Bee Cave Middle School
Public middle school in Austin, Texas · Lake Travis ISD · Grades 6–8
Bee Cave Middle School serves 861 students in grades 6–8 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 11 schools in Lake Travis ISD. By enrollment it is the 465th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than 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 ÷ 51.98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Lake Travis ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 482647013703 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lake Travis ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 861 | 11,008 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.6 | 16.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 11.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% 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.
Bee Cave Middle School in context
Size
Bee Cave Middle School is the 2nd largest of Lake Travis ISD's 3 middle schools; its 861 students are 7.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 8 miles away with a median enrollment of 966; Bee Cave 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 6 with 299 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 267, against an average of 287 per grade. This year grade 8 has 11% fewer students than grade 6 (267 against 299). 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
The largest group is White students: 64% here and 63.5% across Lake Travis ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 16%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 51.98 full-time-equivalent teachers for 861 students, Bee Cave Middle School has 16.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 861 students would have about 59.8 teachers, so Bee Cave Middle School has 7.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Bee Cave Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Lake Travis Middle School, 2.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 6 other middle schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 64% |
| Hispanic | 16% |
| Asian | 12.8% |
| Two or more races | 4.3% |
| Black | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 299 |
| Grade 7 | 295 |
| Grade 8 | 267 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5400 Vail Divide, Austin, TX 78738
Phone: (737)931-2400
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bee Cave Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Travis Middle School | Lake Travis ISD | 2.6 mi | 968 | 17.2 | – |
| Hudson Bend Middle School | Lake Travis ISD | 6.7 mi | 806 | 14.2 | – |
| Canyon Ridge Middle School | Leander ISD | 6.8 mi | 964 | 14.9 | 4.4% |
| West Ridge Middle School | Eanes ISD | 6.9 mi | 886 | 12.9 | – |
| Sycamore Springs Middle School | Dripping Springs ISD | 9.2 mi | 1,043 | 14.8 | – |
| Gorzycki Middle School | Austin ISD | 9.3 mi | 1,305 | 17.4 | 7.6% |
| Dripping Springs Middle School | Dripping Springs ISD | 10.3 mi | 917 | 14.4 | – |
| Small Middle School | Austin ISD | 10.8 mi | 1,253 | 16.7 | 24.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lake Travis ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Cave Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 785 |
| Hudson Bend Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 806 |
| Lake Pointe Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 721 |
| Lake Travis Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 737 |
| Lake Travis High School | High | 9–12 | 3,569 |
| Lake Travis Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 968 |
| Lakeway Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 524 |
| Rough Hollow Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 702 |
| Serene Hills Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 744 |
| West Cypress Hills Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 591 |