Zilker Elementary is in the Austin ISD and earned a 9/10 rating from Great School’s as of October 2026. The campus sits at 1900 Bluebonnet Ln. in South Austin’s 78704 zip code and serves Pre-K through 5th grade. Zilker was a receiving campus in Austin ISD’s consolidation: for 2026-27 it keeps its long-standing zone and adds a small part of the former Becker Elementary zone, which closed after 2025-26. Most of the zone feeds O. Henry Middle School and Austin High School, while the area added from Becker feeds Lively Middle School and Travis Early College High School. Scroll down to read more about homes near Andrew J. Zilker Elementary School.
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Zilker Elementary School Snapshot
- Address: 1900 Bluebonnet Ln., Austin, TX 78704
- Phone: (512) 414-2327
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: Pre-K through 5th grade
- Enrollment: 537 students (2025-26, before part of the Becker zone was added)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 14.3:1 (2025-26, TEA)
- Principal: A.J. Pitts
- School Hours: 7:40 a.m. to 3:10 p.m.
- Mascot: the Panthers
- Opened: 1950
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 9/10 as of October 2026.
Zilker opened in January 1950 as the first elementary school built in Austin after World War II. It cost $312,000 and started with 270 students and 11 teachers, and it is named for Andrew J. Zilker, who had given a total of $300,000 to the Austin public schools by 1932. In 2025-26, Zilker enrolled 537 students, with 20.1% economically disadvantaged, 4.5% emergent bilingual and 14.9% receiving special education services, according to TEA. Austin ISD’s consolidation impact matrix counts 37 former Becker students reassigned to Zilker for 2026-27, so enrollment is expected to rise somewhat. GreatSchools and TEA measure different things. GreatSchools weighs test results against schools with similar student populations, while TEA’s rating, below, is the state’s official accountability measure.
Academic Performance: Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating
In TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026, Zilker Elementary earned an overall A with a score of 92. That is up 3 points from a B (89) in 2024-25. Before that, Zilker was an A campus in each of the three prior rated years, scoring 94 in 2021-22, 92 in 2022-23 and 91 in 2023-24.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): A (92)
- Student Achievement: A, 92 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: B, 86 out of 100 (Academic Growth B/86, Relative Performance B/80)
- Closing the Gaps: A, 91 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: A (94) in 2021-22, A (92) in 2022-23, A (91) in 2023-24, B (89) in 2024-25
- Austin ISD (2025-26): B (81) district-wide
Under TEA’s scale, an A reflects exemplary performance, B is recognized, C is acceptable, D needs improvement, and F is unacceptable. Zilker’s overall rating is carried by Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, which earned an A (92) in 2025-26 after an A (93) the year before. School Progress was a B (86), with Academic Growth at 86 and Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, at 80. The biggest change was Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups, rising from a B (81) to an A (91), and that is what lifted the overall score back to an A. Zilker earned distinction designations in 2021-22, including ELA/Reading and Comparative Academic Growth, and none in the years since. The campus is not identified for state improvement support.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Zilker Elementary (campus 227901146), 2022 through 2026 (2025-26 ratings released August 2026). The 2022-23 and 2023-24 ratings were delayed by litigation and released in 2025. TEA issues updated ratings annually, so verify the current rating directly with Austin ISD or TEA before making a decision based on it.
Programs at Zilker Elementary
These are the programs Austin ISD and the Zilker campus list for this school. Zilker’s program overview mentions dual language, but the campus is not on Austin ISD’s 2026-27 dual language list, so ask the school directly if that matters to you.
- Pre-K and early childhood: Zilker serves Pre-K through 5th grade and has Early Childhood Special Education for eligible 3- to 5-year-olds. TEA counted 38 Pre-K4 students in 2025-26.
- Arts: Zilker is a Creative Learning Initiative campus with a choir, and a PTA Arts in Education committee of parents and special-area teachers brings arts programming and campus art projects.
- Jabo’s Garden: Started by volunteer Jerry “Jabo” Dean and expanded in 2014 with help from the chefs at Odd Duck, the edible schoolyard garden is used by every kindergarten class, and the campus runs a Farmstand.
- Math and literacy: Zilker lists a Math Cooperative, Literacy Cooperative and Math Olympiad among its programs.
- Gifted and Talented: GT referrals open each fall under Austin ISD’s districtwide model. TEA reported 11.9% of students in GT services in 2025-26.
- Special education: Zilker has SCORES (for students with autism and social-communication needs), Social Behavior Skills, resource and ECSE staff, plus dyslexia intervention groups. About 14.9% of students received special education services in 2025-26 (TEA).
- Dual Language: Zilker’s program overview lists dual language, but Zilker is not on Austin ISD’s 2026-27 dual language campus list, so ask the campus what is offered.
- After-school: For 2026-27, iKids U is the only five-day on-campus after-school program, running until 6 p.m. for Pre-K through 5th grade; single-day options include Kula Karate and a film club, and the City of Austin’s South Austin Recreation Center offers off-site care with pickup.
- PTA and Zilker Fund: An active PTA supports the school, and the Zilker Fund raises money for the campus.
Becker Elementary’s school-wide dual language program moved to Sanchez Elementary as a two-way program for 2026-27, and Odom Elementary became a non-zoned dual language option. For current details on Pre-K, gifted and talented services, special education, after-school care or campus tours, contact Zilker Elementary at (512) 414-2327.
Where is Andrew J. Zilker Elementary School?
Zilker Elementary is located at:
1900 Bluebonnet Ln.
Austin, TX 78704
Zilker Elementary Attendance Zone Map
Zilker’s zone covers older South Austin neighborhoods around the campus, including South Heights, Barton Heights, Rabb Inwood Hills, South Terrace, Zilker, the Village at Kinney Court, South Lund Park, Barton Oaks, West End Addition and Okie Heights. For 2026-27 it also takes in a small part of the former Becker Elementary zone. Austin ISD closed Becker at the end of 2025-26 and split its zoned students by address, sending 37 to Zilker and 138 to Galindo Elementary, according to the district’s impact matrix. Zilker itself was not closed or renamed.
If you are looking at a home near the old Becker line, check the address carefully. Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28, with a board vote expected in October 2026, and a comprehensive district-wide boundary and feeder realignment for fall 2028, so confirm any address with Austin ISD’s school finder before buying.
Homes Zoned to Zilker Elementary: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Zilker Elementary’s 2026-27 attendance zone, based on Austin ISD’s official SY 2026-27 boundary map, not the school typed into each listing. The largest groups of sales were in South Heights, Barton Heights, Rabb Inwood Hills, South Terrace and the Zilker subdivision. Of the zone’s 398 sales since September 2022, 65 were in the area reassigned from Becker, and 63 listings in the zone were tagged to Becker in MLS, so the MLS school field lags the new boundaries.
3-Year Closed Sales Trend
| Period | Homes Sold | Median Sale Price | Median $/Sq Ft | Sale-to-List Ratio | Median Days on Market |
| Sept 2022 – Aug 2023 | 103 | $1,300,000 | $731.45 | 95.1% | 36 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 84 | $1,240,775 | $673.45 | 96.1% | 43 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 97 | $1,265,000 | $642.60 | 95.5% | 47 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 114 | $1,250,000 | $620.12 | 95.9% | 36 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only. Each Austin ISD listing was geocoded and matched to Austin ISD’s SY 2026-27 Zilker Elementary attendance boundary, so the figures reflect today’s zone rather than the school typed into each listing.
The median sale price in the Zilker zone has eased slightly, from $1,300,000 in 2022-23 to $1,250,000 over the trailing twelve months, a change of about -3.8%. Median price per square foot fell further, from $731.45 to $620.12 (-15.2%), because the median home sold grew from 2,156 to 2,251 square feet.
Sales volume rose from 103 homes in 2022-23 to 114 in the past twelve months. Median days on market was 36 days in 2022-23 and 35.5 days over the past year, and sellers received a median of 95.9% of their final list price, up from 95.1%.
The two parts of the zone moved differently. In Zilker’s long-standing area, the median went from $1,258,500 in 2022-23 to $1,268,500 over the past twelve months, up about 0.8%, on 80 and 98 sales. In the area added from Becker, which had higher prices in 2022-23, the median went from $1,600,000 to $1,125,000, about 29.7% lower, on 23 and 16 sales, and homes there took a median of 53.5 days to sell over the past year.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 35 | $1,500,000 | 89 days |
| Active Under Contract | 4 | $1,131,000 | 41 days |
| Pending | 4 | $1,962,000 | 8 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
43 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Zilker Elementary zone. With 35 active listings against about 9.5 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 3.7 months of inventory, a balanced market.
The median active list price of $1,500,000 is well above the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $1,250,000, and active listings have been on the market a median of 89 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Zilker Elementary
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and are zoned to Zilker Elementary for 2026-27. Only about half of Low Theodore Heights falls inside the Zilker zone, so check the specific address there.
The zone also includes South Heights, Barton Heights, Rabb Inwood Hills, South Terrace, South Lund Park, Barton Oaks, West End Addition, Okie Heights, Linscomb & Linscomb, Frazier Addition, Sun Terrace, Pecan Orchard and Milam Grove, which don’t have separate guides.
Barton Skyline
3-4 beds, 3-4 baths, 2,000-3,100 sqft, $1MM-$1.5MM
Cinnamon SoLa
2-3 beds, 2 baths, 1,600-2,700 sqft, Mid $600,000s – Mid $700,000s
Lightsey Ridge
2-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,400-2,200 sqft, Low $600,000s – High $900,000s
Low Theodore Heights
2-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 850-2,800 sqft, Mid $300,000s – $3.5MMs
Park at Del Curto
3 bed, 3 bath, 2,200 sqft, $1MMs
Solavera
3-5 beds, 2-3.5 baths, 1,800-2,800 sqft, Low $900,000s – Low $900,000s
Zilker
2-6 beds, 1-7 baths, 700-4,600 sqft, Mid $600,000s – $3.2MMs
Zilker Terrace
2-4 beds, 3-4 baths, 1,600-2,200 sqft, Mid $800,000s – $1.5MM
Feeder Middle and High Schools
For 2026-27, Zilker feeds two middle and high school pairs by address. About 84% of the zone’s home sales fall in the O. Henry Middle School and Austin High School zones, and about 16%, which matches the area added from the former Becker zone, fall in the Sarah Lively Middle School and Travis Early College High School zones.
Feeder Middle Schools
- O. Henry Middle School (about 84% of the zone’s home sales)
2610 West 10th St., Austin, TX 78703
Great Schools Rating: 6/10 - Sarah Lively Middle School (about 16% of the zone’s home sales)
201 E. Mary St., Austin, TX 78704
Great Schools Rating: 4/10
Feeder High Schools
- Austin High School (about 84% of the zone’s home sales)
1715 W. Cesar Chavez St., Austin, TX 78703
Great Schools Rating: 7/10 - Travis Early College High School (about 16% of the zone’s home sales)
1211 E. Oltorf St., Austin, TX 78704
Great Schools Rating: 1/10
Source: Austin ISD’s official SY 2026-27 attendance boundary and school reassignment layers (updated July 30, 2026); shares are based on where the zone’s single-family home sales since Sept 2022 fall. Feeder patterns can change, and Austin ISD plans boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide realignment for fall 2028, so confirm with the district.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ratings and Zoning
Zilker earned an A with a score of 92 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It was a B (89) in 2024-25 and an A in each of the three rated years before that.
Closing the Gaps, which looks at results for student groups, rose from 81 to 91. Student Achievement stayed at an A (92), while School Progress slipped slightly to a B (86).
Yes, slightly. Zilker kept its long-standing zone and, starting in 2026-27, also serves a small part of the former Becker Elementary zone. The district’s impact matrix counts 37 Becker students reassigned to Zilker and 138 to Galindo.
The zone includes South Heights, Barton Heights, Rabb Inwood Hills, South Terrace, Zilker, the Village at Kinney Court, South Lund Park, Barton Oaks, Lightsey Ridge and Zilker Terrace, among others. Only part of Low Theodore Heights is in the zone.
Use Austin ISD’s school finder, then confirm with the district, especially near the old Becker line. Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide realignment for fall 2028.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
Most of the zone, about 84% of home sales, is zoned to O. Henry Middle School and Austin High School. The area added from the former Becker zone, about 16%, is zoned to Lively Middle School and Travis Early College High School.
Yes. TEA counted 38 Pre-K4 students in 2025-26, and the campus has Early Childhood Special Education for eligible 3- to 5-year-olds. For 2026-27, iKids U runs a five-day on-campus after-school program until 6 p.m.
Zilker is not on Austin ISD’s 2026-27 dual language campus list, even though its program overview mentions dual language. Becker’s school-wide program moved to Sanchez Elementary, so ask Zilker what is offered.
Over the trailing twelve months, 114 single-family homes sold in the Zilker zone at a median of $1,250,000, compared with $1,300,000 in 2022-23, a decline of about 3.8%. The median price per square foot was $620.12.
As of October 2, 2026, there were 35 active single-family listings in the Zilker zone with a median list price of $1,500,000. That is about 3.7 months of inventory, a balanced market.
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