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View of the Main Entrance at Camp Swift Texas, August 6, 1944Photo: Public domain · Public domain
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Schools in Camp Swift · Bastrop Independent School District

Camp Swift’s public schools score below 74% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

In Camp Swift, 28% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Camp Swift, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

#512of 642 Texas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
35%
▼ 16 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 13 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 5 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.4K
▼ 11% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.1
TX 14.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
6,931 students on the public path
In brief

Camp Swift’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 755 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Camp Swift’s, its schools beat 20%, lower than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,405 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 17% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

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 Camp Swift’s grade

C− Test scoresC+ Graduation

C: better than 26% of Texas school districts, #512 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 26%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (755)Better than 20%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 6,671 test results and a graduating class of 893 could put Camp Swift anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Camp Swift’s students in the tested grades sat them (6,544 in math, 6,798 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lost Pines ElBastrop Independent School DistrictD
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+

Camp Swift’s public schools are run by Bastrop Independent School District, which also serves Bastrop. 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.

Bastrop Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 16 schools · 13,370 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 17.1 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$11,405TX $12,815 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 51.1% · 6798 students tested
Math28%
State average 40.9% · 6544 students tested

Camp Swift vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Camp Swift’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Camp SwiftCBastrop Independent

Every school in Camp Swift

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

District schools in Camp Swiftby address
Lost Pines El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bastrop
D
896 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Camp Swiftin other towns
Cedar Creek Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Cedar Creek
C−
1,059 students20:1Rate it →
Bastrop Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bastrop
C+
875 students16:1Rate it →
Cedar Creek H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Cedar Creek
B
2,144 students19:1Rate it →
Bastrop H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Bastrop
C
1,767 students16:1Rate it →
Colorado River Collegiate Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Bastrop
A+
190 students14:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Bastrop County Juvenile Boot Camp).

Questions about Camp Swift’s schools

Are Camp Swift’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Camp Swift children attend score below 74% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #512 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Camp Swift in?

Bastrop Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 13,370 students in 16 schools (2024–25).

Where do Camp Swift kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Cedar Creek H S, Bastrop H S and Colorado River Collegiate Academy.

What is Camp Swift’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Bastrop Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Camp Swift spend per student?

$11,405 in Bastrop Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. 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 Texas. Stars are from neighbors.