Bastrop Independent School District Explained

Bastrop Independent School District
Region:	ESC Region 13^[1]
Grades:	EE through 12
Superintendent:	Barry Edwards
Students:	11,080
Staff:	1,175
Ratio:	14.9
Schools:	15
Free Text:	Met Standard District
Coordinates:	30.1131°N -97.3154°W
Location:	Bastrop, Texas
Country:	USA

Bastrop Independent School District is a public school district in Bastrop, Texas, United States. The district serves the communities of Bastrop,^[2] Camp Swift,^[3] Cedar Creek,^[4] Circle D-KC Estates,^[5] Paige,^[6] Red Rock, Rockne,^[4] Wyldwood,^[7] and other rural areas of Bastrop County.^[4]

Governance

In the 2018-2019 school year, the superintendent was Barry Edwards.

Finances

As of the 2018-2019 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $3,484,178,500.00. The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.044 per $100 of appraised valuation.

Academic achievement

In 2017-18, the school district was rated "Met Standard District" by the Texas Education Agency.^[8]

Schools

In the 2018-2019 school year, the district had students in 15 schools.

Regular instructional

High Schools (grades 9-12)

• Bastrop High School
  • Cedar Creek High School Colorado River Collegiate Academy

Middle Schools (grades 7-8)

• Bastrop Middle
• Cedar Creek Middle

Intermediate Schools (grade 6)

• Bastrop Intermediate
• Cedar Creek Intermediate

Elementary schools (early childhood education- grade 5)

• Bluebonnet Elementary
• Cedar Creek Elementary
• Camino Real Elementary
• Colony Park Elementary
• Emile Elementary
• Lost Pines Elementary
• Mina Elementary
• Red Rock Elementary

Alternative instructional

• Genesis High School (grades 9-12)

DAEP instructional

• Bastrop County Juvenile Boot Camp (grades 4-12)
• Gateway School (grades 6-12)

Former schools

• Emile High School, a former segregated school, served African-American students from 1893 to 1969. It closed in 1969, when the school district integrated.^[9]

See also

• List of school districts in Texas

External links

• Bastrop ISD

Notes and References

1. Book: . Texas School Directory 2013-14. Austin, Texas. Texas Education Agency. 47. February 2014. 20 December 2014. 14 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141214192257/http://mansfield.tea.state.tx.us/TEA.AskTED.TSD/TSDfiles/tsd2014/not_tagged/texas_school_directory_2013-14.pdf. dead.
2. "District Boundary/Attendance Maps" (Archive). Bastrop Independent School District. Retrieved on January 23, 2017. The zone map shows Camp Swift, Circle D-KC Estates, and Wyldwood as being in the district area. See also: "Bastrop ISD Attendance Boundaries."
3. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Camp Swift CDP, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 23, 2017.
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-01-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140212163425/http://www.bisdtx.org/default.aspx?name=dis.district_info . 2014-02-12 .
5. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Circle D-KC Estates CDP, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 23, 2017.
6. "Paige Community." Bastrop County, Texas. Retrieved on January 25, 2017.
7. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Wyldwood CDP, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 23, 2017. Page 1, Page 2.
8. Web site: Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011. Texas Education Agency. 19 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120702090716/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/accthist_new.srch.html. 2 July 2012.
9. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20151115050617/http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/emile-high-school-students-celebrate-50-year-class/npMqx/. 2015-11-15. Emile High School students celebrate 50-year class reunion. 2015-11-14. Dock. Jackson. Austin American-Statesman.