Central Texas News

Bastrop County schools enrolled 13,420 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 17,933 students enrolled in Bastrop County schools, 74.8% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 15% increase over the previous school year.

Bastrop County enrolled the 38th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students...dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools...gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Cedar Creek High School	1,506	2,002
Bastrop High School	1,012	1,621
Cedar Creek Elementary School	991	1,077
Cedar Creek Middle School	941	1,040
Cedar Creek Intermediate School	810	932
Bastrop Middle School	741	929
Elgin Elementary School	712	847
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	669	750
Elgin Middle School	642	780
Red Rock Elementary School	618	698
Lost Pines Elementary School	616	696
Bluebonnet Elementary School	594	761
Elgin Intermediate School	566	706
Bastrop Intermediate School	535	781
Emile Elementary School	529	803
Mina Elementary School	433	785
Smithville Elementary School	383	702
Smithville High School	303	575
Smithville Junior High School	209	412
Brown Primary School	135	196
Colorado River Collegiate Academy	134	236
Genesis High School	121	145
McDade Elementary School	118	201
McDade High School	66	155
Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop	36	103