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What's the one class at BASTROP INT every student should take?
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Enrollment
413
Middle
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BASTROP ISD·NCES 480957005709
Bastrop Intermediate School
509 OLD AUSTIN HWY, BASTROP, TX 78602 · (512) 772-7450 · Bastrop County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Texas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
223 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 413 | 100% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 22.0% | 31.0% | 38.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 44.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 21.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bastrop Intermediate School
Bastrop Intermediate School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bastrop Intermediate School this school | 413 | 54.0% | 38.0% |
| Devine Middle School DEVINE | 431 | 54.5% | 44.5% |
| McLean 6th Grade FORT WORTH | 388 | 56.4% | 61.7% |
| Driscoll Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 535 | 54.8% | 37.6% |
| James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus LA PORTE | 502 | 49.0% | 51.5% |
| Commander William C McCool Academy LUBBOCK | 416 | 56.5% | 56.2% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bastrop Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bastrop County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,030 of 1,635 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,310 of 1,670 ▼ 235 | #3 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,306 of 1,670 ▼ 371 | #3 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #805 of 1,570 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #1,237 of 1,749 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,013 of 1,542 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #866 of 1,543 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #1,070 of 1,648 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.9% | #22 of 942 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
413
-387 (-48%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 413 | 26.5 | 15.6:1 | 54% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 27.2 | 15.3:1 | 62% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 43.5 | 17.9:1 | 69% (535) |
| 2020-21 | 800 | 49 | 16.3:1 | 76% (604) |
| 2017-18 | 778 | 49.8 | 15.6:1 | 65% (507) |
| 2015-16 | 705 | 43 | 16.4:1 | 59% (417) |
| 2010-11 | 688 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 59% (406) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 35 | 15.0:1 | 36% (190) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bastrop Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (778 to 413); teachers down 47% (49.8 to 26.5).
About Bastrop Intermediate School
In BASTROP, Texas, part of Bastrop County, Bastrop Intermediate School is a middle school. A total of 413 students attend the school, which covers grade 6. The average for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students, so this school is 36% smaller than average.
Bastrop Intermediate School is one school in a 16-school district, BASTROP ISD, which enrolls 13,370 students.
Bastrop Intermediate School's enrollment is 63% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 31% White, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Bastrop County's population at about 45%. Bastrop Intermediate School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Bastrop Intermediate School total 26.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.6:1. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 223 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 54%. The average for public schools in Bastrop County is 67%.
The allk12 Grade for Bastrop Intermediate School is C. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 25% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Texas, Bastrop Intermediate School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 38.0% actual against a predicted 50.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bastrop County, median household income is about $86,226, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bastrop Intermediate School is one of 34 public schools in Bastrop County, which together enroll about 19,931 students.
The nearest public school is Bastrop Middle School, at about 0.4 miles. Bastrop Intermediate School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 45.2%, higher than Bastrop Intermediate School's 38.0%.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Federal records list enrollment at Bastrop Intermediate School as 800 in 2020-21 and 413 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students.
Community posts for Bastrop Intermediate School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Bastrop County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,582
Census ACS
Median income
$86,226
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
19,931 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BASTROP ISD
- Cedar Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,144 students
- Bastrop High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- Cedar Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,059 students
- Lost Pines Elementary SchoolElementary · 896 students
- Bastrop Middle SchoolMiddle · 875 students
- Colony Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 824 students
Other schools in BASTROP
- Bastrop High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- Lost Pines Elementary SchoolElementary · 896 students
- Bastrop Middle SchoolMiddle · 875 students
- Colony Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 824 students
- Mina Elementary SchoolElementary · 801 students
- Bluebonnet Elementary SchoolElementary · 765 students
Nearby schools
- Bastrop Middle School0.4 mi · 875
- Bastrop County Juvenile Boot Camp1.2 mi · 2
- Genesis High School1.3 mi · 185
- Colorado River Collegiate Academy1.3 mi · 190
- Mina Elementary School1.3 mi · 801
- Bastrop High School1.5 mi · 1,767
Frequently asked questions
About Bastrop Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Bastrop Intermediate School?
Bastrop Intermediate School enrolls approximately 413 students in grades 06-06.
What age range does Bastrop Intermediate School serve?
Bastrop Intermediate School serves students from grade 06 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Bastrop Intermediate School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Bastrop Intermediate School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bastrop Intermediate School?
At Bastrop Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 31% White, 63% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Bastrop Intermediate School?
Bastrop Intermediate School is overseen by BASTROP ISD in Bastrop County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.