Casey Elementary is in the Austin ISD and earned a 7/10 rating from Great School’s as of October 2026. The campus sits at 9400 Texas Oaks Dr. in Southwest Austin’s 78748 zip code and serves Pre-K 3 through 5th grade. Casey’s own zone did not change for 2026-27, but its middle school assignment did: Austin ISD closed Paredes Middle School on July 30, 2026, and the former Paredes part of the zone now feeds Bailey Middle School. About 90% of the zone’s home sales fall in the Bailey Middle School zone and about 10% in the Covington Middle School zone, and the entire zone feeds Akins Early College High School. Scroll down to read more about homes near Casey Elementary School.
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Casey Elementary School Snapshot
- Address: 9400 Texas Oaks Dr., Austin, TX 78748
- Phone: (512) 841-6900
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: Pre-K 3 through 5th grade
- Enrollment: 558 students (2025-26)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 12.3 students per teacher (2024-25, Texas Tribune Schools Explorer)
- Principal: Samantha Barrett
- School Hours: 7:40 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. (Pre-K 3 is half day)
- Opened: 1999
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 7/10 as of October 2026.
Casey opened on August 11, 1999, on an 18-acre site and cost over $1.6 million to build. It is named for Bertha Florence Casey, who taught for 41 years in Austin ISD, at Austin High School from 1929 to 1954 and then at McCallum High School until 1970. In 2025-26, Casey enrolled 558 students, with 53.8% economically disadvantaged, 22.9% emergent bilingual and 26.5% receiving special education or Section 504 services. Austin ISD lists Casey as a Community Eligibility Provision school, so all students get free breakfast and lunch, with Breakfast in the Classroom. 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, Casey Elementary earned an overall B with a score of 89. That is up 6 points from a B (83) in 2024-25, and one point short of an A. Casey was an A (92) in 2021-22 and a B in each of the three years since, scoring 81 in 2022-23, 84 in 2023-24 and 83 in 2024-25.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): B (89)
- Student Achievement: B, 88 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: B, 86 out of 100 (Academic Growth B/85, Relative Performance B/86)
- Closing the Gaps: A, 90 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: A (92) in 2021-22, B (81) in 2022-23, B (84) in 2023-24, B (83) 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. The biggest change in 2025-26 was Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, which rose from a C (79) to a B (88), its highest score in the five years shown. School Progress was a B (86), with Academic Growth at 85 and Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, at 86. Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups, rose from a B (86) to an A (90). Casey earned a Comparative Academic Growth distinction in 2021-22 and none in the years since. The campus is not identified for state improvement support.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Casey Elementary (campus 227901173), 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 Casey Elementary
These are the programs Austin ISD and the Casey campus list for this school. Casey runs a Spanish two-way dual language program from Pre-K 3 through 5th grade and uses its 18-acre campus for outdoor learning.
- Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4: Casey offers half-day Pre-K 3 (morning or afternoon session) and full-day Pre-K 4. Two-way dual language is offered in Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 based on availability.
- Two-way dual language: Casey runs a Spanish two-way dual language program from Pre-K 3 through 5th grade for both native Spanish and native English speakers.
- Outdoor learning and PEAS: The 18-acre campus has six outdoor learning spaces, classroom and family gardens, a Monarch butterfly habitat and an outdoor story grove. Austin ISD lists PEAS (Partners for Education, Agriculture and Sustainability) as a signature program.
- STREAM and project-based learning: Casey uses school-wide STREAM projects, a Pre-K to 2nd grade maker space and an annual Save the Pumpkin project. Austin ISD also lists Edumoves.
- Water safety and river program: Kindergartners can take YMCA Project SAFE water safety lessons during the school day, and 4th and 5th graders have traditionally attended Texas River School.
- Gifted and Talented: GT services follow Austin ISD’s cluster model with GT-trained classroom teachers.
- After-school: Free Prime Time enrichment classes (cooking, athletics, robotics and more) and tuition-based 3rd Base care on campus from 3:10 to 6:00 p.m.
Casey’s programs did not change for 2026-27. For current details on Pre-K 3 sessions, dual language seats, gifted and talented services or after-school care, contact Casey Elementary at (512) 841-6900.
Where is Casey Elementary School?
Casey Elementary is located at:
9400 Texas Oaks Dr.
Austin, TX 78748
Casey Elementary Attendance Zone Map
Casey’s zone covers neighborhoods around Texas Oaks Dr. in the 78748 zip code, including Texas Oaks, Messinger Village, Searight Village, Laurelwood Estates, most of Buckingham Estates, Parkwood, the Hollow at Slaughter Creek, Novel, Malone, Sage Meadow, Dittmar Crossing, Elmwood Estates and Taylor Estates. Casey was not closed or reassigned under the consolidation plan, and its elementary zone is unchanged for 2026-27. In the February 2026 feeder pattern Casey was split between Covington and Paredes middle schools. After Paredes closed on July 30, 2026, former Paredes students east of Bluff Springs Rd. and north of Slaughter Ln. were reassigned to Mendez Middle School and all others to Bailey Middle School.
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, and its middle school, with Austin ISD’s school finder before buying.
Homes Zoned to Casey Elementary: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Casey 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 Messinger Village, Texas Oaks, Buckingham Estates, Parkwood and the Searight Village condominiums. In MLS, 390 of the zone’s listings were tagged to Paredes Middle School and 233 to Bedichek Middle School, both now closed, so the MLS middle school field lags the 2026-27 feeder pattern.
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 | 192 | $460,500 | $264.52 | 98.6% | 24 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 170 | $444,999 | $245.82 | 99.0% | 22 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 126 | $415,062 | $260.96 | 98.5% | 28 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 144 | $409,500 | $242.16 | 98.8% | 41 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 Casey Elementary attendance boundary, so the figures reflect today’s zone rather than the school typed into each listing.
The median sale price in the Casey zone has fallen, from $460,500 in 2022-23 to $409,500 over the trailing twelve months, a change of about -11.1%. Median price per square foot fell less, from $264.52 to $242.16 (-8.5%), because the median home sold was smaller, about 1,704 square feet compared with 1,847.
Sales volume dropped from 192 homes in 2022-23 to a low of 126 in 2024-25 and recovered to 144 in the past twelve months. Median days on market rose from 24.5 days in 2022-23 to 41 days over the past year, and sellers received a median of 98.8% of their final list price, up slightly from 98.6%.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 44 | $409,750 | 60 days |
| Active Under Contract | 1 | $695,000 | 7 days |
| Pending | 9 | $479,990 | 51 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
54 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Casey Elementary zone. With 44 active listings against about 12 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 $409,750 is almost exactly the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $409,500, and active listings have been on the market a median of 60.5 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Casey Elementary
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and are zoned to Casey Elementary for 2026-27. About 81% of Buckingham Estates’ sales fall inside the Casey zone, and the rest are zoned elsewhere, so check the specific address there.
The zone also includes Messinger Village, Novel and Elmwood Estates, which don’t have separate guides.
Brentwood Villas
3-6 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,300-2,800 sqft, Mid $300,000s – Mid $500,000s
Buckingham Estates
2-4 beds, 1-3 baths, 800-2,200 sqft, High $100,000s – Low $400,000s
Dittmar Crossing
3-4 beds, 1-3 baths, 1,000-2,400 sqft, High $200,000s – Mid $300,000s
Hollows at Slaughter Creek
2-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,200-2,500 sqft, Mid $300,000s – Low $400,000s
Laurelwood Estates
3-5 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,300-2,800 sqft, Mid $300,000s – High $500,000s
Malone
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,755-2,600 sqft, Low $400,000s – High $400,000s
Matthews Park
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,995-3,100 sqft, High $600,000s – Low $800,000s
Parkwood
2-5 beds, 2-3 baths, 900-2,350 sqft, Low $300,000s – Low $500,000s
Sage Meadow
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,300-2,000 sqft, Low $300,000s – Mid $400,000s
Searight Village
3-4 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,200-2,500 sqft, Low $300,000s – Mid $400,000s
Taylor Estates
2-4 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,888-3,000 sqft, High $400,000s – High $500,000s
Texas Oaks
2-6 beds, 1-4 baths, 700-3,200 sqft, Low $200,000s – Low $600,000s
West Oak
2-5 beds, 3-4 baths, 1,825-3,127 sqft, Low $500,000s – Low $500,000s
Feeder Middle and High Schools
For 2026-27, Casey feeds two middle schools by address. About 90% of the zone’s home sales fall in the Bailey Middle School zone, which took in this part of the former Paredes Middle School zone after Paredes closed on July 30, 2026, and about 10% fall in the Covington Middle School and Fine Arts Academy zone. The entire zone feeds Akins Early College High School.
Feeder Middle Schools
- Gordon A. Bailey Middle School
4020 Lost Oasis Hollow, Austin, TX 78739
Great Schools Rating: 6/10 - Covington Middle School and Fine Arts Academy (about 10% of the zone’s home sales)
3700 Convict Hill Road, Austin, TX 78749
Great Schools Rating: 6/10
Feeder High School
- Akins Early College High School
10701 S. 1st St., Austin, TX 78748
Great Schools Rating: 4/10
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
Casey earned a B with a score of 89 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It was a B (83) in 2024-25 and an A (92) in 2021-22.
Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, rose from 79 to 88, and Closing the Gaps rose from 86 to an A (90). School Progress was a B (86).
Casey itself was not closed or reassigned, and its zone is unchanged for 2026-27. Its middle school changed for part of the zone, because Paredes Middle School closed on July 30, 2026, and those students were reassigned to Bailey or Mendez.
The zone includes Texas Oaks, Messinger Village, Searight Village, Laurelwood Estates, Parkwood, Malone, Sage Meadow, Dittmar Crossing, Taylor Estates, Novel and most of Buckingham Estates.
Use Austin ISD’s school finder and check the middle school as well, since Casey’s zone is split between Bailey and Covington. Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide realignment for fall 2028.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
Yes. Casey offers half-day Pre-K 3 in a morning or afternoon session and full-day Pre-K 4. Two-way dual language is offered in both Pre-K grades based on availability.
Casey runs a Spanish two-way dual language program from Pre-K 3 through 5th grade for both native Spanish and native English speakers. Ask the campus about seat availability for a given grade.
About 90% of the zone’s home sales fall in the Bailey Middle School zone and about 10% in the Covington Middle School and Fine Arts Academy zone. The whole zone feeds Akins Early College High School.
Over the trailing twelve months, 144 single-family homes sold in the Casey zone at a median of $409,500, compared with $460,500 in 2022-23, a decline of about 11.1%. The median price per square foot was $242.16.
As of October 2, 2026, there were 44 active single-family listings in the Casey zone with a median list price of $409,750. That is about 3.7 months of inventory, a balanced market.
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