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Schools in Bear Creek

Bear Creek’s public schools

Dripping Springs Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bear Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/7schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.2K
▼ 13% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.2
TX 14.9
Schools in town
0
8,712 students on the public path
In brief

Bear Creek’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Bear Creek’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Sycamore Springs Middle places highest (better than 91%); Dripping Springs Middle lowest (80%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Bear Creek, graded from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Dripping Springs H S. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bear Creek, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
9–12Dripping Springs H Sin Dripping SpringsA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dripping Springs Independent School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Dripping Springs Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 8,712 students, up 9% since 2021–22 · 15.2 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$11,156TX $12,815 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 51.1% · 4317 students tested
Math61%
State average 40.9% · 4275 students tested

Bear Creek vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Bear Creek’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bear Creek—Dripping Springs Independent
AustinB−Austin Independent

Every school in Bear Creek

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bear Creekin other towns
Dripping Springs El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dripping Springs
A−
1,104 students15:1Rate it →
Walnut Springs El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dripping Springs
A−
941 students14:1Rate it →
Rooster Springs El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
A−
772 students15:1Rate it →
Cypress Springs El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Driftwood
697 students15:1Rate it →
Sycamore Springs El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
A
674 students14:1Rate it →
Sycamore Springs Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Austin
A
1,043 students15:1Rate it →
Dripping Springs Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dripping Springs
A−
917 students14:1Rate it →
Dripping Springs H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dripping Springs
A
2,564 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Bear Creek’s schools

Are Bear Creek’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bear Creek. Dripping Springs Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bear Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bear Creek in?

Dripping Springs Independent School District.

Where do Bear Creek kids go to high school?

Dripping Springs H S.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.