Akins ECHS is in the Austin ISD and earned a 4/10 rating from Great School’s as of October 2026. The campus, officially Akins Early College High School, sits at 10701 S. 1st St. in South Austin’s 78748 zip code and serves 9th through 12th grade. Akins was not closed, merged or renamed in Austin ISD’s November 2025 consolidation plan, and its high school zone is unchanged for 2026-27. Its middle school feeders did change: Paredes Middle School closed on July 30, 2026, and about 81% of the Akins zone’s home sales now fall in the Bailey Middle School zone and about 17% in the Mendez Middle School zone, with a small area in the Covington zone. Scroll down to read more about homes near Akins Early College High School.
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Akins ECHS School Snapshot
- Address: 10701 S. 1st St., Austin, TX 78748
- Phone: (512) 841-9900
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: 9th through 12th grade
- Enrollment: 2,354 students (2025-26)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 15.8:1 (TEA, 2025-26)
- Principal: Carman De Leon-Wissel (2026-27)
- School Hours: 9:05 a.m. to 4:20 p.m.
- Mascot: the Eagles
- Opened: 2000
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 4/10 as of October 2026.
W. Charles Akins High School opened in August 2000. The Austin ISD board voted in 1998 to name it for Dr. W. Charles Akins, the first African American teacher at desegregated Johnston High School and the first principal of the new L.C. Anderson High School in 1973. It now operates as Akins Early College High School, organized into career-focused academies. In 2025-26, Akins enrolled 2,354 students, with 61.0% economically disadvantaged, 33.2% emergent bilingual and 19.1% receiving special education services, according to TEA, and a student-teacher ratio of 15.8 to 1. Carman De Leon-Wissel is principal for 2026-27. A $17.9 million 2022 bond project is underway: a new secure entry vestibule opened for 2026-27, a modular building is being installed in fall 2026, and upgraded CTE spaces, a school mental health center, a turf football and soccer field and building system upgrades are coming. 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, Akins Early College High School earned an overall C with a score of 79. That is the same score it earned in 2024-25 and 2023-24. Akins was a B (87) in 2021-22 and a C (77) in 2022-23.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): C (79)
- Student Achievement: B, 80 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance, college, career and military readiness, and graduation rate)
- School Progress: B, 82 out of 100 (Academic Growth C/77, Relative Performance B/82)
- Closing the Gaps: C, 73 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: B (87) in 2021-22, C (77) in 2022-23, C (79) in 2023-24, C (79) 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. For high schools, Student Achievement combines STAAR results with college, career and military readiness (CCMR) and graduation rates. Akins earned a B (80) in Student Achievement in 2025-26, and its CCMR score was 90 for the second year in a row, matching 2021-22. School Progress was a B (82), driven by Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, at 82. Academic Growth improved from a D (69) to a C (77). What holds the overall grade at a C is Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups and was a C (73) for the second straight year. Akins earned three distinction designations in 2021-22 (ELA/Reading, Postsecondary Readiness and Comparative Closing the Gaps) and none since. The campus is not identified for state improvement support.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Akins ECHS (campus 227901017), 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 Akins ECHS
These are the programs Austin ISD and the Akins campus list for this school. Every Akins student belongs to a career academy, and the campus describes itself as the premier CTE campus in Austin ISD; its academy count varies between six and seven depending on the page, and the current academy page lists six.
- Early College High School and P-TECH: The Early College High School Academy partners with Austin Community College so students can earn college credit or an associate degree before finishing high school, at no cost. Akins also runs two P-TECH pathways, Real Estate and Advanced Manufacturing.
- Career academies: Every student belongs to an academy: Business, Leadership and Legal Enterprises (ABL2E), Arts and Humanities, Green Tech, Social Services, STEM, and the Early College academy. Each is led by an assistant principal, counselor and academy coordinator, and majors end in a capstone, internship or practicum.
- CTE pathways: The campus calls itself the premier CTE campus in Austin ISD, listing about 30 CTE pathways and 35-plus certifications, including veterinary science, horticulture and floral design, park ranger cadet, criminal justice and corrections, legal studies, health science and medical assisting, teaching (Ready Set Teach), biomedical science, civil engineering, robotics and manufacturing.
- STEM Academy: The STEM Academy offers five engineering pathways and is open to all students regardless of test scores; 8th graders not zoned to Akins can apply by transfer.
- Air Force JROTC: Akins has had an Air Force JROTC program since 2002, with drill team, rocketry, robotics and other leadership activities.
- Advanced academics: AP and Pre-AP courses, UT OnRamps, ACC dual credit, AVID, GT services and GEAR UP are offered.
- Fine arts: The Arts and Humanities Academy houses dance, band, mariachi, guitar, orchestra, choir, a new music ensemble, film, visual art and theatre, plus Global Studies and debate pathways.
- Athletics: Akins offers all UIL sports, including football, volleyball, basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, cross country, golf, tennis, wrestling, track, swimming and cheer, plus a Swim ATX lifeguard program. It competes in District 26-6A for 2026-28.
- Student support: Twilight and Saturday school for credit and attendance recovery, Communities In Schools, free breakfast and lunch for all students, and an active PTSA that meets monthly.
The STEM Academy and Early College programs also accept transfer applications from students outside the zone. Like other Austin ISD secondary schools, Akins moved to the district’s bus hub model and lost late-activity buses under the 2026-27 budget. For current details on academies, Early College, P-TECH or athletics, contact Akins Early College High School at (512) 841-9900.
Where is Akins Early College High School?
Akins ECHS is located at:
10701 S. 1st St.
Austin, TX 78748
Akins ECHS Attendance Zone Map
The Akins zone covers a large part of far South and Southeast Austin, drawing from the Blazier, Menchaca, Casey, Kocurek, Cowan, Rodriguez, Williams, Palm and Baranoff elementary zones, with small parts of Langford and Perez. Its larger neighborhoods include Cascades at Onion Creek, Vistas of Austin, Cloverleaf, Goodnight Ranch, Bauerle Ranch, Messinger Village, Olympic Heights, Hills of Bear Creek, Bradshaw Crossing, Jennings Place, Estancia, Texas Oaks and Parkside at Slaughter Creek. The high school zone did not change for 2026-27.
The middle school layer did. Austin ISD closed Paredes Middle School on July 30, 2026, reassigning students east of Bluff Springs Rd. and north of Slaughter Ln. to Mendez and all others to Bailey, and Bedichek Middle School also closed after 2025-26. Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28, with a board vote expected in fall 2026, and a district-wide boundary and feeder realignment for fall 2028, so confirm any address with Austin ISD’s school finder before buying.
Homes Zoned to Akins ECHS: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Akins Early College High School’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 Cascades at Onion Creek, Vistas of Austin, Cloverleaf, Goodnight Ranch and Bauerle Ranch. The high school field in MLS is accurate for nearly all of the zone’s 3,377 sales, but 2,351 listings still show Paredes and 236 show Bedichek as the middle school, so that field lags the 2026-27 assignments.
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 | 917 | $450,000 | $245.99 | 98.8% | 25 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 868 | $439,999 | $236.88 | 98.9% | 32 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 770 | $415,000 | $224.91 | 98.5% | 42 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 822 | $395,168 | $213.96 | 98.7% | 47 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 Akins ECHS attendance boundary, so the figures reflect today’s zone rather than the school typed into each listing.
The median sale price in the Akins zone fell from $450,000 in 2022-23 to $395,168 over the trailing twelve months, a decline of about 12.2%, with a lower median in each of the four years. Median price per square foot fell from $245.99 to $213.96 (-13.0%), while the median home size held near 1,900 square feet, so the decline reflects lower prices rather than smaller homes.
Sales went from 917 homes in 2022-23 to 822 in the past twelve months. Homes are taking longer to sell: median days on market nearly doubled, from 25 to 47 days. Sellers still received a median of 98.7% of their final list price over the past year, about the same as 98.8% in 2022-23.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 340 | $399,990 | 61 days |
| Active Under Contract | 30 | $350,000 | 51 days |
| Pending | 32 | $421,990 | 42 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
402 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Akins zone. With 340 active listings against about 68.5 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 5.0 months of inventory, a balanced market leaning toward buyers.
The median active list price of $399,990 is close to the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $395,168, and active listings have been on the market a median of 61 days.
Homes for Sale Near Akins Early College High School
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Akins ECHS
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and are zoned to Akins Early College High School for 2026-27. All or nearly all of each one’s sales fall inside the Akins zone. A small share of Bauerle Ranch, Buckingham Estates and Hillcrest sales fall outside it, so check the specific address in those neighborhoods.
The zone also includes Messinger Village, Jennings Place and Williamson Creek, which don’t have separate guides.
Bauerle Ranch
3-6 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,800-3,800 sqft, Low $400,000s – Low $800,000s
Bradshaw Crossing
2-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,200-2,900 sqft, Mid $200,000s – Low $400,000s
Buckingham Estates
2-4 beds, 1-3 baths, 800-2,200 sqft, High $100,000s – Low $400,000s
Canterbury Trails
2-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 900-2,100 sqft, Low $300,000s – High $400,000s
Castlewood Forest
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,700-3,000 sqft, Low $500,000s – High $900,000s
Cloverleaf
3-5 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,000-2,700 sqft, High $200,000s – Low $400,000s
Goodnight Ranch
2-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,500-3,400 sqft, Low $300,000s – Low $600,000s
Hillcrest
3-6 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,200-3,600 sqft, Mid $300,000s – Mid $500,000s
Hills of Bear Creek
3-6 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,690-3,017 sqft, $379,000 – $576,239 (25 sales, median $504,000)
Legends Way
See the full guide for current homes and pricing
Olympic Heights
2-4 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,100-2,200 sqft, High $200,000s – Low $400,000s
Onion Creek
2-5 beds, 2-7 baths, 800-5,300 sqft, Low $300,000s – $1.2MMs
Parkside at Slaughter Creek
3-5 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,600-3,200 sqft, Mid $300,000s – High $400,000s
Parkwood
2-5 beds, 2-3 baths, 900-2,350 sqft, Low $300,000s – Low $500,000s
Pheasant Run
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,100-2,000 sqft, Mid $300,000s – Mid $400,000s
Rancho Alto
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,200-3,200 sqft, Mid $300,000s – Low $500,000s
Reserve at Southpark Meadows
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,600-3,600 sqft, Low $400,000s – Low $600,000s
Searight Village
3-4 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,200-2,500 sqft, Low $300,000s – Mid $400,000s
Sheldon
3-6 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,100-3,500 sqft, High $200,000s – High $300,000s
Springfield
2-5 beds, 1-4 baths, 800-3,000 sqft, High $200,000s – High $300,000s
Sweetwater Glen
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,400-2,200 sqft, Low $300,000s – High $400,000s
Tanglewood Forest
2-4 beds, 1-4 baths, 700-2,764 sqft, Mid $200,000s – Low $600,000s
Texas Oaks
2-6 beds, 1-4 baths, 700-3,200 sqft, Low $200,000s – Low $600,000s
Vistas of Austin
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,300-2,400 sqft, Low $300,000s – High $300,000s
Feeder Elementary and Middle Schools
For 2026-27, about 81% of the Akins zone’s home sales fall in the Gordon A. Bailey Middle School zone, about 17% in the Consuelo Herrera Mendez Middle School zone and about 2% in the Covington Middle School zone, after the closures of Paredes and Bedichek. The largest elementary feeders are Blazier (about 34% of sales), Menchaca (19%) and Casey (19%).
Feeder Elementary Schools
- John C. Blazier Elementary School (about 34% of the zone’s home sales)
8601 Vertex Blvd. (Primary, K-2); 8801 Vertex Blvd. (Intermediate, 3-5), Austin, TX 78747
Great Schools Rating: 6/10 - Menchaca Elementary School (about 19% of the zone’s home sales)
1218 W. FM 1626, Manchaca, TX 78652
Great Schools Rating: 4/10 - Casey Elementary School (about 19% of the zone’s home sales)
9400 Texas Oaks Dr., Austin, TX 78748
Great Schools Rating: 7/10 - Willie I. Kocurek Elementary School (about 8% of the zone’s home sales)
9800 Curlew Dr., Austin, TX 78748
Great Schools Rating: 5/10 - Cowan Elementary School (about 4% of the zone’s home sales)
2817 Kentish Dr., Austin, TX 78748
Great Schools Rating: 8/10 - Hermelinda Rodriguez Elementary School (about 4% of the zone’s home sales)
4400 Franklin Park Dr., Austin, TX 78744
Great Schools Rating: 3/10 - Williams Elementary School (about 3% of the zone’s home sales)
500 Mairo St., Austin, TX 78748
Great Schools Rating: 5/10 - Palm Elementary School (about 3% of the zone’s home sales)
7601 Dixie Dr., Austin, TX 78744
Great Schools Rating: 5/10 - Baranoff Elementary School (about 3% of the zone’s home sales)
12009 Buckingham Gate Rd., Austin, TX 78748
Great Schools Rating: 8/10
Feeder Middle Schools
- Gordon A. Bailey Middle School (about 81% of the zone’s home sales)
4020 Lost Oasis Hollow, Austin, TX 78739
Great Schools Rating: 6/10 - Consuelo Herrera Mendez Middle School (about 17% of the zone’s home sales)
5106 Village Square Drive, Austin, TX 78744
Great Schools Rating: 6/10
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
Akins earned a C with a score of 79 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It has scored 79 three years in a row, after a B (87) in 2021-22 and a C (77) in 2022-23.
Student Achievement was a B (80) and School Progress was a B (82), but Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups, was a C (73). Academic Growth improved from 69 to 77.
Akins’s college, career and military readiness score was 90 in both 2024-25 and 2025-26. It earned a Postsecondary Readiness distinction in 2021-22.
The high school zone did not change for 2026-27. The middle schools did: Paredes closed on July 30, 2026 and its students were reassigned to Bailey or Mendez, and Bedichek closed after 2025-26.
Use Austin ISD’s school finder and check the middle school too, since most MLS listings in the zone still show Paredes. Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide realignment for fall 2028.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
The Early College High School Academy partners with Austin Community College so students can earn college credit or an associate degree before finishing high school at no cost. Akins also runs P-TECH pathways in Real Estate and Advanced Manufacturing.
Yes, for some programs. The STEM Academy and Early College programs accept transfer applications, and the STEM Academy is open to all students regardless of test scores.
About 81% of the zone’s home sales fall in the Bailey Middle School zone, about 17% in the Mendez Middle School zone and about 2% in the Covington zone. Blazier, Menchaca and Casey are the largest elementary feeders.
Over the trailing twelve months, 822 single-family homes sold in the Akins zone at a median of $395,168, down about 12.2% from $450,000 in 2022-23. The median price per square foot was $213.96.
As of October 2, 2026, there were 340 active single-family listings against about 68.5 sales a month, or roughly 5.0 months of inventory. That is a balanced market, and median days on market has risen to 47 days.
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