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C+
Schools in Bastrop · Morehouse Parish School District

Bastrop’s public schools score below 56% of Louisiana districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Bastrop’s districts is 13%, below the Louisiana average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bastrop, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Louisiana, not nationally.

#154of 162 Louisiana townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
20%
▼ 22 pts vs LA 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 19 pts vs LA 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 1–3 pts vs LA 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 11% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
LA 13.6
Schools in town
3
1,587 students on the public path
In brief

Bastrop’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 102 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bastrop’s, its schools beat 6%, lower than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 20% of tested students were proficient in reading and 13% in math, against 42% and 32% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana (the state reports Bastrop’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,381 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bastrop’s grade

C Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 44% of Louisiana school districts, #154 of 162 Louisiana towns. Both inputs trail the Louisiana average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Louisiana school districts we grade (197)Better than 44%
Lower resultsHigher results
Louisiana towns with similar household incomes (102)Better than 6%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,706 test results and a graduating class of 174 could put Bastrop anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Bastrop’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,671 in math, 1,741 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bastrop, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C+

Bastrop’s public schools are run by Morehouse Parish School District, which also serves Bonita, Collinston, Mer Rouge and Oak Ridge. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Morehouse Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 3,082 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$17,381LA $15,623 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading20%
State average 42.4% · 1741 students tested
Math13%
State average 31.8% · 1671 students tested

Bastrop vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Bastrop’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BastropC+Morehouse Parish

Every school in Bastrop

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Bastropby address
Morehouse Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
509 students15:1Rate it →
Morehouse Magnet School
Grades PK–12
C+
284 students12:1Rate it →
Bastrop High School
High · Grades 7–12
D−
794 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Bastrop’s schools

Are Bastrop’s schools good?

On Louisiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bastrop children attend score below 56% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #154 of 162 Louisiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 6%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bastrop in?

Morehouse Parish School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,082 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

What is Bastrop’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Morehouse Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.

How much does Bastrop spend per student?

$17,381 in Morehouse Parish School District (FY2024), against $15,623 across Louisiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.