Mendez Middle School is in the Austin ISD and earned a 5/10 rating from Great School’s as of November 2026. The campus sits at 5106 Village Square Drive in Southeast Austin’s 78744 zip code and serves 6th through 8th grade. 2026-27 brings several changes: Austin ISD took back full operation of Mendez in August 2026, 6th grade has returned after years of serving only 7th and 8th grade, and the zone grew with pieces of the closed Bedichek and Paredes middle school zones. About 61% of the zone’s home sales fall in the Akins Early College High School zone and about 39% in the Travis Early College High School zone. Scroll down to read more about homes near Consuelo Herrera Mendez Middle School.
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Mendez Middle School School Snapshot
- Address: 5106 Village Square Drive, Austin, TX 78744
- Phone: (512) 414-3284
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: 6th through 8th grade
- Enrollment: 283 students (2025-26)
- Principal: Leticia Vega
- School Hours: Campus website lists 7:50 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (no 2026-27 bell schedule found)
- Mascot: the Mavericks
- Opened: 1987
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 5/10 as of November 2026.
Mendez opened in 1987 and is named for Consuelo Herrera Mendez, a teacher for nearly 50 years and an advocate for Mexican American rights. Outside operators ran the campus for eight years under SB 1882 partnerships, first the Texas STEM Coalition from 2018-19 to December 2021 and then Third Future Schools from 2022. In January 2026 Austin ISD decided not to renew the Third Future contract, and Leticia Vega is the 2026-27 principal. In 2025-26, Mendez enrolled 283 students, with 87.6% economically disadvantaged, 55.5% emergent bilingual and 33.9% receiving special education services, according to TEA data. With 6th grade back and the added Bedichek and Paredes areas, enrollment is expected to grow in 2026-27. 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, Mendez Middle School earned an overall D with a score of 65. That is down 24 points from a B (89) in 2024-25. Mendez was not rated in 2021-22 under Senate Bill 1365, then earned a B (89) in 2022-23 and a C (78) in 2023-24.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): D (65)
- Student Achievement: F, 56 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: D, 67 out of 100 (Academic Growth D/67, Relative Performance F/59)
- Closing the Gaps: D, 61 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: Not Rated (Senate Bill 1365) in 2021-22, B (89) in 2022-23, C (78) in 2023-24, B (89) 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. Mendez’s earlier B ratings rested on strong School Progress and Closing the Gaps scores, even though Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, was a D every year. In 2025-26 all three domains fell. Student Achievement dropped from a D (67) to an F (56). School Progress fell from a B (89) to a D (67) as Academic Growth dropped to 67, and Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, fell from a C (77) to an F (59). Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups, fell from an A (90) to a D (61). Mendez has not earned distinction designations in recent years, and it is not identified for state improvement support.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Mendez Middle School (campus 227901058), 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 Mendez Middle School
These are the programs the Mendez campus lists for this school. Mendez’s website publishes little program detail for 2026-27, its first year back under Austin ISD, so ask the school directly if a specific program matters to you.
- CTE and Community Service: The campus focuses on community service and career and technical education.
- ACE After School: Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) offers free optional clubs in science, art, sports and college and career preparation.
- Summer Bridge: In 2026, an AVID Summer Bridge for incoming 6th graders (algebra readiness) and a STEM camp for 7th-grade emergent bilingual students.
- Fine Arts and Athletics: The 2026-27 principal’s welcome lists fine arts, athletics and after-school programs, but the campus has not yet published program details.
- PTA: A PTA for 2026-27, organized through the principal.
Austin ISD said it would work with the community to find a permanent location for the Alternative Learning Center that has been housed at Mendez. For current details on electives, fine arts, athletics or after-school programs, contact Mendez Middle School at (512) 414-3284.
Where is Consuelo Herrera Mendez Middle School?
Mendez Middle School is located at:
5106 Village Square Drive
Austin, TX 78744
Mendez Middle School Attendance Zone Map
For 2026-27, Mendez’s zone has three parts. The long-standing part covers Southeast Austin neighborhoods around the campus, drawing from the Rodriguez, Houston and Langford elementary areas. Austin ISD added about 1.8 square miles of the closed Bedichek Middle School zone in the St. Elmo and Galindo elementary areas, and after the board closed Paredes Middle School on July 30, 2026, Paredes students east of Bluff Springs Road and north of Slaughter Lane were reassigned to Mendez, adding about 3.6 square miles in the Blazier, Perez and Palm elementary areas. Neighborhoods across the zone include Jennings Place, Peppertree Park, Goodnight Ranch, Sheldon 230, Springfield, Emerald Forest, Greenwood Hills, McKinney Park East, Silverstone, Thaxton Place, Battle Bend Springs and Colonial Trails.
Many listings in the added areas still show the old school, so check every address. 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 Mendez Middle School: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Mendez 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 Jennings Place, Peppertree Park, Goodnight Ranch, Sheldon 230, Springfield and Williamson Creek. Of the zone’s 957 sales since September 2022, 626 were in the areas reassigned from Bedichek and Paredes, and 380 listings in the zone were tagged to Paredes and 233 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 | 252 | $380,000 | $266.13 | 98.9% | 20 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 259 | $375,000 | $257.61 | 98.5% | 35 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 240 | $349,950 | $228.64 | 97.5% | 43 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 206 | $329,432 | $225.19 | 97.6% | 36 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 Mendez 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 Mendez zone fell from $380,000 in 2022-23 to $329,433 over the trailing twelve months, a decline of about 13.3%. Median price per square foot fell from $266.13 to $225.19 (-15.4%).
Sales volume has declined, from 252 homes in 2022-23 to 206 in the past twelve months. Median days on market rose from 20 to 35.5 days, and sellers received a median of 97.6% of their final list price, down from 98.9%.
The parts of the zone moved differently. In Mendez’s long-standing area, where homes are smaller, the median fell from $350,000 to $287,000, about 18.0% lower, on 101 and 73 sales, and the sale-to-list ratio dropped from 100% to 96.9%. In the areas added from Bedichek and Paredes, the median went from $405,000 to $355,000, about 12.3% lower, on 151 and 133 sales, and homes sold in a median of 31 days over the past year.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 99 | $340,000 | 71 days |
| Active Under Contract | 12 | $359,000 | 48 days |
| Pending | 6 | $282,500 | 81 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
117 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Mendez Middle School zone. With 99 active listings against about 17.2 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 5.8 months of inventory, a balanced market close to favoring buyers.
The median active list price of $340,000 is a little above the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $329,433, and active listings have been on the market a median of 71 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Mendez Middle School
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and are zoned to Mendez Middle School for 2026-27. Only about 40% of Goodnight Ranch’s sales and about 43% of Greenwood Forest’s fall inside the Mendez zone, so check the specific address in those neighborhoods.
The zone also includes Jennings Place, Peppertree Park, Williamson Creek, Franklin Park, Indian Hills, Village Square, Wagon Crossing, Dove Springs, Colonial Park and Meadow Lake, which don’t have separate guides.
Battle Bend Springs
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,200-1,908 sqft, Low $400,000s – High $500,000s
Bend at Nuckols Crossing
3-4 beds, 1-3 baths, 1,200-2,700 sqft, Mid $200,000s – High $300,000s
Brookside Villas
2-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,500-2,500 sqft, Mid $400,000s – Mid $500,000s
Colonial Trails
2-4 beds, 1-3 baths, 800-2,200 sqft, Mid $300,000s – High $500,000s
East Congress
2-4 beds, 1-3 baths, 800-2,200sqft, Low $400,000s – Mid $500,000s
Emerald Forest
2-4 beds, 1-5 baths, 800-3,300 sqft, Low $200,000s – $1.5MMs
Goodnight Ranch
2-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,500-3,400 sqft, Low $300,000s – Low $600,000s
Greenwood Forest
2-5 beds, 1-3 baths, 750-3,200 sqft, Low $300,000s – Low $700,000s
Greenwood Hills
2-5 beds, 1-3 baths, 800-2,900 sqft, Low $200,000s – Low $600,000s
Lareina Drive
2-3 beds, 1-2 baths, 1,000-2,500 sqft, Low $300,000s – Mid $300,000s
McKinney Heights
2-5 beds, 1-4 baths, 700-2,900 sqft, High $200,000s – High $300,000s
McKinney Park East
2-4 beds, 1-3 baths, 900-2,700 sqft, Mid $100,000s – Mid $300,000s
Sheldon
3-6 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,100-3,500 sqft, High $200,000s – High $300,000s
Silverstone
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,600-2,800 sqft, Mid $500,000s – Mid $600,000s
Springfield
2-5 beds, 1-4 baths, 800-3,000 sqft, High $200,000s – High $300,000s
Thaxton Place
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 800-2,200 sqft, High $200,000s – Low $300,000s
Feeder Elementary and High Schools
For 2026-27, Mendez draws from eight elementary zones, led by Blazier (about 27% of the zone’s home sales), Rodriguez (18%) and St. Elmo (15%); the Blazier, Palm and Perez areas came from the closed Paredes zone and the St. Elmo and Galindo areas from the closed Bedichek zone. About 61% of the zone’s sales fall in the Akins Early College High School zone and about 39% in the Travis Early College High School zone.
Feeder Elementary Schools
- John C. Blazier Elementary School (about 27% of the zone’s home sales)
8601 Vertex Blvd. (Primary, K-2); 8801 Vertex Blvd. (Intermediate, 3-5), Austin, TX 78747
Great Schools Rating: 6/10 - Hermelinda Rodriguez Elementary School (about 18% of the zone’s home sales)
4400 Franklin Park Dr., Austin, TX 78744
Great Schools Rating: 4/10 - St. Elmo Elementary School (about 15% of the zone’s home sales)
600 W. St. Elmo Rd., Austin, TX 78745
Great Schools Rating: 4/10 - Palm Elementary School (about 11% of the zone’s home sales)
7601 Dixie Dr., Austin, TX 78744
Great Schools Rating: 5/10 - Galindo Elementary School (about 10% of the zone’s home sales)
3800 S. Second St., Austin, TX 78704
Great Schools Rating: 4/10 - Josephine Houston Elementary School (about 9% of the zone’s home sales)
2108 Lemon Dr., Austin, TX 78744
Great Schools Rating: 2/10 - Langford Elementary School (about 7% of the zone’s home sales)
2206 Blue Meadow Dr., Austin, TX 78744
Great Schools Rating: 3/10 - LCpl Nicholas S. Perez Elementary School (about 4% of the zone’s home sales)
7500 S. Pleasant Valley Rd., Austin, TX 78744
Great Schools Rating: 4/10
Feeder High Schools
- Akins Early College High School (about 61% of the zone’s home sales)
10701 S. 1st St., Austin, TX 78748
Great Schools Rating: 4/10 - Travis Early College High School (about 39% of the zone’s home sales)
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
Mendez earned a D with a score of 65 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It was a B (89) in 2024-25, a C (78) in 2023-24 and a B (89) in 2022-23.
All three domains fell in 2025-26. Closing the Gaps dropped from an A (90) to a D (61), School Progress from a B (89) to a D (67), and Student Achievement from a D (67) to an F (56).
Austin ISD took back full operation in August 2026 after deciding not to renew its contract with Third Future Schools, which had run the campus since 2022. Leticia Vega is the 2026-27 principal.
Mendez received about 1.8 square miles of the closed Bedichek zone in the St. Elmo and Galindo areas. After Paredes closed, students east of Bluff Springs Road and north of Slaughter Lane were reassigned to Mendez, adding about 3.6 square miles.
Use Austin ISD’s school finder, since many MLS listings in the added areas still show Paredes or Bedichek. Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide realignment for fall 2028.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
It depends on the address. About 61% of the zone’s home sales fall in the Akins Early College High School zone and about 39% in the Travis Early College High School zone.
Yes, starting in 2026-27. Mendez had served only 7th and 8th grade, and 6th grade has returned now that Austin ISD runs the campus.
Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) offers free optional clubs in science, art, sports and college and career preparation. In summer 2026 the campus also ran an AVID Summer Bridge for incoming 6th graders.
Over the trailing twelve months, 206 single-family homes sold in the Mendez zone at a median of $329,433, down about 13.3% from $380,000 in 2022-23. Homes in the long-standing Mendez area sold for a median of $287,000, compared with $355,000 in the added areas.
The zone includes Jennings Place, Peppertree Park, Sheldon 230, Springfield, Emerald Forest, Greenwood Hills, McKinney Park East, Silverstone and Thaxton Place. Only parts of Goodnight Ranch and Greenwood Forest are in the zone.
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