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Schools in Cedar Creek · Bastrop Independent School District

Cedar Creek’s public schools score below 74% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

28% of students in Cedar Creek’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cedar Creek, 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

7,228 students on the public path

In brief

Cedar Creek’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 706 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cedar Creek’s, its schools beat 19%, 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 ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Cedar Creek’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 (706)Better than 19%

C⁻CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 6,671 test results and a graduating class of 893 could put Cedar Creek anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Cedar Creek’s students in the tested grades sat them (6,544 in math, 6,798 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Cedar Creek · depends on your address

Camino Real El

Grades PK–5 · 815 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Dale

No scores

Cedar Creek El

Grades PK–5 · 775 students · 17:1 students per teacher

D⁻

The path, start to finish

PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD⁻

7–8Cedar Creek MiddleBastrop Independent School DistrictC⁻

9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A⁺

Cedar Creek’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

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

Cedar Creek vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Cedar Creek’s borders.

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Cedar Creek	C	Bastrop Independent

Every school in Cedar Creek

7 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 Cedar Creekby address

Camino Real El

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dale

815 students20:1Rate it →

Cedar Creek El

Elementary · Grades PK–5

D⁻

775 students17:1Rate it →

Cedar Creek Int

Middle · Grades 6

C⁻

478 students19:1Rate it →

Cedar Creek Middle

Middle · Grades 7–8

C⁻

1,059 students20:1Rate it →

Also serving Cedar Creekin other towns

Cedar Creek H S

High · Grades 9–12

2,144 students19:1Rate it →

Bastrop H S

High · Grades 9–12 · Bastrop

1,767 students16:1Rate it →

Colorado River Collegiate Academy

High · Grades 9–12 · Bastrop

A⁺

190 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Cedar Creek’s schools

Are Cedar Creek’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cedar Creek 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 19%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cedar Creek in?

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

Where do Cedar Creek 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 Cedar Creek’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 Cedar Creek 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.