Dale	78616	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 398-0630	529	34	15.6	89.2%	19 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	505 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	25.2	3717^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.1%		26.3	3692^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	21.6%	25	10.8	7.1	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	35.7	41.0	48.9	33.3	31.8	29.9	9.1	$9,448

Cities Near Zip Code 78616

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dale	3.05 mi	2	865^th
Cedar Creek	5.7 mi	4	875^th
Red Rock	8.72 mi	1	883^rd
Del Valle	9.85 mi	5	873^rd
Creedmoor	9.88 mi	1	764^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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