Bulverde Middle School
Public middle school in Bulverde, Texas · Comal ISD · Grades 6–8
Bulverde Middle School serves 690 students in grades 6–8 in Bulverde (Comal County). It is one of 37 schools in Comal ISD. By enrollment it is the 769th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 18.2 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 ÷ 37.85 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Comal ISD |
| County | Comal County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481473014201 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Comal ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 690 | 29,839 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 18.2 | 15.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 21% | 28.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 93% 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.
Bulverde Middle School in context
Size
Of the 8 middle schools in Comal ISD, Bulverde Middle School is the 7th largest, with 2.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 7 miles away and have a median of 947 students, so Bulverde Middle School is smaller than most of them.
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 336 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 163, against an average of 230 per grade. This year grade 8 has 51% fewer students than grade 6 (163 against 336). 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
White students are the largest group, at 43.8% of enrollment, a lower share than across Comal ISD (49.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 43.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 28.9% across Comal ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Bulverde Middle School has 37.85 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 690 students would have about 47.9 teachers, so Bulverde Middle School has 10 fewer.
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 rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other middle school is Pieper Ranch Middle School, 2.7 miles away in the same district. There are 2 middle schools within 5 miles and 8 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 43.8% |
| Hispanic | 43.5% |
| Two or more races | 5.7% |
| Black | 4.1% |
| Asian | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
44.8% of students are girls and 55.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 336 |
| Grade 7 | 191 |
| Grade 8 | 163 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3615 Mustang Vista, Bulverde, TX 78163
Phone: (830)221-2000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bulverde Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pieper Ranch Middle School | Comal ISD | 2.7 mi | 1,140 | 17.1 | 13.3% |
| Spring Branch Middle School | Comal ISD | 4.0 mi | 604 | 14.9 | 23.3% |
| Tejeda Middle School | North East ISD | 6.8 mi | 1,014 | 19.4 | 25.2% |
| Lopez Middle School | North East ISD | 6.9 mi | 1,294 | 20.1 | 16.3% |
| Hill Middle School | North East ISD | 7.0 mi | 1,057 | 19.4 | 28.1% |
| Bush Middle School | North East ISD | 7.3 mi | 823 | 15.7 | 25.5% |
| Smithson Valley Middle School | Comal ISD | 7.6 mi | 880 | 17.9 | 15.3% |
| Driscoll Middle School | North East ISD | 9.9 mi | 535 | 14 | 54.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.