Cunningham Elementary is in the Austin ISD and earned a 7/10 rating from Great School’s as of September 2026. The campus sits at 2200 Berkeley Ave. in South Austin’s 78745 zip code and serves Pre-K through 5th grade. Cunningham was a receiving campus in Austin ISD’s consolidation: for 2026-27 it keeps its long-standing zone and adds part of the former Sunset Valley Elementary zone, which closed after 2025-26. The entire zone feeds Covington Middle School and Fine Arts Academy and then Crockett Early College High School. Scroll down to read more about homes near Cunningham Elementary School.
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Cunningham Elementary School Snapshot
- Address: 2200 Berkeley Ave., Austin, TX 78745
- Phone: (512) 414-2067
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: Pre-K (including Pre-K3 and Early Childhood Special Education) through 5th grade
- Enrollment: 331 students (2025-26, before part of the Sunset Valley zone was added)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 9.7:1 (2025-26, TEA)
- Principal: Stacy Foss
- School Hours: 7:40 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. (doors open 7:15 a.m.)
- Mascot: the Cobras
- Opened: 1962
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 7/10 as of September 2026.
Cunningham opened in 1962 and is named for Mary Ellen Cunningham, a Central Texas teacher who retired from Austin ISD in 1942. In March 2020 the campus opened the Emeril Lagasse Culinary Garden and Teaching Kitchen, funded by the Emeril Lagasse Foundation and run with PEAS. In 2025-26, Cunningham enrolled 331 students, with 51.4% economically disadvantaged, 19.0% emergent bilingual and 37.5% receiving special education services, according to TEA. Austin ISD’s impact matrix counts 210 former Sunset Valley students reassigned to Cunningham for 2026-27, so enrollment is expected to grow considerably. 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, Cunningham Elementary earned an overall B with a score of 82. That is down 2 points from a B (84) in 2024-25. Cunningham was an A (91) in 2021-22, dropped to a D (69) in 2022-23, and has been a B since, with a score of 81 in 2023-24.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): B (82)
- Student Achievement: B, 85 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: B, 84 out of 100 (Academic Growth C/76, Relative Performance B/84)
- Closing the Gaps: C, 74 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: A (91) in 2021-22, D (69) in 2022-23, B (81) in 2023-24, B (84) 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. Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, rose from a C (79) to a B (85) in 2025-26, its best score in the five years shown. School Progress was a B (84), carried by Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, at 84, while Academic Growth slipped from 81 to a C (76). The overall score dipped because Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups, fell from an A (90) to a C (74). Cunningham earned several distinction designations in 2021-22, including ELA/Reading, Mathematics, Comparative Academic Growth, Postsecondary Readiness and Comparative Closing the Gaps, and none in the years since. The campus is not identified for state improvement support.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Cunningham Elementary (campus 227901113), 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 Cunningham Elementary
These are the programs Austin ISD and the Cunningham campus list for this school. Cunningham is not on Austin ISD’s 2026-27 dual language list.
- Pre-K and Early Childhood: Cunningham serves 3-year-old Early Childhood Special Education students, half-day Pre-K3 (morning or afternoon sessions) and full-day Pre-K4. TEA counted 9 Pre-K3 and 31 Pre-K4 students in 2025-26.
- Culinary Garden and Teaching Kitchen: The Emeril Lagasse Culinary Garden and Teaching Kitchen, run with PEAS, builds gardening and cooking lessons into the regular curriculum.
- Project-based learning: The campus focuses on project-based learning and on changemaker and peacemaker skills.
- Multiage K-1: Austin ISD lists a multiage kindergarten and 1st grade program at Cunningham.
- Special education: Cunningham serves Early Childhood Special Education students starting at age 3 alongside its general education classes. About 37.5% of students received special education services in 2025-26 (TEA).
- Creative Learning Initiative and fine arts: Cunningham lists the Creative Learning Initiative and fine arts among its campus highlights.
- Gifted and Talented: GT services follow Austin ISD’s districtwide identification and cluster model. TEA reported 7.9% of students in GT services in 2025-26.
- After-school: Starting August 18, 2026, the Child Development Center’s CREW program offers on-site after-school care from 3:05 to 6 p.m. Austin ISD also lists on-campus child care during the school day.
- PTA: The Cobra PTA publishes a weekly newsletter, and a parent support specialist coordinates volunteers.
- Meals: Free breakfast in the classroom and free lunch for all students.
Sunset Valley’s school-wide dual language program moved to Odom Elementary, which became a non-zoned dual language campus in 2026-27 and accepts students by application. For current details on Pre-K, special education, gifted and talented services or after-school care, contact Cunningham Elementary at (512) 414-2067.
Where is Cunningham Elementary School?
Cunningham Elementary is located at:
2200 Berkeley Ave.
Austin, TX 78745
Cunningham Elementary Attendance Zone Map
Cunningham’s zone covers a large stretch of South and Southwest Austin, including much of Cherry Creek, Grand Oaks, Southwest Oaks, Shiloh, Whispering Oaks, Waterloo, Fairmont Park, Independence Park, Southern Oaks, Stinson Oaks, Southbridge Villas, Mimosa Manor, Enclave at Westgate and parts of Western Trails and Deer Park. For 2026-27 it also takes in part of the former Sunset Valley Elementary zone. Austin ISD closed Sunset Valley at the end of 2025-26 and split its zoned students by address, sending 210 to Cunningham and 91 to Boone Elementary, according to the district’s impact matrix. Cunningham itself was not closed or renamed.
If you are looking at a home near the old Sunset Valley 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 district-wide boundary and feeder realignment for fall 2028, so confirm any address with Austin ISD’s school finder before buying.
Homes Zoned to Cunningham Elementary: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Cunningham 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 the Cherry Creek sections, Grand Oaks, Southwest Oaks, Shiloh, Independence Park, Whispering Oaks and Waterloo. Of the zone’s 813 sales since September 2022, 243 were in the area reassigned from Sunset Valley, and 237 listings in the zone were tagged to Sunset Valley 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 | 213 | $533,000 | $357.34 | 98.2% | 21 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 193 | $530,000 | $343.41 | 99.1% | 21 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 205 | $525,000 | $333.25 | 98.3% | 33 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 202 | $505,000 | $322.82 | 98.5% | 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 Cunningham Elementary attendance boundary, so the figures reflect today’s zone rather than the school typed into each listing.
The median sale price in the Cunningham zone has eased, from $533,000 in 2022-23 to $505,000 over the trailing twelve months, a decline of about 5.3%. Median price per square foot fell from $357.34 to $322.83 (-9.7%), as the median home sold grew slightly from 1,560 to 1,624 square feet.
This is an active market. Sales volume went from 213 homes in 2022-23 to 202 in the past twelve months, and it has stayed near 200 a year throughout. Median days on market rose from 21 to 30 days, and sellers received a median of 98.5% of their final list price over the past year, compared with 98.2% in 2022-23.
The area added from Sunset Valley has higher prices. In Cunningham’s long-standing area, the median went from $520,000 in 2022-23 to $490,000 over the past twelve months, about 5.8% lower, on 145 and 138 sales. In the former Sunset Valley area, it went from $616,500 to $597,500, about 3.1% lower, on 68 and 64 sales.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 61 | $537,500 | 54 days |
| Active Under Contract | 8 | $515,000 | 96 days |
| Pending | 3 | $409,999 | 23 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
72 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Cunningham Elementary zone. With 61 active listings against about 16.8 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 3.6 months of inventory, a balanced market.
The median active list price of about $537,500 is above the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $505,000, and active listings have been on the market a median of 54 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Cunningham Elementary
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and are zoned to Cunningham Elementary for 2026-27. Only about 57% of Cherry Creek sales and about half of Deer Park and Western Trails sales fall in the Cunningham zone, so check the specific address in those neighborhoods.
The zone also includes Cherry Meadows, Western Trails Estates, the Village sections, Manchaca Estates, West Gate Square and Menchaca Condos, which don’t have separate guides.
Blarwood Forest
3 beds, 2 baths, 1,200-2,100 sqft, High $300,000s – Low $400,000s
Cherry Creek
2-6 beds, 1-4 baths, 800-3,635 sqft, Mid $200,000s – Low $800,000s
Deer Park
2-5 beds, 1-3 baths, 700-2,500 sqft, High $200,000s – Mid $700,000s
Enclave at Westgate
2-4 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,200-2,100 sqft, Low $400,000s – Low $400,000s
Fairmont Park
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,200-2,200 sqft, Low $400,000s – High $600,000s
Grand Oaks
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,400-2,500 sqft, Low $400,000s – Mid $600,000s
Independence
2-5 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,200-2,600 sqft, Mid $400,000s – High $600,000s
Mimosa Manor
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,498-2,500 sqft, High $300,000s – Mid $800,000s
Overland Park
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,300-3,500 sqft, High $100,000s – High $400,000s
Shiloh
2-5 beds, 2-3 baths, 950-2,400 sqft, Low $300,000s – High $700,000s
Southbridge Villas
2-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,200-2,300 sqft, High $300,000s – Mid $400,000s
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
Stinson Oaks
3-4 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,500-2,300 sqft, Low $400,000s – High $400,000s
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
Feeder Middle and High Schools
For 2026-27, all of Cunningham’s zone, including the area added from Sunset Valley, feeds Covington Middle School and Fine Arts Academy and then Crockett Early College High School.
Feeder Middle School
- Covington Middle School and Fine Arts Academy
3700 Convict Hill Road, Austin, TX 78749
Great Schools Rating: 6/10
Feeder High School
- Crockett Early College High School
5601 Menchaca Rd., Austin, TX 78745
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
Cunningham earned a B with a score of 82 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It was a B (84) in 2024-25 and a B (81) in 2023-24, after a D in 2022-23.
Closing the Gaps, which looks at results for student groups, fell from 90 to 74. Student Achievement improved from 79 to 85, the campus’s best in the years shown.
Yes. Starting in 2026-27, part of the former Sunset Valley Elementary zone is zoned to Cunningham. The district’s impact matrix counts 210 Sunset Valley students reassigned to Cunningham and 91 to Boone.
No. About 57% of Cherry Creek home sales since September 2022 fall inside the Cunningham zone, and the rest are zoned elsewhere. Deer Park and Western Trails are also split, so check each address.
Use Austin ISD’s school finder and confirm with the district, especially near the old Sunset Valley 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
The entire Cunningham zone is zoned to Covington Middle School and Fine Arts Academy and then Crockett Early College High School.
Yes. Cunningham offers half-day Pre-K3 in morning or afternoon sessions, full-day Pre-K4, and Early Childhood Special Education starting at age 3. TEA counted 9 Pre-K3 and 31 Pre-K4 students in 2025-26.
No. Cunningham is not on Austin ISD’s 2026-27 dual language list. Sunset Valley’s school-wide program moved to Odom Elementary, a non-zoned campus that admits students by application.
Over the trailing twelve months, 202 single-family homes sold in the Cunningham zone at a median of $505,000, down about 5.3% from $533,000 in 2022-23. The median price per square foot was $322.83.
As of October 2, 2026, there were 61 active single-family listings in the zone, about 3.6 months of inventory, which is a balanced market. Sellers received a median of 98.5% of list price over the past year.
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