Bee Cave Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Austin, Texas

Bee Cave Middle in Austin, Texas enrolled 861 students in 2024-25 with 52.0 full-time teachers, 16.6 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 75-79% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 78% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

830 students in 2022-23, 862 students in 2023-24, 861 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.7 to 52.0.

Students enrolled at Bee Cave Middle by school year2022-23: 830, 2023-24: 862, 2024-25: 86102505007501k2022-238302023-248622024-25861
Students enrolled at Bee Cave Middle by school year2022-23: 830, 2023-24: 862, 2024-25: 86102505007501k2022-238302023-248622024-25861
Students enrolled at Bee Cave Middle by school year2022-23: 830, 2023-24: 862, 2024-25: 86102505007501k2022-238302023-248622024-25861
Students enrolled at Bee Cave Middle by school year2022-23: 830, 2023-24: 862, 2024-25: 86102505007501k2022-238302023-248622024-25861
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2383052.715.7
2023-2486253.016.3
2024-2586152.016.6

16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 Texas middle schools

Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Bee Cave Middle 16.6; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBee Cave Middle 16.6state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Bee Cave Middle 16.6; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBee Cave Middle 16.6state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Bee Cave Middle 16.6; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBee Cave Middle 16.6state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Bee Cave Middle 16.6; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBee Cave Middle 16.6state median 14.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 443 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bee Cave Middle enrolled 838 students and had 1.9 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.9, one per 443 of the 838 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent6.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.0% of students were White, 16.0% Hispanic, 12.8% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White64.0%
  2. Hispanic16.0%
  3. Asian12.8%
  4. Two or more races4.3%
  5. Black2.6%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bee Cave Middle scored proficient or above: 75-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 78% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2275‑79%68%52%
Math, 2022-2378%61% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Austin

41 public middle schools in Austin report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Cedar Valley Middle1,30615.88.0%
Gorzycki Middle1,30517.46.2%
Canyon Vista Middle1,29516.27.6%
Small Middle1,25316.720.5%
Murchison Middle1,20918.222.7%
Kealing Middle1,19617.221.3%
Lamar Middle1,10917.518.7%
Sycamore Springs Middle1,04314.8not reported

All public schools in Austin →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bee Cave Middle

  1. Hudson Bend MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 6.7 miles away: 806 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
  2. Canyon Ridge MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 6.8 miles away: 964 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
  3. Compare Bee Cave Middle with Hudson Bend MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lake Travis ISD spends per student$10,944 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,944
  5. The largest public schools in TexasBee Cave Middle is the number 457 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#457 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.16.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bee Cave Middle

  1. How many students attend Bee Cave Middle?
    861 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 830 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Austin, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bee Cave Middle?
    16.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bee Cave Middle a Title I school?
    Bee Cave Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bee Cave Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bee Cave Middle scored proficient or above: 75-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 78% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Bee Cave Middle in?
    Lake Travis ISD, NCES district ID 4826470. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482647013703 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22