Lamar Middle School is in the Austin ISD and earned a 9/10 rating from Great School’s as of November 2026. The campus sits at 6201 Wynona St. in North Central Austin’s 78757 zip code and serves 6th through 8th grade. Lamar’s attendance zone is unchanged on Austin ISD’s SY 2026-27 boundary map, though one of its feeder elementaries changed: Ridgetop Elementary closed, and its former zone now goes to Reilly Elementary. Students come from Brentwood, Highland Park, Blanton, Gullett and Reilly elementaries, and most go on to McCallum High School, with part of the Blanton zone going to Northeast Early College High School. Scroll down to read more about homes near Lamar Middle School and Fine Arts Academy.
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Lamar Middle School School Snapshot
- Address: 6201 Wynona St., Austin, TX 78757
- Phone: (512) 414-3217
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: 6th through 8th grade
- Enrollment: 1,099 students (2025-26)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 17.5:1 (2024-25)
- Principal: Travis Brunner
- School Hours: 8:15 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. (front doors open 7:55 a.m.; 2026-27)
- Mascot: the Scotties
- Opened: 1955
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 9/10 as of November 2026.
Lamar opened in 1955 and is the primary feeder school for McCallum High School, and its Fine Arts Academy is aligned with McCallum’s Fine Arts Academy. In 2025-26, Lamar enrolled 1,099 students, with 17.0% economically disadvantaged, 6.7% emergent bilingual and 18.6% receiving special education services. The Fine Arts Academy continues in 2026-27 and draws students from across Austin by application and audition. 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, Lamar Middle School earned an overall B with a score of 89. That is down 1 point from an A (90) in 2024-25. Before that, Lamar was a B campus with scores of 88 in 2021-22 and 89 in both 2022-23 and 2023-24.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): B (89)
- Student Achievement: A, 93 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: B, 87 out of 100 (Academic Growth B/87, Relative Performance B/83)
- Closing the Gaps: C, 78 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: B (88) in 2021-22, B (89) in 2022-23, B (89) in 2023-24, A (90) 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. Lamar’s strongest domain is Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, which rose to an A (93) in 2025-26. School Progress held at a B (87), with Academic Growth at 87 and Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, at 83, down from 85. The change that cost Lamar its A was Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups, falling from a B (85) to a C (78). Lamar earned a Science distinction in 2021-22 and none since. The campus is not identified for state improvement support.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Lamar Middle School (campus 227901045), 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 Lamar Middle School
These are the programs Austin ISD and the Lamar campus list for this school. The Fine Arts Academy is open by application to students from across Austin, while neighborhood students attend through the attendance zone.
- Fine Arts Academy (application): The academy draws students from across Austin and offers visual arts, dance, band, orchestra, choral music, drama, classical guitar, piano, and digital arts and media. Applicants choose one major and submit report cards, teacher recommendations (English or social studies, math or science, plus a private studio or music teacher), then audition. Applications are taken in Round 1 of Enroll Austin only. Austin ISD does not provide bus service for transfer students in the academy.
- Advanced Academics: Science and social studies are taught only at the advanced level, and an accelerated track offers Algebra I Honors in 7th grade and geometry in 8th.
- Dual Language: Spanish dual language with at least two content courses in Spanish each year.
- Career and Technical Education: High school credit digital media and yearbook, plus engineering app-creation and maker courses.
- Athletics: UIL athletics, supported by the Scottie Lab booster club.
- Clubs: After-school clubs sponsored by the PTA.
- Gifted and Talented: GT services through a campus GT advocate.
Lamar has no after-school care on campus, according to its schedule page, and Austin ISD does not provide bus service for transfer students in the Fine Arts Academy. For current details on academy applications, dual language or advanced courses, contact Lamar Middle School at (512) 414-3217.
Where is Lamar Middle School and Fine Arts Academy?
Lamar Middle School is located at:
6201 Wynona St.
Austin, TX 78757
Lamar Middle School Attendance Zone Map
Lamar’s zone stretches from Lake Austin across Central Austin to Mueller. It includes Crestview, Allandale, Brentwood, the Highlands, Delwood, Violet Crown Heights, Green Acres, Burnet Heights, Highland Park West, Greenshores on Lake Austin and parts of Mueller, Ridgetop and Northwest Hills. The zone itself did not change for 2026-27, but Ridgetop Elementary closed at the end of 2025-26 and its zoned students, about 158 by Austin ISD’s count, were reassigned to Reilly Elementary, which still feeds Lamar.
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. Confirm any address with Austin ISD’s school finder before buying, especially in neighborhoods that are split between middle school zones.
Homes Zoned to Lamar Middle School: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Lamar 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. With 2,340 sales since September 2022, the sample is large, led by Crestview, Allandale Park, Violet Crown Heights, Highland Park West, Delwood and the Mueller sections inside the zone. 167 listings in the zone were tagged to Ridgetop Elementary in MLS, so the elementary school field lags the 2026-27 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 | 548 | $853,650 | $477.88 | 97.4% | 29 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 578 | $870,000 | $477.24 | 97.3% | 35 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 542 | $860,000 | $464.50 | 96.9% | 32 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 672 | $857,000 | $451.83 | 97.2% | 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 Lamar Middle School attendance boundary, so the figures reflect today’s zone rather than the school typed into each listing.
Prices in the Lamar zone have been flat. The median sale price went from $853,650 in 2022-23 to $857,000 over the trailing twelve months, a change of about 0.4%, and stayed between $853,650 and $870,000 in every year. Median price per square foot eased from $477.88 to $451.84 (-5.5%), because the median home sold grew from 1,916 to 2,022 square feet.
Sales volume rose from 548 homes in 2022-23 to 672 in the past twelve months, the highest of the four years. Median days on market was 29 days in 2022-23 and 29.5 days over the past year, and sellers received a median of 97.2% of their final list price, compared with 97.4%.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 159 | $975,000 | 51 days |
| Active Under Contract | 31 | $955,000 | 22 days |
| Pending | 18 | $1,050,000 | 52 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
208 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Lamar Middle School zone. With 159 active listings against 56 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 2.8 months of inventory, a seller’s market.
The median active list price of $975,000 is above the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $857,000, and active listings have been on the market a median of 51 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Lamar Middle School
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and include homes zoned to Lamar for 2026-27. Many are split with other middle school zones: about three quarters of Allandale, about 64% of Mueller, about half of Ridgetop and Rosedale, about 44% of Windsor Park, about 40% of Morningside, about a third of Highland Hills and about a quarter of Northwest Hills fall inside the Lamar zone, so check the specific address in those neighborhoods. A small share of Brentwood, Delwood, Balcones Park, Shinoak Valley and Shoal Village sales also fall outside it.
The zone also includes Violet Crown Heights, Green Acres, Burnet Heights, Skyview, Broadacres, Vallejo, West View Heights, Bellaire, Brookside Estates and Shoalmont, which don’t have separate guides.
Allandale
2-6 beds, 1-7 baths, 700-4,600 sqft, Low $400,000s – $3.3MMs
Balcones Park
2-5 beds, 2-9 baths, 1,500-7,000 sqft, $1.2MMs – $3.2MMs
Beverly Hills
See the full guide for current homes and pricing
Brentwood
1-6 beds, 1-5 baths, 575-3,700 sqft, Low $300,000s – $2.2MMs
Cat Mountain Villas
3-5 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,700-5,900 sqft, Low $700,000s – $2.3MMs
Courtyard
2-5 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,600-6,400 sqft, Low $600,000s – $7.6MMs
Crestview
1-6 beds, 1-5 baths, 700-3,700 sqft, High $200,000s – $2.3MMs
Delwood
2-5 beds, 1-3 baths, 800-2,700sqft, High $200,000s – $1.1MMs
Greenshores on Lake Austin
3-6 beds, 2-8 baths, 2,500-6,500 sqft, $1.2MMs – $6MMs
Highland Hills
3-6 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,400-5,800 sqft, Mid $600,000s – $1.7MMs
Highland Park West
2-6 beds, 1-7 baths, 1,000-5,500 sqft, Mid $500,000s – $4MMs
Highland Village
2-5 beds, 1-5 baths, 750-3,800 sqft, Mid $500,000s – $2.3MMs
Long Canyon
2-6 beds, 2-7 baths, 1,800-7,200 sqft, $1.1MMs – $2.2MMs
Morningside
2-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 750-2,700 sqft, Low $300,000s – High $300,000s
Mount Bonnell Shores
3-4 beds, 3-5 baths, 1,700-4,300 sqft, High $800,000s – $1.3MMs
Mueller
1-6 beds, 1-5 baths, 500-6,500 sqft, High $100,000s – $1.6MMs
North Loop
2-6 beds, 1-5 baths, 650-3,300 sqft, Mid $300,000s – $1.8MMs
Northwest Hills
2-7 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,600-7,100 sqft, Mid $700,000s – $3.2MMs
Ridgetop
1-5 beds, 1-4 baths, 550-3,100 sqft, Mid $300,000s – $1.2MMs
Rosedale
2-6 beds, 1-5 baths, 650-3,800 sqft, Mid $400,000s – $2.3MMs
Shinoak Valley
3-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,900-4,700 sqft, Low $700,000s – $1.7MMs
Shoal Village
2-5 beds, 1-4 baths, 1,000-3,700 sqft, Low $500,000s – $2.3MMs
Windsor Park
See the full guide for current homes and pricing
Woods of Greenshores
3-5 beds, 3-6 baths, 3,000-5,700 sqft, $1.1MMs – $1.4MMs
Feeder Elementary and High Schools
For 2026-27, Lamar draws from five elementary zones: Brentwood (about 29% of the zone’s home sales), Highland Park (about 27%), Blanton (about 17%), Gullett (about 14%) and Reilly (about 13%), which now includes the former Ridgetop zone. About 83% of the zone’s home sales fall in the McCallum High School zone and about 17%, part of the Blanton zone, in the Northeast Early College High School zone.
Feeder Elementary Schools
- Brentwood Elementary School (about 29% of the zone’s home sales)
6703 Yates Ave., Austin, TX 78757
Great Schools Rating: 9/10 - Highland Park Elementary School (about 27% of the zone’s home sales)
4900 Fairview Dr., Austin, TX 78731
Great Schools Rating: 10/10 - Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School (about 17% of the zone’s home sales)
5408 Westminster Dr., Austin, TX 78723
Great Schools Rating: 8/10 - Gullett Elementary School (about 14% of the zone’s home sales)
6310 Treadwell Blvd., Austin, TX 78757
Great Schools Rating: 10/10 - Reilly Elementary School (about 13% of the zone’s home sales)
405 Denson Dr., Austin, TX 78752
Great Schools Rating: 8/10
Feeder High Schools
- McCallum High School (about 83% of the zone’s home sales)
5600 Sunshine Dr., Austin, TX 78756
Great Schools Rating: 8/10 - Northeast Early College High School (about 17% of the zone’s home sales)
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
Lamar earned a B with a score of 89 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It was an A (90) in 2024-25 and a B in each of the three rated years before that.
Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups, fell from 85 to 78. Student Achievement actually rose to 93 and School Progress held at 87, so the overall score slipped only 1 point.
Lamar’s zone is unchanged, but Ridgetop Elementary closed and its zone was reassigned to Reilly Elementary, which still feeds Lamar. Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide realignment for fall 2028.
The zone includes Crestview, Delwood, Violet Crown Heights, Highland Park West, Greenshores on Lake Austin, the Highlands and most of Allandale. Parts of Brentwood, Mueller, Ridgetop, Rosedale and Northwest Hills are also in the zone.
Use Austin ISD’s school finder and confirm with the district. Many neighborhoods in this part of Austin are split between middle school zones, so check the exact address.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
Applicants choose one major, such as visual arts, dance, band, orchestra, choral music, drama, classical guitar, piano or digital arts, then submit report cards and teacher recommendations and audition. Applications are taken in Round 1 of Enroll Austin only.
Lamar has no after-school care on campus, according to its schedule page. The PTA sponsors after-school clubs, and the school fields UIL athletics teams.
About 83% of the zone’s home sales fall in the McCallum High School zone. About 17%, part of the Blanton Elementary zone, is zoned to Northeast Early College High School.
Over the trailing twelve months, 672 single-family homes sold in the zone at a median of $857,000, about 0.4% above the 2022-23 median of $853,650. The median price per square foot was $451.84.
As of October 2, 2026, there were 159 active single-family listings, about 2.8 months of inventory at the past year’s sales pace, which favors sellers. The median list price was $975,000.
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