Bedichek Middle School
Public middle school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades 6–8
Bedichek Middle School serves 671 students in grades 6–8 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 803rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 47.97 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480894000299 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Austin ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 671 | 72,272 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 14.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.2% | 51.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 43% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bedichek Middle School in context
Size
Of the 19 middle schools in Austin ISD, Bedichek Middle School is the 10th largest, with 0.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.6 miles away and have a median of 634 students, so Bedichek Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 243 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 211, against an average of 224 per grade. This year grade 8 has 15% more students than grade 6 (243 against 211). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 81.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin ISD (54.4%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Austin ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Bedichek Middle School has 47.97 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 671 students would have about 46.6 teachers, so Bedichek Middle School has 1.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is KIPP Austin Beacon Prep, 1.9 miles away in KIPP Texas Public Schools. There are 8 middle schools within 5 miles and 20 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 81.7% |
| White | 7.7% |
| Black | 7% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 211 |
| Grade 7 | 217 |
| Grade 8 | 243 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6800 Bill Hughes Rd, Austin, TX 78745
Phone: (512)414-3265
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bedichek Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Austin Beacon Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.9 mi | 393 | 16.2 | 92.9% |
| Paredes Middle School | Austin ISD | 2.4 mi | 635 | 16.2 | 78.3% |
| Mendez Middle School | Austin ISD | 2.6 mi | 199 | – | 89.9% |
| Covington Middle School | Austin ISD | 3.1 mi | 632 | 13.7 | 52.4% |
| Lively Middle School | Austin ISD | 4.0 mi | 910 | 14.8 | 65.7% |
| Small Middle School | Austin ISD | 4.3 mi | 1,253 | 16.7 | 24.7% |
| John P Ojeda Middle School | Del Valle ISD | 4.4 mi | 759 | 13.8 | 90.6% |
| KIPP Paseo Preparatory School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 4.8 mi | 436 | 16.2 | 91.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.