Bluebonnet El, Bastrop TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Bluebonnet El

Bluebonnet Elementary is a public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Bastrop, a small town about thirty miles southeast of Austin that is rapidly becoming both a historic downtown hub and a major residential growth corridor. The school sits within Bastrop ISD, a fast-growing district in the midst of significant expansion.

The school's enrollment is spread across early grades, with roughly equal distribution from pre-K through fifth grade. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a smaller share of white students and representation of other racial and ethnic groups.

Academically, state test results from 2024-25 show moderate performance. In English language arts, proficiency varies by grade: third grade English showed about a third of students meeting or exceeding proficiency, while fourth grade achieved similar results, and fifth grade performed better at near-majority proficiency. Math results across tested grades are lower, with third grade at about a third proficient, fourth grade near zero proficiency on Spanish-language assessment (a very small cohort), and fifth grade at about a fifth proficient on Spanish assessment. When rolled up across all tested subjects and grade levels, about a fifth of students overall meet or exceed state proficiency standards. Science data at fifth grade shows zero proficiency on a Spanish-language test of a small group. Overall, the school's proficiency index places it above the midpoint among the four districts in Bastrop County, though the absolute performance levels are low across the board.

The assessment results reflect what appears to be a bilingual or dual-language student population, with some grade-level cohorts tested in English and others in Spanish, with notably different outcomes by language of assessment. Parents may want to understand more directly with the school about its English learner programs, dual-language offerings, and how instruction is structured across grade levels, as this data alone does not clarify the school's language pathway model or how students transition between Spanish and English instruction.

Bastrop is experiencing intense residential growth, with multiple large master-planned communities under development, a wave of commercial and retail expansion, and a widening job market anchored by major employers including SpaceX and The Boring Company alongside established healthcare and higher-education institutions. Housing values in the area have moderated slightly in recent months but remain elevated relative to local income. The district as a whole has been undertaking major capacity expansion after a decade without new schools, opening Adelton Elementary in fall 2025 and preparing additional campuses. Boundary rezoning in January 2025 shifted where many students attend school to manage crowding; families moving to the area should check current attendance zones, as these are actively changing through 2026-27. A virtual academy is launching in fall 2026, offering families a different pathway if in-person learning is not their preference.

Bluebonnet serves as an anchor in Bastrop's ongoing transformation from a historic small town into a suburban growth zone, offering early-grade education within a district that is under real strain from rapid population movement but is investing substantially in new facilities and capacity.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 330%

School 30% · District 9% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 40%

School 0% · District 24% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 41 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 26% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 312%

School 12% · District 29% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 34 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 32% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 16 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 558%

School 58% · District 7% · ▲ 51 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Science

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

This schoolBASTROP ISD, 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-income10%Higher-income17%7 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income0%Higher-income78%78 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income29%Higher-income33%4 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income32%Higher-income57%25 pp gap