McBee Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
McBee Elementary School serves 347 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 3842nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 30.07 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480894008939 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 347 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.5 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.5% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
McBee Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 78 elementary schools in Austin ISD, McBee Elementary School is the 59th largest, with 0.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.1 miles away and have a median of 423 students, so McBee Elementary 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 1 with 58 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 39, against an average of 50 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 48 in kindergarten and 50 in grade 5. It also enrolls 39 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 94.8% 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.
94.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Austin ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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
McBee Elementary School has 30.07 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 347 students would have about 23.4 teachers, so McBee Elementary School has 6.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
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 elementary school is Walnut Creek Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There are 46 elementary schools within 5 miles and 123 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 94.8% |
| Black | 2.3% |
| White | 2% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 39 |
| Kindergarten | 48 |
| Grade 1 | 58 |
| Grade 2 | 53 |
| Grade 3 | 46 |
| Grade 4 | 53 |
| Grade 5 | 50 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1001 W Braker Ln, Austin, TX 78758
Phone: (512)841-2500
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: McBee Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Creek Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.5 mi | 496 | 12.9 | 92.1% |
| Basis Austin | Basis Texas | 0.7 mi | 155 | 13 | – |
| Basis Austin Primary School | Basis Texas | 0.7 mi | 243 | 14.4 | – |
| Cook Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.9 mi | 433 | 13.5 | 94.9% |
| Guerrero Thompson | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 548 | 14.4 | 96.7% |
| Graham Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.5 mi | 412 | 11.3 | 84.7% |
| IDEA Rundberg Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.5 mi | 694 | 22.4 | 95.8% |
| Barrington Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.5 mi | 405 | 14.4 | 94.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.