Hart Elementary is in the Austin ISD and earned a 2/10 rating from Great School’s as of September 2026. The campus sits at 8301 Furness St. in North Austin’s 78753 zip code and serves Pre-K through 5th grade. Hart’s attendance zone did not change for 2026-27; earlier drafts of Austin ISD’s consolidation plan would have added Pickle Elementary’s neighborhood and part of the Winn Montessori zone, but the final plan did not. The whole zone feeds Dobie Middle School and Northeast Early College High School. Scroll down to read more about homes near Bernice Hart Elementary School.
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Hart Elementary School Snapshot
- Address: 8301 Furness St., Austin, TX 78753
- Phone: (512) 841-2100
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: Pre-K through 5th grade
- Enrollment: 531 students (2025-26)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 12.3:1 (2025-26, TEA)
- Principal: Larry Perez
- School Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. (campus site)
- Mascot: Rockets
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 2/10 as of September 2026.
The school was named in 1998 for Bernice Hart, a Huston-Tillotson graduate and former head counselor at LBJ High School who served on the Austin school board from 1982 to 1993 and pushed to return the district to neighborhood elementary schools. In 2025-26, Hart enrolled 531 students, with 94.4% economically disadvantaged, 77.0% emergent bilingual and 21.3% receiving special education services, according to TEA. KUT reported that Hart is one of 12 Austin ISD campuses with two consecutive unacceptable ratings that are in school improvement for 2026-27, which means intensive changes to curriculum and instruction but not a full restart. 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, Hart Elementary earned an overall D with a score of 68. That is up 11 points from an F (57) in 2024-25. Hart was an A (91) in 2021-22, then fell to a C (77) in 2022-23 and to an F (57) in both 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): D (68)
- Student Achievement: F, 55 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: D, 69 out of 100 (Academic Growth D/69, Relative Performance F/57)
- Closing the Gaps: D, 66 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: A (91) in 2021-22, C (77) in 2022-23, F (57) in 2023-24, F (57) 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. Hart’s 2025-26 improvement came from School Progress, which rose from an F (55) to a D (69) as Academic Growth climbed from 55 to 69. Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, stayed in the F range at 55, and Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, was an F (57). Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups, rose from 61 to a D (66). Hart earned Postsecondary Readiness and Comparative Closing the Gaps distinctions in 2021-22 and none since.
TEA identified Hart for comprehensive support and improvement in 2023-24, reidentified it in 2024-25 and listed it as a comprehensive support and improvement progress school in 2025-26. The campus is in Austin ISD’s school improvement group for 2026-27, so ask the school what changes to curriculum and instruction are in place this year.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Hart Elementary (campus 227901163), 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 Hart Elementary
These are the programs Austin ISD and the Hart campus list for this school. Hart offers one-way Spanish dual language and is an AVID campus.
- Pre-K: Hart serves Pre-K through 5th grade (57 Pre-K students in 2025-26 per TEA).
- Dual Language: Hart offers a one-way Spanish dual language program.
- AVID: Hart is an AVID College Readiness campus, with K-2 students using AVID folders and planners and grades 3-5 using AVID binders.
- Special Education Units: The campus has three units: a bilingual/ESL Life Skills unit, a bilingual/ESL Resource unit and an SBS/SCORES unit.
- After-School: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area runs Hart’s tuition-free after-school program.
- Enrichment: Campus highlights include Ballet Folklorico, a garden club and Monarch garden, PEAS (Partners for Education, Agriculture and Sustainability), a UT STEM Club, two technology labs and outdoor education.
- Family Supports: Communities In Schools has a program manager on campus, Brighter Bites delivers free produce to families, and the Rotary-sponsored Early Act First Knight program teaches character skills.
Program details may change as Hart’s school improvement work continues in 2026-27. For current details on Pre-K, dual language, special education or after-school care, contact Hart Elementary at (512) 841-2100.
Where is Bernice Hart Elementary School?
Hart Elementary is located at:
8301 Furness St.
Austin, TX 78753
Hart Elementary Attendance Zone Map
Hart’s zone covers a small residential area in 78753 with Woodbridge, Heritage Hills, Northcape and Crown Ridge Village, and only 55 single-family sales since September 2022. The zone did not change for 2026-27. Austin ISD’s October 2025 drafts would have moved Pickle Elementary’s neighborhood students and part of Winn Montessori’s zone to Hart, but the final November 2025 plan kept Pickle a neighborhood school and reassigned Winn students to Andrews and Pecan Springs instead.
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 Hart Elementary: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Hart Elementary’s 2026-27 attendance zone, based on Austin ISD’s official SY 2026-27 boundary map, not the school typed into each listing. Sales came from Woodbridge, Heritage Hills, Northcape and Crown Ridge Village. The zone has only 10 to 19 sales a year, so medians can swing from one period to the next.
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 | 11 | $530,000 | $303.68 | 95.9% | 45 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 15 | $510,000 | $265.89 | 98.1% | 39 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 10 | $379,950 | $225.84 | 98.5% | 58 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 19 | $397,500 | $230.57 | 96.7% | 44 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 Hart Elementary attendance boundary, so the figures reflect today’s zone rather than the school typed into each listing.
The median sale price in the Hart zone has fallen, from $530,000 in 2022-23 to $397,500 over the trailing twelve months, a change of about -25.0%. Most of the drop came in 2024-25, when the median was $379,950. Median price per square foot moved from $303.68 to $230.57 (-24.1%), and the median home sold shrank from 1,877 to 1,701 square feet.
Sales volume went from 11 homes in 2022-23 to 19 in the past twelve months. Median days on market was 45 days in 2022-23 and 44 days over the past year, and sellers received a median of 96.7% of their final list price, up from 95.9%.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 11 | $394,000 | 83 days |
| Active Under Contract | 0 | – | – |
| Pending | 1 | $250,000 | 27 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
12 homes are currently active or pending in the Hart Elementary zone, with none active under contract. With 11 active listings against about 1.6 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 6.9 months of inventory, a buyer’s market.
The median active list price of $394,000 is close to the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $397,500, and active listings have been on the market a median of 83 days.
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Feeder Middle and High Schools
For 2026-27, the entire Hart zone feeds Dobie Middle School and Northeast Early College High School, where students can earn an associate degree.
Feeder Middle School
- J. Frank Dobie Middle School and College Prep Academy
1200 E. Rundberg Lane, Austin, TX 78753
Great Schools Rating: 1/10
Feeder High School
- Northeast Early College High School
7104 Berkman Dr., Austin, TX 78752
Great Schools Rating: 3/10
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
Hart earned a D with a score of 68 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It was an F (57) in 2023-24 and 2024-25, a C (77) in 2022-23 and an A (91) in 2021-22.
Academic Growth rose from 55 to 69, lifting School Progress to a D. Student Achievement stayed an F at 55, and Closing the Gaps rose from 61 to 66.
Yes. After two consecutive F ratings, Hart is one of 12 Austin ISD campuses in school improvement for 2026-27, according to KUT. That means intensive changes to curriculum and instruction, not a full restart.
No. Draft plans would have added Pickle Elementary’s neighborhood and part of the Winn Montessori zone, but the final November 2025 plan did not. Check any address with Austin ISD’s school finder, since Phase 1 boundary changes are planned for 2027-28.
The zone’s single-family homes are in Woodbridge, Heritage Hills, Northcape and Crown Ridge Village. It is a small zone, with 55 home sales since September 2022.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
Yes. Hart offers a one-way Spanish dual language program. About 77% of students were emergent bilingual in 2025-26.
Yes. TEA counted 57 Pre-K students in 2025-26. Boys and Girls Clubs of the Austin Area runs a tuition-free after-school program on campus.
The entire zone feeds Dobie Middle School and Northeast Early College High School.
Over the trailing twelve months, 19 single-family homes sold in the zone at a median of $397,500, down about 25.0% from $530,000 in 2022-23. Sales volume is small, so medians can move a lot from year to year.
As of October 2, 2026, there were 11 active single-family listings against about 1.6 sales a month, roughly 6.9 months of inventory. That is a buyer’s market, and active listings had been on the market a median of 83 days.
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