Covington Middle School is in the Austin ISD and earned a 6/10 rating from Great School’s as of September 2026. The campus, officially Covington Middle School and Fine Arts Academy, sits at 3700 Convict Hill Rd. in Southwest Austin’s 78749 zip code and serves 6th through 8th grade. Covington is the main receiving school for Bedichek Middle School, which Austin ISD closed at the end of 2025-26, so for 2026-27 its zone adds about 4.4 square miles of the former Bedichek zone, mostly in the Pleasant Hill, Williams and Casey elementary zones. Covington’s elementary feeders now include Cunningham, Boone, Pleasant Hill, Joslin, Cowan, Williams, St. Elmo and Casey, and most of the zone goes on to Crockett Early College High School, with smaller areas feeding Bowie, Travis Early College and Akins Early College. Scroll down to read more about homes near Covington Middle School and Fine Arts Academy.
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Covington Middle School School Snapshot
- Address: 3700 Convict Hill Road, Austin, TX 78749
- Phone: (512) 414-3276
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: 6th through 8th grade
- Enrollment: 625 students (2025-26)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 13.7:1 (2024-25)
- Principal: Cedric Maddox
- School Hours: 8:20 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. (2026-27 bell schedule)
- Mascot: the Colts
- Opened: 1986
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 6/10 as of September 2026.
Covington was built in 1986 and is named for Weldon and Verna Covington, Austin ISD band directors whose careers spanned more than 50 years; Verna Covington was the first woman band director in Texas. In 2025-26, Covington enrolled 625 students, with 46.6% economically disadvantaged, 16.0% emergent bilingual and 35.8% receiving special education services. Austin ISD’s documents say Covington would receive about 57% of Bedichek’s students, with the rest split between Paredes and Mendez, so enrollment is expected to grow substantially in 2026-27. Cedric Maddox was confirmed as permanent principal in December 2025. 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, Covington Middle School earned an overall C with a score of 79. That is up 3 points from a C (76) in 2024-25. Covington has been in the 70s or low 80s in each rated year shown here: a C (78) in 2021-22, a B (80) in 2022-23 and a C (71) in 2023-24.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): C (79)
- Student Achievement: C, 79 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: C, 76 out of 100 (Academic Growth C/76, Relative Performance C/75)
- Closing the Gaps: B, 80 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: C (78) in 2021-22, B (80) in 2022-23, C (71) in 2023-24, C (76) 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. Covington’s domain scores are close together. Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, rose from 76 to a C (79). School Progress was a C (76), with Academic Growth at 76 and Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, at 75. Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups, improved from a C (75) to a B (80), its best result since 2022-23. Covington earned no distinction designations from 2021-22 through 2025-26. TEA identified it for targeted support and improvement in 2022-23, and it is not identified in 2025-26.
Because Covington absorbed most of Bedichek’s students, Bedichek’s state-mandated turnaround plan is being carried out at Covington in 2026-27, with extra staffing and academic supports. Future ratings will reflect a larger and different student body than the ratings above.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Covington Middle School (campus 227901057), 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 Covington Middle School
These are the programs Austin ISD and the Covington campus list for this school. The Fine Arts Academy is the campus’s signature program and takes applicants from outside the zone, while every Covington student can take fine arts classes.
- Fine Arts Academy (application): Covington Fine Arts Academy offers music (band, choir, guitar, orchestra), theatre, dance, visual arts and digital arts. Applicants submit an essay, teacher recommendations, report cards and test scores, and those who advance audition in February. Applications for 2026-27 were due Jan. 30, 2026 and must also be filed in Enroll Austin (Round 1 only). Every Covington student can take fine arts, and acceptance into the academy supersedes an approved transfer.
- Pre-AP Core and AVID: All core classes are taught at the Pre-AP level using AVID college-prep strategies, and an AVID elective is offered.
- Dual Language: Spanish dual language starting in 6th grade, with Spanish for Spanish Speakers, World Cultures, an advisory class and a mini-elective taught in Spanish.
- Career and Technical Education: Graphic design, web design, robotics, technology careers, manufacturing and construction technology, keyboarding and yearbook.
- Creative Learning Initiative: Core teachers use drama-based and visual-arts strategies as part of Austin ISD’s Creative Learning Initiative.
- Athletics: For 7th and 8th grade: football, volleyball, boys and girls basketball and soccer, tennis, track and cheerleading.
- After School: ACE Austin (21st Century grant) before- and after-school clubs, plus drama club, Student Council, National Junior Honor Society and Future Teachers of America.
- Special Education and Supports: A special education department with a Campus Parent Representative Program, dyslexia and English learner services, and Communities In Schools.
- PTA: The Covington PTA meets after the monthly Campus Advisory Council meeting.
Applications for the 2026-27 Fine Arts Academy were due January 30, 2026 and had to be filed in Enroll Austin Round 1; acceptance into the academy supersedes an approved transfer. For current details on academy admission, dual language, athletics or special education, contact Covington Middle School at (512) 414-3276.
Where is Covington Middle School and Fine Arts Academy?
Covington Middle School is located at:
3700 Convict Hill Road
Austin, TX 78749
Covington Middle School Attendance Zone Map
Covington’s 2026-27 zone has two parts. The long-standing part covers the Cunningham, Boone, Joslin and Cowan elementary zones in Southwest Austin. The second part is about 4.4 square miles of the former Bedichek Middle School zone, covering parts of the Pleasant Hill, Williams, St. Elmo and Casey elementary zones, including Salem Walk, Southwest Park, Cooper Oaks, Buckingham Ridge and Carrell Oaks. Across both parts, the zone’s larger neighborhoods include Cherry Creek, Maple Run, Forest Oaks, Grand Oaks, Southwest Oaks, Shiloh, Park Forest, Woodstone Village, Whispering Oaks and Southampton. Austin ISD closed Bedichek at the end of 2025-26 and split its zone among Covington, Paredes and Mendez.
Many listings in the former Bedichek area still show Bedichek in MLS, so verify the address on the 2026-27 map. 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 Covington Middle School: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Covington Middle 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 Cherry Creek, Maple Run, Forest Oaks, Grand Oaks, Buckingham Ridge, Southwest Oaks and Shiloh. Of the zone’s 2,530 sales since September 2022, 720 were in the area reassigned from Bedichek, and 705 listings in the zone were tagged to Bedichek 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 | 668 | $525,000 | $348.37 | 98.2% | 26 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 653 | $510,000 | $333.98 | 98.6% | 24 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 572 | $490,000 | $325.96 | 98.2% | 35 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 637 | $484,990 | $308.79 | 98.4% | 30 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 Covington Middle School attendance boundary, so the figures reflect today’s zone rather than the school typed into each listing.
The median sale price in the Covington zone fell from $525,000 in 2022-23 to $484,990 over the trailing twelve months, a decline of about 7.6%. Median price per square foot fell from $348.37 to $308.79 (-11.4%), while the median home sold grew slightly, from 1,544 to 1,600 square feet.
This is a large, active zone. Sales went from 668 homes in 2022-23 to 637 in the past twelve months. Median days on market rose from 25.5 to 30 days, and sellers received a median of 98.4% of their final list price over the past year, compared with 98.2% in 2022-23.
The two parts of the zone moved at different speeds. In Covington’s long-standing area, the median went from $532,000 in 2022-23 to $499,000 over the past twelve months, about 6.2% lower, on 496 and 448 sales. In the area added from Bedichek, the median went from $502,500 to $442,000, about 12.0% lower, on 172 and 189 sales, and median price per square foot there fell from $367.97 to $294.29.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 213 | $513,750 | 52 days |
| Active Under Contract | 33 | $539,000 | 20 days |
| Pending | 16 | $479,990 | 27 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
262 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Covington Middle School zone. With 213 active listings against about 53 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 4.0 months of inventory, a balanced market.
The median active list price of $513,750 compares with a trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $484,990, and active listings have been on the market a median of 52 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Covington Middle School
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and are zoned to Covington Middle School for 2026-27. Salem Walk, Southwest Park, Cooper Oaks, Buckingham Ridge and Carrell Oaks were in the Bedichek zone until this year. Only part of Beaconridge (about 44% of its sales), Greenwood Forest (about 57%) and Sendera (about 74%) falls inside the Covington zone, so check the specific address in those neighborhoods.
The zone also includes Novel, Hillside Oaks and condo communities such as Independence Park and Stassney Lane Condominiums, which don’t have separate guides.
Beaconridge
2-5 beds, 1-4 baths, 1,000-2,400 sqft, Low $300,000s – Low $600,000s
Buckingham Ridge
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,000-3,400 sqft, Mid $200,000s – Mid $500,000s
Carrell Oaks
3-4 beds, 2 baths, 1,000-1,900 sqft, Mid $200,000s – Mid $500,000s
Cherry Creek
2-6 beds, 1-4 baths, 800-3,635 sqft, Mid $200,000s – Low $800,000s
Cooper Oaks
2-4 beds, 1-3 baths, 800-1,900 sqft, Low $200,000s – Mid $600,000s
Deer Park
2-5 beds, 1-3 baths, 700-2,500 sqft, High $200,000s – Mid $700,000s
Forest Oaks
2-5 beds, 1-5 baths, 700-3,400 sqft, Low $400,000s – $1.6MMs
Grand Oaks
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,400-2,500 sqft, Low $400,000s – Mid $600,000s
Greenwood Forest
2-5 beds, 1-3 baths, 750-3,200 sqft, Low $300,000s – Low $700,000s
Independence
2-5 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,200-2,600 sqft, Mid $400,000s – High $600,000s
Maple Run
2-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,100-3,600 sqft, Low $300,000s – Low $800,000s
Oak Plantations
2-4 beds, 1-3 baths, 800-2,000 sqft, Mid $300,000s – High $400,000s
Park Forest
2-6 beds, 1-6 baths, 850-3,648 sqft, Mid $300,000s – $1.7MMs
Salem Walk
3-5 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,100-3,200 sqft, Mid $200,000s – Low $700,000s
Sendera
3-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,500-3,900 sqft, Low $400,000s – Low $800,000s
Shiloh
2-5 beds, 2-3 baths, 950-2,400 sqft, Low $300,000s – High $700,000s
Southampton
2-4 beds, 1-3 baths, 1,000-2,000 sqft, Low $200,000s – High $500,000s
Southern Oaks
2-5 beds, 1-4 baths, 900-2,800 sqft, High $300,000s – High $900,000s
Southwest Oaks
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,400-3,500 sqft, High $400,000s – Low $700,000s
Southwest Park
2-4 beds, 1-3 baths, 900-2,000 sqft, Low $200,000s – High $500,000s
Waterloo
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,300-3,500 sqft, High $100,000s – High $400,000s
Western Trails
2-5 beds, 1-4 baths, 1,000-3,200 sqft, Mid $300,000s – $1.8MMs
Whispering Oaks
3-4 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,100-3,200 sqft, Low $300,000s – Mid $600,000s
Woodstone Village
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,000-2,100 sqft, High $200,000s – High $500,000s
Feeder Elementary and High Schools
For 2026-27, Covington draws from eight elementary zones. By share of the zone’s home sales, about 32% are in the Cunningham zone, 23% in Boone, 16% in Pleasant Hill, 8% each in Joslin and Cowan, 7% in Williams, 3% in St. Elmo and 2% in Casey; the Pleasant Hill, Williams, St. Elmo and Casey areas came from the former Bedichek zone. About 84% of the zone feeds Crockett Early College High School, 10% Bowie High School, about 3% Travis Early College High School (the St. Elmo area) and about 2% Akins Early College High School (the Casey area).
Feeder Elementary Schools
- Cunningham Elementary School (about 32% of the zone’s home sales)
2200 Berkeley Ave., Austin, TX 78745
Great Schools Rating: 7/10 - Boone Elementary School (about 23% of the zone’s home sales)
8101 Croftwood Dr., Austin, TX 78749
Great Schools Rating: 5/10 - Pleasant Hill Elementary School (about 16% of the zone’s home sales)
6405 Circle S Rd., Austin, TX 78745
Great Schools Rating: 3/10 - Jerry Joslin Elementary School (about 8% of the zone’s home sales)
4500 Menchaca Rd., Austin, TX 78745
Great Schools Rating: 7/10 - Cowan Elementary School (about 8% of the zone’s home sales)
2817 Kentish Dr., Austin, TX 78748
Great Schools Rating: 8/10 - Williams Elementary School (about 7% of the zone’s home sales)
500 Mairo St., Austin, TX 78748
Great Schools Rating: 5/10 - St. Elmo Elementary School (about 4% of the zone’s home sales)
600 W. St. Elmo Rd., Austin, TX 78745
Great Schools Rating: 4/10 - Casey Elementary School (about 2% of the zone’s home sales)
9400 Texas Oaks Dr., Austin, TX 78748
Great Schools Rating: 7/10
Feeder High Schools
- Crockett Early College High School (about 84% of the zone’s home sales)
5601 Menchaca Rd., Austin, TX 78745
Great Schools Rating: 4/10 - James Bowie High School (about 10% of the zone’s home sales)
4103 W. Slaughter Ln., Austin, TX 78749
Great Schools Rating: 9/10 - Travis Early College High School (about 4% of the zone’s home sales)
1211 E. Oltorf St., Austin, TX 78704
Great Schools Rating: 1/10 - Akins Early College High School (about 2% of the zone’s home sales)
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
Covington earned a C with a score of 79 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It was a C (76) in 2024-25, a C (71) in 2023-24 and a B (80) in 2022-23.
Austin ISD closed Bedichek Middle School at the end of 2025-26 and sent most of its students, about 57%, to Covington. Bedichek’s state-mandated turnaround plan moved with them, and Covington has extra staffing and academic supports in 2026-27.
Covington’s reassignment area is about 4.4 square miles, mostly in the Pleasant Hill, Williams and Casey elementary zones, plus part of St. Elmo. The rest of the Bedichek zone was assigned to Paredes and Mendez.
The zone includes Cherry Creek, Maple Run, Forest Oaks, Grand Oaks, Southwest Oaks, Shiloh, Park Forest, Woodstone Village, Whispering Oaks and Southampton, plus former Bedichek neighborhoods such as Salem Walk, Southwest Park, Cooper Oaks and Buckingham Ridge.
Use Austin ISD’s school finder and the 2026-27 boundary map, because 705 listings in the zone were still tagged to Bedichek in MLS. Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide realignment for fall 2028.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
Applicants submit an essay, teacher recommendations, report cards and test scores, and those who advance audition in February. Applications must also be filed in Enroll Austin Round 1, and students from outside the zone can apply.
Yes. Spanish dual language starts in 6th grade, and all core classes are taught at the Pre-AP level using AVID strategies, with an AVID elective available.
About 84% of the zone’s home sales fall in the Crockett Early College High School zone and about 10% in the Bowie High School zone. Smaller areas from the former Bedichek zone feed Travis Early College and Akins Early College.
Over the trailing twelve months, 637 single-family homes sold in the zone at a median of $484,990, down about 7.6% from $525,000 in 2022-23. Homes in the area added from Bedichek sold for a median of $442,000.
As of October 2, 2026, there were 213 active single-family listings in the Covington zone with a median list price of $513,750. That is about 4.0 months of inventory, a balanced market.
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