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Elgin has a way of widening your world without making your days feel crowded. Sitting near the crossroads of Highway 290 and State Highway 95, Cedar Grove Apartment Homes keeps Elgin ISD close to home while placing several neighboring school districts within an easy drive. Whether you are an educator weighing opportunities in more than one district, a coach or administrator with early mornings and late games, or simply someone who wants campuses, classrooms, and career options within reach, this guide walks through the school districts near Elgin, TX and the employers that surround our brand new community.<\/p>\n Elgin ISD is the neighborhood district for the city of Elgin, and it is also one of the area's major employers, with campuses, administrative offices, and athletic facilities spread across town. For teachers and staff who work in the district, a home at Cedar Grove can mean a commute measured in minutes rather than miles. If you are enrolling a student, we always recommend confirming campus assignments directly with the district, since attendance zones can shift as new schools open. Downtown Elgin, the Elgin Public Library, and Morris Memorial Park are all part of everyday life here, and you can see more of what surrounds us on our Elgin neighborhood page<\/a>. What makes this location special, though, is how easily it opens up the rest of the region.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Head south on State Highway 95 for roughly 20 miles and you arrive in Bastrop, home to one of the largest school districts by land area in Texas. Bastrop ISD covers about 433 square miles along the Colorado River and the Lost Pines, serving Bastrop, Cedar Creek, Red Rock, Rockne, and Paige. According to the Bastrop ISD district profile<\/a>, the district enrolls more than 13,000 students across its high schools, middle schools, and elementary campuses, including an early college high school and P-TECH academies focused on advanced manufacturing and health science.<\/p>\n Growth is the headline in Bastrop. The district opened Adelton Elementary and restructured its middle schools for the 2025 to 2026 school year, and a tenth elementary campus in the SilverLeaf area is planned for the 2027 to 2028 school year. For teachers, counselors, and support staff, that kind of expansion often translates into new positions and fresh opportunities, and Cedar Grove offers a comfortable home base with a simple drive down SH 95.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Taylor sits roughly 20 to 25 miles north of Elgin, also along SH 95, which makes it one of the most straightforward commutes on this list. Taylor ISD serves close to 3,000 students across its elementary campuses, Taylor Middle School, Taylor High School, and Legacy Early College High School, which gives students a path to earn college credit alongside their diploma. The district also offers dual language, career and technical education, fine arts, and P-TECH programming. You can learn more about its mission and campuses on the Taylor ISD About Us page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Taylor has become one of the most talked about towns in Central Texas thanks to large scale semiconductor investment, and that momentum is reshaping the local job market for educators and professionals alike. Living in Elgin lets you stay connected to that growth while coming home each evening to a quieter pace.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Just east of Taylor on US Highway 79, Thrall ISD offers small town schooling at its most personal. The district covers about 149 square miles of eastern Williamson County and operates three campuses: Thrall Elementary for prekindergarten through fourth grade, Thrall Middle for fifth through eighth grade, and Thrall High School. With enrollment under 900 students, the district places a strong emphasis on small class sizes, which you can read more about on the All About Thrall ISD page<\/a>. The drive from Elgin winds through open farmland, a peaceful way to start and end the workday.<\/p>\n A few more districts round out the map. Manor ISD lies about 13 miles west on Highway 290 and has been adding campuses to keep pace with rapid growth. Coupland ISD sits a short drive north on SH 95, and McDade ISD is just east of Elgin along Highway 290. For educators, this cluster of districts means a wide range of settings, from fast growing suburban systems to close knit rural campuses, all within commuting distance of a single address. Anyone researching campuses can compare accountability reports and school profiles through the Texas Education Agency's TXschools.gov website.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n School districts are only part of the story. Elgin's location puts a remarkable range of employers within reach, whether you work in education yourself or share your home with someone in another field.<\/p>\n Right here in town, Elgin ISD, Elgin City Hall, H-E-B, the Walmart Supercenter, Elgin Veterinary Hospital, and the legendary Southside Market & Barbeque are all part of the local employment picture. Elgin's long history as a brick making town continues with Acme Brick Co, while manufacturers and service businesses such as Bentoli, Carr Lane Manufacturing Co., OnePointe Solutions, Yerico Manufacturing Inc, and Smart Painting add even more variety to the regional job market.<\/p>\n Looking beyond city limits, SpaceX has a significant presence in Bastrop, and Samsung Austin Semiconductor operates in both Austin and Taylor. Tesla Giga Texas sits along SH 130 southeast of Austin, while Apple, Applied Materials Building 36, IBM Building 045, and The University of Texas at Austin are all reachable by way of Highway 290 and SH 130. After the commute, our one, two, and three bedroom floor plans<\/a> offer space for a home office, a grading station, or a quiet corner to plan tomorrow's lesson.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Cedar Grove Apartment Homes brings together brand new apartment living, thoughtful amenities like a resort-style pool, fitness center, and work lounge, and a location that keeps multiple school districts and major employers within easy reach. With first move-ins beginning this October, now is the perfect time to secure your new home. Contact our leasing team<\/a> to join the priority list and discover how living in Elgin can make every commute feel a little shorter.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Elgin has a way of widening your world without making your days feel crowded. Sitting near the crossroads of Highway 290 and State Highway 95, Cedar Grove Apartment Homes keeps Elgin ISD close to home while placing several neighboring school districts within an easy drive. 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Bastrop ISD: A Straight Shot South on SH 95<\/h2>\n
Taylor ISD: North Into Williamson County<\/h2>\n
Thrall ISD and Other Nearby Districts<\/h2>\n
Major Employers Within Reach<\/h2>\n
Find Your Place Between Campus and Career<\/h2>\n
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