Central Texas News

There were 692 Black students enrolled in Bastrop County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Bastrop County welcomed 17,933 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 3.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Bastrop County, Elgin Intermediate School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 73 students.

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 name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Cedar Creek High School	2.3	2,002
Bastrop High School	4.2	1,621
Cedar Creek Elementary School	0.8	1,077
Cedar Creek Middle School	1	1,040
Cedar Creek Intermediate School	0.9	932
Bastrop Middle School	4.6	929
Elgin Elementary School	7	847
Emile Elementary School	3.7	803
Mina Elementary School	8.2	785
Bastrop Intermediate School	4.7	781
Elgin Middle School	9.1	780
Bluebonnet Elementary School	2.6	761
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	3.3	750
Elgin Intermediate School	10.3	706
Smithville Elementary School	5	702
Red Rock Elementary School	0.4	698
Lost Pines Elementary School	0.9	696
Smithville High School	6.8	575
Smithville Junior High School	6.3	412
Colorado River Collegiate Academy	0.4	236
McDade Elementary School	0	201
Brown Primary School	5.1	196
McDade High School	0.6	155
Genesis High School	4.8	145
Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop	1	103