Murchison Middle School is in the Austin ISD and earned a 8/10 rating from Great School’s as of November 2026. The campus sits at 3700 N Hills Drive in Northwest Austin’s 78731 zip code and serves 6th through 8th grade. Murchison’s attendance zone is unchanged on Austin ISD’s SY 2026-27 boundary map. Four elementary schools feed it (Hill, Summitt, Doss and Davis), and the entire zone goes on to Anderson High School. Scroll down to read more about homes near Murchison Middle School.
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Murchison Middle School School Snapshot
- Address: 3700 N Hills Drive, Austin, TX 78731
- Phone: (512) 414-3254
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: 6th through 8th grade
- Enrollment: 1,254 students (2025-26)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 18.2:1 (2024-25)
- Principal: Chara Harris
- School Hours: 8:20 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. (campus bell schedule)
- Mascot: the Matadors
- Opened: 1967
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 8/10 as of November 2026.
Murchison opened in fall 1967 on the 23.6-acre site of a former rock quarry. It added 14 classrooms in 1999, and in January 2021 it opened a three-story 6th grade center with new administration offices and a library. In 2025-26, Murchison enrolled 1,254 students, with 25.0% economically disadvantaged, 11.9% emergent bilingual and 19.5% receiving special education services. It is the only IB Middle Years Programme World School in Austin ISD, and the program includes every student. 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, Murchison Middle School earned an overall A with a score of 90. That is up 2 points from a B (88) in 2024-25 and is Murchison’s first A in the last five rated years. It was a B in each of the four years before, scoring 84 in 2021-22 and 2022-23 and 81 in 2023-24.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): A (90)
- Student Achievement: A, 91 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: B, 86 out of 100 (Academic Growth B/86, Relative Performance C/79)
- Closing the Gaps: B, 88 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: B (84) in 2021-22, B (84) in 2022-23, B (81) in 2023-24, B (88) 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. Murchison’s A rests on Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, which rose from a B (89) to an A (91). School Progress was a B (86), with Academic Growth at 86 and Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, at a C (79). Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups, rose from 85 to a B (88), well above the C (72) it posted in 2023-24. Murchison earned no distinction designations from 2021-22 through 2025-26. TEA identified it for targeted support in 2021-22 and 2022-23 and for additional targeted support in 2023-24, but it has not been identified in 2024-25 or 2025-26.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Murchison Middle School (campus 227901052), 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 Murchison Middle School
These are the programs Austin ISD and the Murchison campus list for this school. The IB Middle Years Programme includes all students, and students from outside the zone can apply for it.
- IB Middle Years Programme: Murchison is the only IB MYP World School in Austin ISD, and the program includes all students. Students from outside the zone can apply in Rounds 1 and 2 of Enroll Austin.
- World Languages: High school credit courses in Chinese, French, German, Latin, Spanish and Vietnamese.
- AVID and Advanced Courses: AVID, Pre-AP classes, and high school credit geometry and CTE courses aligned with Anderson High School.
- Fine Arts: The campus describes its fine arts program, including orchestra and theatre, as award-winning.
- Athletics: Boys and girls basketball and soccer, cross country, football, golf club, tennis, track and volleyball.
- Robotics and Clubs: Nationally and internationally competitive robotics, plus clubs such as chess, fiber arts, Asian culture, German and Dungeons and Dragons. The campus also has a wildlife habitat and student and community gardens.
- PTA: Murchison has an active PTA that holds general meetings alongside principal chats.
No program changes were announced for Murchison for 2026-27. For current details on IB transfer applications, world languages, fine arts or athletics, contact Murchison Middle School at (512) 414-3254.
Where is Murchison Middle School?
Murchison Middle School is located at:
3700 N Hills Drive
Austin, TX 78731
Murchison Middle School Attendance Zone Map
Murchison’s zone covers a large part of Northwest Austin, drawing from the Hill, Summitt, Doss and Davis elementary zones. Its most active neighborhoods include Northwest Hills (including its Mesa Oaks section), Great Hills, Milwood, Northwood, Westover Hills, Champions Forest, Lakewood, Jester Estates, Mesa Park, Balcones Woods, Walnut Crossing and Scofield Farms. The zone is the same for 2026-27 as it was the year before.
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 Murchison Middle School: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Murchison 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 zone had 1,679 sales since September 2022, with the largest groups in Northwest Hills, Great Hills, Milwood and Northwood. Because the zone has not changed, 1,675 of those sales were tagged to Murchison in MLS.
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 | 383 | $780,000 | $353.91 | 97.3% | 19 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 397 | $783,000 | $346.15 | 97.6% | 23 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 401 | $775,000 | $350.05 | 97.9% | 17 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 498 | $775,000 | $341.60 | 97.8% | 21 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 Murchison 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 Murchison zone has barely moved, from $780,000 in 2022-23 to $775,000 over the trailing twelve months, a change of about -0.6%, and it has stayed between $775,000 and $783,000 in all four years. Median price per square foot eased from $353.91 to $341.60 (-3.5%).
Sales volume rose sharply, from 383 homes in 2022-23 to 498 in the past twelve months. Homes still sell quickly: median days on market was 21 days over the past year, compared with 19 days in 2022-23, and sellers received a median of 97.8% of their final list price, up from 97.3%.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 90 | $807,400 | 60 days |
| Active Under Contract | 11 | $800,000 | 28 days |
| Pending | 9 | $885,000 | 65 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
110 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Murchison Middle School zone. With 90 active listings against about 41.5 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 2.2 months of inventory, a seller’s market.
The median active list price of $807,400 is a little above the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $775,000, and active listings have been on the market a median of 60 days.
Homes for Sale Near Murchison Middle School
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Murchison Middle School
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and are zoned to Murchison Middle School for 2026-27. Two are only partly in the zone, so check the specific address: about 68% of Highland Hills’ sales and 74% of Northwest Hills’ fall inside it.
Angus Valley
3-5 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,500-4,300 sqft, Low $500,000s – $1.3MMs
Austin Hills
2-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,700-4,000 sqft, High $700,000’s – $1MM
Balcones Hills
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,400-2,800 sqft, Low $700,000s – High $700,000s
Balcones West
3-6 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,450-4,700 sqft, Mid $500,000s – $1.2MMs
Balcones Woods
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,500-2,900 sqft, Mid $400,000s – $1.2MMs
Cat Mountain
2-6 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,300-8,300 sqft, Low $500,000s – $2.3MMs
Champions Forest
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,600-2,800 sqft, High $500,000s – Mid $600,000s
Fairway at Great Hills
2-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,300-5,300 sqft, Low $400,000s – $1.9MMs
Great Hills
2-6 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,200-5,600 sqft, Low $400,000s – $1.9MMs
Highland Hills
3-6 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,400-5,800 sqft, Mid $600,000s – $1.7MMs
Lakewood
2-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,000-4,800 sqft, Low $300,000s – $2.1MMs
Lakewood Village
3-6 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,500-4,100 sqft, High $700,000s – $2.2MMs
Mesa Park
3-4 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,000-2,600 sqft, Mid $300,000s – Mid $500,000s
Milwood
2-8 beds, 1-5 baths, 700-4,700 sqft, Low $200,000s – High $800,000s
North Cat Mountain
2-6 beds, 2-7 baths, 1,300-5,800 sqft, Low $500,000s – $1.8MMs
Northwest Hills
2-7 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,600-7,100 sqft, Mid $700,000s – $3.2MMs
Northwood
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,300-2,900 sqft, Low $200,000s – Mid $600,000s
Oak Forest
2-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,300-3,700 sqft, Low $300,000s – High $800,000s
Preston Oaks
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,500-2,700 sqft, Mid $400,000s – High $700,000s
Scofield Farms
2-7 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,000-4,500 sqft, Mid $200,000s – High $700,000s
Twin Mesa
3-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,600-4,700 sqft, $1MMs – $2MMs
Vista West
3-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 2,100-4,500 sqft, Low $900,000s – $2.2MMs
Walnut Crossing
2-4 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,100-3,200 sqft, Mid $300,000s – High $500,000s
Westover Hills
2-6 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,600-4,500 sqft, Low $600,000s – $2.5MMs
Feeder Elementary and High Schools
Murchison has a single high school path for 2026-27: every home sale in the zone falls in the L.C. Anderson High School zone. Four elementary zones feed Murchison: Hill (about 29% of the zone’s home sales), Summitt (about 26%), Doss (about 23%) and Davis (about 22%).
Feeder Elementary Schools
- Hill Elementary School (about 29% of the zone’s home sales)
8601 Tallwood Dr., Austin, TX 78759
Great Schools Rating: 10/10 - Summitt Elementary School (about 26% of the zone’s home sales)
12207 Brigadoon Ln., Austin, TX 78727
Great Schools Rating: 9/10 - Leona Doss Elementary School (about 23% of the zone’s home sales)
7009 Northledge Dr., Austin, TX 78731
Great Schools Rating: 8/10 - Davis Elementary School (about 22% of the zone’s home sales)
5214 Duval Rd., Austin, TX 78727
Great Schools Rating: 7/10
Feeder High School
- L.C. Anderson High School
8403 Mesa Dr., Austin, TX 78759
Great Schools Rating: 7/10
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
Murchison earned an A with a score of 90 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It was a B in each of the four years before, most recently a B (88) in 2024-25.
Student Achievement rose from 89 to 91, and Closing the Gaps rose from 85 to 88. School Progress also edged up to 86.
Not anymore. TEA identified Murchison for targeted support in 2021-22 and 2022-23 and for additional targeted support in 2023-24, but it was not identified in 2024-25 or 2025-26.
No. Murchison’s attendance zone is unchanged on Austin ISD’s SY 2026-27 boundary map, and it still feeds Anderson High School.
Use Austin ISD’s school finder and confirm with the district. Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide boundary and feeder realignment for fall 2028.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
Yes. Murchison is the only IB Middle Years Programme World School in Austin ISD, and students from outside the zone can apply in Rounds 1 and 2 of Enroll Austin.
Murchison offers high school credit courses in Chinese, French, German, Latin, Spanish and Vietnamese, along with high school credit geometry and CTE courses aligned with Anderson.
Hill, Summitt, Doss and Davis elementaries feed Murchison, and together they make up the Anderson vertical team. Hill’s zone accounts for the largest share of the zone’s home sales, about 29%.
Over the trailing twelve months, 498 single-family homes sold in the Murchison zone at a median of $775,000, nearly unchanged from $780,000 in 2022-23. The median price per square foot was $341.60.
Yes. As of October 2, 2026, there were 90 active single-family listings, about 2.2 months of inventory. Homes sold in a median of 21 days over the past year at 97.8% of list price.
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