The top reported proficiency rate is 50% in English language arts. The lowest is 29% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Bastrop Int
Bastrop Intermediate serves a single grade, sixth grade, operating as a regular public school within Bastrop ISD on Old Austin Highway in Bastrop, Texas. Because it covers only one grade, every aspect of the picture here is specific to that transition year between elementary and middle school.
The student body is majority Hispanic, with white students making up roughly the next largest group and smaller shares of Black, Asian, multiracial, and other students. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a community with a meaningful proportion of economically disadvantaged families. Data on English learner enrollment and students with IEPs were not available in the records reviewed.
On state assessments, the picture is mixed and worth understanding clearly. In reading and language arts, about half of sixth graders scored at the "Meets Grade Level" threshold or above on the STAAR, which is the bar Texas uses to indicate grade-level proficiency. In math, fewer than four in ten students reached that same bar. Looking at the broader STAAR performance levels, most students in both subjects at least "Approached" grade level, meaning they demonstrated partial mastery, but the share reaching the top "Masters" level is notably thin, particularly in math. Science results in the data come from an earlier school year when fifth-grade science was tested at this campus, and those results were also below the midpoint, though a change in how STAAR cut scores were set that year means that figure is harder to compare directly.
Among districts in Bastrop County, the school's overall proficiency index sits above the county midpoint, which places it in a relatively stronger position within its local peer group, though parents should weigh that against the fact that the absolute rates in math remain low by any standard. A parent who wants to understand what supports are in place for students who have not yet reached grade level in math would do well to ask the school directly.
The housing market in Bastrop has been active. Home values near the school are modestly above the Texas statewide benchmark and just below national medians, though values have edged down slightly over the past year. Rents have been roughly flat. Monthly mortgage costs at current rates sit at a level that makes ownership a stretch for many households, a consideration for families comparing renting and buying in the area.
Bastrop itself is a fast-growth community southeast of Austin, shaped by its position within the broader Austin metro and by the arrival of employers including The Boring Company, SpaceX operations, and existing anchors like the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines and the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Science Park. Publicly reported sources describe it as a town with a well-preserved historic downtown along the Colorado River, a walkable Main Street, riverfront parks, and a growing retail base drawing national chains. Growth has been substantial, with multiple large residential communities under development and Bastrop ISD searching for land for additional elementary schools even as it opens new campuses.
That district growth context directly touches families at Bastrop Intermediate. Trustees rezoned attendance boundaries in early 2025, shifting student assignments across campuses over two consecutive school years to relieve overcrowding. A ninth elementary school opened in fall 2025, and middle school restructuring is also underway as part of a major bond program voters approved across two elections without a tax rate increase. Parents moving into the area should verify their current attendance zone, since boundaries have been actively shifting. The district is also launching a virtual academy option in fall 2026 for families who want a fully online pathway with district-supplied technology.
Bastrop Intermediate has no AP or dual-credit programming, which is expected given it is a single-grade sixth-grade school. No information on course access, staffing ratios, attendance rates, or chronic absenteeism was available in the data reviewed. Graduation rate does not apply to a school at this grade level. For families, the key questions are likely about how the school supports students during this one transitional year, what the math intervention looks like given the proficiency gap, and which middle school their child will feed into given the district's ongoing boundary changes.
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