Compass Rose Harvest, Bastrop TX

Original Research by School Decision on Compass Rose Harvest

Compass Rose Harvest is a tuition-free public charter school serving kindergarten through seventh grade in Bastrop, a historic small town undergoing rapid residential and commercial growth southeast of Austin. The school opened in August 2022 as part of the expanding Compass Rose Public Schools network, which has placed campuses across the Austin metro area and beyond, each with its own specialty curriculum focus.

The school's current enrollment is small for its grade band, with students distributed fairly evenly across kindergarten through seventh grade. About half the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, and the enrollment is racially mixed, with roughly equal shares of white and Hispanic students, along with smaller populations of Black students and other groups.

On state testing, Compass Rose Harvest's results are below midpoint for districts in Bastrop County. In English language arts, proficiency rates range from low in the early elementary grades, climbing through the middle grades, with sixth grade at the stronger end of the school's range and eighth-grade ELA notably higher. In mathematics, results are consistently low across grades three through seven, with the sixth grade showing the lowest performance and eighth grade having too few tested students to yield a meaningful result. Science shows mixed performance, with fifth grade very weak and eighth grade considerably stronger. The one social studies assessment available, administered to eighth graders, is also low.

This pattern suggests students are struggling in foundational math skills through the intermediate grades, with some catching ground in language arts as they move toward middle school. Parents may want to look into further details with the school about math support and intervention strategies, particularly in the middle grades where the declines are steepest.

The broader Compass Rose Public Schools district was rated D on the Texas Education Agency's 2024-25 accountability system, which parents evaluating this charter network should consider alongside the school's own results. The network's defining feature is its specialty curriculum tracks across campuses; Compass Rose Harvest's particular focus is not identified in the available data, which is a gap worth clarifying directly with the school.

Bastrop itself is in a significant growth phase. Historic downtown with a walkable Main Street and riverfront parks anchors the town's civic life, while suburban development spreads outward along highways. Employers like SpaceX, The Boring Company, and the UT MD Anderson Science Park drive job growth, and residential projects from The Colony to newer planned communities like Stonebrush are reshaping the county's housing stock. Home values in the 78602 zip code are modest, and median rent is moderate relative to national benchmarks. The school district itself is expanding rapidly, already planning its ninth and tenth elementary schools.

Compass Rose Harvest serves as a charter alternative for families seeking public school choice in Bastrop. State test data shows the school is not yet a high-performing option, but its charter status and specialty mission may appeal to families prioritizing educational approach or wanting to opt out of the traditional Bastrop ISD track. With most students economically disadvantaged and the school relatively new, parents should weigh the academic results carefully against the school's enrollment projections, support systems, and any distinctive programming before enrolling.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 325%

School 25% · District 19% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 426%

School 26% · District 22% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 29% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 618%

School 18% · District 17% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 16 pts below state median

Grade 730%

School 30% · District 24% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 10% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 42 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 331%

School 31% · District 20% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 30% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 16 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 29% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 644%

School 44% · District 34% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median

Grade 737%

School 37% · District 38% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 36% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 12 pts below state median

Science

Grade 511%

School 11% · District 10% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 836%

School 36% · District 25% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 826%

School 26% · District 15% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median

This schoolCOMPASS ROSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income27%Higher-income39%12 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income14%Higher-income54%40 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income28%Higher-income50%22 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income39%Higher-income50%11 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income29%Higher-income48%19 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income30%Higher-income53%23 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income19%Higher-income35%16 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income7%Higher-income48%41 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income24%Higher-income46%22 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income12%Higher-income25%13 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income19%Higher-income43%24 pp gap