Linder Elementary is in the Austin ISD and earned a 2/10 rating from Great School’s as of September 2026. The campus sits at 2800 Metcalfe Rd. in Austin’s 78741 zip code and serves Pre-K through 5th grade. Linder’s zone did not change for 2026-27, but the school did: students moved into a new modernized building this fall, and the campus reopened as a District-Managed Restart under a state-mandated turnaround plan. The entire zone feeds Lively Middle School and Travis Early College High School. Scroll down to read more about homes near Linder Elementary School.
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Linder Elementary School Snapshot
- Address: 2800 Metcalfe Rd., Austin, TX 78741
- Phone: (512) 414-2398
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: Pre-K through 5th grade
- Enrollment: 619 students (2025-26)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 12.2 students per teacher (2024-25, Texas Tribune Schools Explorer)
- Principal: Lisa Garcia
- School Hours: 7:40 a.m. to 3:10 p.m.
- Mascot: Eagles
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 2/10 as of September 2026.
The school’s full name is Dorothy Linder Elementary. Through the 2022 bond, Austin ISD fully modernized the campus at its current site for a budget of about $56.4 million; groundbreaking was September 17, 2024, and the new building opened for 2026-27, with the old buildings being demolished for new parking and playground space as of the district’s Q3 2026 update. Enrollment has grown from 283 in 2018-19 to 619 in 2025-26, when 93.9% of students were economically disadvantaged, 64.8% were emergent bilingual and 19.7% received special education or Section 504 services, according to TEA enrollment data. For 2026-27, Linder is a restart campus using the Accelerating Campus Excellence (ACE) model, with Lisa Garcia as principal and an extended school-year calendar. 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, Linder Elementary earned an overall F with a score of 59, the same score as in 2024-25. It has been rated F for four straight years, scoring 57 in 2022-23 and 59 in 2023-24, after a B (82) in 2021-22.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): F (59)
- Student Achievement: F, 50 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: F, 58 out of 100 (Academic Growth F/58, Relative Performance F/52)
- Closing the Gaps: D, 66 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: B (82) in 2021-22, F (57) in 2022-23, F (59) in 2023-24, F (59) 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. In 2025-26, Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, was an F (50), up 1 point from 49. School Progress was an F (58), with Academic Growth at 58 and Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, at 52. Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups, was the one domain above the F range, improving from a D (60) to a D (66). Linder has earned no distinction designations since 2021-22.
TEA identified Linder for targeted support and improvement in 2023-24 and for comprehensive support and improvement in 2024-25, and lists it as a comprehensive support and improvement progress school in 2025-26. After repeated F ratings, TEA approved a turnaround plan on January 23, 2026. Under this District-Managed Restart, the school stays open but staff were rehired and not all prior staff returned, the campus adds extended learning time including an extended school-year calendar, and the plan includes a contingency for an outside partner to run the campus in 2027-28 if progress is insufficient.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Linder Elementary (campus 227901160), 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 Linder Elementary
These are the programs Austin ISD and the Linder campus list for this school. Because Linder is under a restart turnaround plan for 2026-27, the school day, calendar and staffing differ from a typical Austin ISD elementary, so ask the campus for its current calendar.
- Pre-K: Linder offers Pre-K.
- One-way dual language: Linder runs a one-way Spanish/English dual language program for emergent bilingual students; students who continue through high school can earn the Texas Seal of Biliteracy.
- Special education: The campus lists a Life Skills program along with special education services.
- ACE after-school: The free state-funded Texas ACE (Afterschool Centers on Education) program runs at Linder with an on-site coordinator. Austin ISD also lists tuition-based after-school care, after-school meals and Communities in Schools.
- Literacy and GT: UT Literacy First provides K-2 early literacy intervention, and GT students receive research-oriented projects through Austin ISD’s GT services.
- Clubs and enrichment: Ballet folklorico, art, guitar, piano, sports and soccer clubs, Math Pentathlon for 4th grade, Peer Assistance Leadership and Service (PALS), Project SAFE for 1st grade and the UT Neighborhood Longhorns scholarship program.
- PEAS outdoor learning: Linder partners with PEAS for a hands-on natural resources and edible education program.
For 2026-27, Linder runs on an extended school-year calendar as part of its ACE restart plan. For current details on Pre-K, dual language, after-school programs or the calendar, contact Linder Elementary at (512) 414-2398.
Where is Linder Elementary School?
Linder Elementary is located at:
2800 Metcalfe Rd.
Austin, TX 78741
Linder Elementary Attendance Zone Map
Linder’s zone covers neighborhoods around the campus, including Santa Monica Park, Greenbriar and Burleson Road Heights, along with the Edgewick condominiums. The zone and its feeder pattern did not change for 2026-27; the changes this year are the new building and the restart plan.
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.
Homes Zoned to Linder Elementary: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Linder 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 zone has few single-family sales, 45 since September 2022, mostly in Santa Monica Park, Greenbriar and Burleson Road Heights. Of those, 42 were tagged to Linder in MLS, so the MLS school field closely matches the zone.
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 | 7 | $530,000 | $346.87 | 99.4% | 40 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 15 | $457,400 | $308.35 | 97.3% | 14 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 9 | $475,000 | $280.02 | 97.5% | 32 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 14 | $416,500 | $282.23 | 95.6% | 29 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 Linder Elementary attendance boundary, so the figures reflect today’s zone rather than the school typed into each listing.
The median sale price in the Linder zone fell from $530,000 in 2022-23 to $416,500 over the trailing twelve months, a decline of about 21.4%. Median price per square foot fell from $346.87 to $282.23 (-18.6%). With only 7 to 15 sales a year, the homes that sell differ from year to year (the median size rose from 1,652 to about 1,926 square feet), so the sample is small and medians can swing.
Sales doubled from 7 homes in 2022-23 to 14 in the past twelve months. Median days on market was 29 days over the past year, compared with 40 in 2022-23, but sellers received a median of 95.6% of their final list price, down from 99.4%.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 4 | $444,900 | 88 days |
| Active Under Contract | 1 | $299,999 | 75 days |
| Pending | 1 | $360,000 | 90 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
6 homes are currently active, under contract or pending in the Linder Elementary zone. With 4 active listings against about 1.2 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 3.4 months of inventory, a balanced market, though the numbers are small enough that one or two listings change the picture.
The median active list price of $444,900 is above the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $416,500, and active listings have been on the market a median of 88.5 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Linder Elementary
Santa Monica Park, the largest single-family neighborhood in the zone, has its own guide below and is entirely zoned to Linder Elementary for 2026-27.
The zone also includes Greenbriar, Burleson Road Heights and the Edgewick condominiums, which don’t have separate guides.
Santa Monica Park
3-5 beds, 1-3 baths, 1,000-2,800 sqft, High $200,000s – Mid $700,000s
Feeder Middle and High Schools
For 2026-27, every home in the Linder zone is zoned to Sarah Lively Middle School and Travis Early College High School.
Feeder Middle School
- Sarah Lively Middle School
201 E. Mary St., Austin, TX 78704
Great Schools Rating: 4/10
Feeder High School
- Travis Early College High School
1211 E. Oltorf St., Austin, TX 78704
Great Schools Rating: 1/10
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
Linder earned an F with a score of 59 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It has been rated F for four straight years, after a B (82) in 2021-22.
It is the turnaround model TEA approved for Linder on January 23, 2026, using the Accelerating Campus Excellence approach. The school stays open, but staff were rehired and not all returned, and the campus adds extended learning time and an extended calendar. If progress is insufficient, an outside partner could run the campus in 2027-28.
Yes. Linder moved into a fully modernized building, a 2022 bond project budgeted at about $56.4 million, for 2026-27. Demolition of the old buildings and new parking and playground work were still under way in the district’s Q3 2026 update.
No. The zone and its feeders, Lively Middle School and Travis Early College High School, are unchanged. Austin ISD plans boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide realignment for fall 2028.
Use Austin ISD’s school finder and confirm with the district before you buy. The zone includes Santa Monica Park, Greenbriar and Burleson Road Heights.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
The whole Linder zone feeds Sarah Lively Middle School and Travis Early College High School for 2026-27.
Yes. Linder runs a one-way Spanish and English dual language program for emergent bilingual students. Students who continue in it through high school can earn the Texas Seal of Biliteracy.
The free, state-funded Texas ACE (Afterschool Centers on Education) program runs at Linder with an on-site coordinator. Austin ISD also lists tuition-based after-school care, after-school meals and Communities in Schools.
Over the trailing twelve months, 14 single-family homes sold in the Linder zone at a median of $416,500, compared with $530,000 on 7 sales in 2022-23, a decline of about 21.4%. The sample is small, so medians can swing.
As of October 2, 2026, there were 4 active single-family listings in the Linder zone with a median list price of $444,900, plus 2 under contract or pending. That is about 3.4 months of inventory.
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