Norman-Sims Elementary is in the Austin ISD and earned a 2/10 rating from Great School’s as of November 2026. The campus sits at 4001 Tannehill Ln. in East Austin’s 78721 zip code and serves Pre-K 3 through 5th grade. Norman-Sims keeps the same name, building and attendance zone for 2026-27, and it is operating under a state-mandated School Improvement turnaround plan. The whole zone feeds Kealing Middle School, and most of it feeds Northeast Early College High School, with the rest zoned to LBJ Early College High School. Scroll down to read more about homes near Norman-Sims Elementary School.
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Norman-Sims Elementary School Snapshot
- Address: 4001 Tannehill Ln., Austin, TX 78721
- Phone: (512) 414-2347
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: Pre-K 3 through 5th grade
- Enrollment: 260 students (2025-26)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 10.5 students per teacher (2024-25, Texas Tribune Schools Explorer)
- Principal: Sharlene Andrews
- School Hours: 7:40 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. (doors open 7:20 a.m.)
- Mascot: Trailblazers
- Opened: December 2020 (modernized building)
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 2/10 as of November 2026.
The Austin ISD board approved consolidating the Norman and Sims elementary communities in November 2019 and renamed G.W. Norman Elementary as Norman-Sims Elementary in May 2020. The modernized building, funded by the 2017 bond, opened in December 2020 with flexible learning spaces and outdoor classrooms, and the old Sims campus on Springdale Rd., built in 1956, closed as a school. Norman-Sims is one of Austin ISD’s smallest elementary schools, with 260 students in 2025-26, of whom 93.1% were economically disadvantaged, 36.1% were emergent bilingual and 24.2% received special education or Section 504 services, according to TEA enrollment data. Austin ISD’s profile page still lists Monica Woods as principal, but the campus’s 2026-27 team page lists Sharlene Andrews. 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, Norman-Sims Elementary earned an overall F with a score of 55. That is down 7 points from a D (62) in 2024-25. Norman-Sims was a B (83) in 2021-22, then an F (59) in both 2022-23 and 2023-24.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): F (55)
- Student Achievement: F, 50 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: F, 56 out of 100 (Academic Growth F/56, Relative Performance F/52)
- Closing the Gaps: F, 54 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: B (83) in 2021-22, F (59) in 2022-23, F (59) in 2023-24, D (62) 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. Every domain score at Norman-Sims was an F in 2025-26. Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, stayed at 50. School Progress fell from a D (60) to an F (56), with Academic Growth at 56 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, dropped from a D (66) to an F (54). The campus earned no distinction designations from 2021-22 through 2025-26.
TEA identified Norman-Sims for targeted support and improvement in 2023-24, additional targeted support in 2024-25 and comprehensive support and improvement in 2025-26. The Austin ISD board approved a state-mandated School Improvement turnaround plan in November 2025, and TEA approved it on January 23, 2026. The plan uses an intensive curriculum partnership with TNTP and targets a C rating.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Norman-Sims Elementary (campus 227901150), 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 Norman-Sims Elementary
These are the programs Austin ISD and the Norman-Sims campus list for this school. Norman-Sims is one of the campuses offering free full-day Pre-K 3 for eligible children.
- Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4: Free full-day Pre-K 3 through a Head Start/Child Inc. partnership and bilingual Pre-K 4, for children who meet district eligibility rules. Registration starts in early April and space is limited.
- Dual language: The campus says it follows a dual language model for bilingual education.
- Special education: Early Childhood Special Education, a Social Behavior Skills (SBS) classroom, occupational therapy, resource and speech services.
- Specials: Students attend art, music and library one to two times per week.
- Gifted and Talented: GT services are offered through Austin ISD’s program.
- After-school: Apple Blossom care for Pre-K, Austin ISD’s tuition-based 3rd Base for Pre-K 4 through 5th grade (returning August 2026, with tuition assistance), and Boys and Girls Club. Austin ISD also lists free after-school programming, after-school meals and Communities in Schools.
- PTA: The PTA meets monthly, supports dance and cheer activities, and runs the Fall Fest Trunk or Treat.
The turnaround plan with TNTP shapes curriculum at Norman-Sims in 2026-27, and Austin ISD’s 3rd Base after-school program returned in August 2026. For current details on Pre-K registration, dual language, special education or after-school care, contact Norman-Sims Elementary at (512) 414-2347.
Where is Norman-Sims Elementary School?
Norman-Sims Elementary is located at:
4001 Tannehill Ln.
Austin, TX 78721
Norman-Sims Elementary Attendance Zone Map
Norman-Sims’ zone covers East and Northeast Austin neighborhoods around the campus, including Lincoln Gardens, Truman Heights, Stone Gate, Chernosky sections 9 and 10, Eastfield, Sam Huston Heights, Cedar Valley, Masonfield, Grant Park, Pan Texas East, Greenwood Heights, Cavalier Park, Green Valley, Craigwood and Oak Lawn. The zone did not change for 2026-27. Many MLS listings in the zone are still tagged with the old Sims Elementary name, and with Garcia or Martin as the middle school; Martin closed after 2025-26, and the whole zone is now in the Kealing Middle School zone.
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 Norman-Sims Elementary: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Norman-Sims 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 largest groups of sales were in Lincoln Gardens, Truman Heights, Stone Gate, Chernosky, Eastfield, Sam Huston Heights and Cedar Valley. About half of the zone’s 369 sales since September 2022 were tagged in MLS with Sims rather than Norman-Sims.
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 | 92 | $516,000 | $385.56 | 98.1% | 28 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 96 | $499,900 | $388.88 | 97.9% | 54 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 96 | $500,000 | $374.74 | 98.3% | 42 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 85 | $420,000 | $328.95 | 97.3% | 38 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 Norman-Sims Elementary attendance boundary, so the figures reflect today’s zone rather than the school typed into each listing.
The median sale price in the Norman-Sims zone has fallen, from $516,000 in 2022-23 to $420,000 over the trailing twelve months, a change of about -18.6%. The median held near $500,000 through 2024-25, so most of the decline came in the past year. Median price per square foot moved from $385.56 to $328.95 (-14.7%), while the median home sold grew from 1,272 to 1,389 square feet.
Sales volume went from 92 homes in 2022-23 to 85 in the past twelve months. Median days on market rose from 28 to 38 days, and sellers received a median of 97.3% of their final list price over the past year, down from 98.1%.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 50 | $455,000 | 92 days |
| Active Under Contract | 4 | $532,450 | 37 days |
| Pending | 7 | $309,900 | 44 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
61 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Norman-Sims Elementary zone. With 50 active listings against about 7.1 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 7.1 months of inventory, a buyer’s market.
The median active list price of $455,000 is above the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $420,000, and active listings have been on the market a median of 92.5 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Norman-Sims Elementary
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and are zoned to Norman-Sims Elementary for 2026-27. Lincoln Gardens, Truman Heights and Baker fall entirely inside the zone.
The zone also includes Stone Gate, Chernosky sections 9 and 10, Eastfield, Sam Huston Heights, Cedar Valley, Masonfield, Grant Park, Pan Texas East, Greenwood Heights, Cavalier Park, Green Valley, Craigwood and Oak Lawn, which don’t have separate guides.
Baker
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,700-3,100 sqft, Mid $500,000s – Mid $600,000s
Lincoln Gardens
1-4 beds, 1-5 baths, 512-2,217 sqft, Low $200,000s – High $600,000s
Truman Heights
2-5 beds, 1-4 baths, 600-2,400 sqft, High $300,000s – Mid $800,000s
Feeder Middle and High Schools
For 2026-27, the entire Norman-Sims zone feeds Kealing Middle School, which took in former Martin Middle School neighborhoods after Martin closed. About 70% of the zone’s home sales fall in the Northeast Early College High School zone and about 30% in the LBJ Early College High School zone. Norman-Sims students also have priority options for the Gus Garcia and Sadler Means young leaders academies and Marshall Middle School.
Feeder Middle School
- Kealing Middle School
1607 Pennsylvania Ave., Austin, TX 78702
Great Schools Rating: 9/10
Feeder High Schools
- Northeast Early College High School (about 70% of the zone’s home sales)
7104 Berkman Dr., Austin, TX 78752
Great Schools Rating: 3/10 - LBJ Early College High School (about 30% of the zone’s home sales)
7309 Lazy Creek Dr., Austin, TX 78724
Great Schools Rating: 2/10
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
Norman-Sims earned an F with a score of 55 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It was a D (62) in 2024-25, an F (59) in 2022-23 and 2023-24, and a B (83) in 2021-22.
Yes. The Austin ISD board approved a state-mandated School Improvement turnaround plan in November 2025, and TEA approved it on January 23, 2026. It uses an intensive curriculum partnership with TNTP and targets a C rating.
No. Norman-Sims keeps the same name, building and zone for 2026-27. Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide realignment for fall 2028, so check any address with the district’s school finder.
Sims and Norman consolidated in 2020 as Norman-Sims, and the old Sims campus closed. About half of the zone’s MLS sales since 2022 still list Sims as the school.
The zone includes Lincoln Gardens, Truman Heights, Stone Gate, parts of Chernosky, Eastfield, Sam Huston Heights, Cedar Valley, Masonfield, Grant Park and Cavalier Park, among others.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
Yes. Norman-Sims offers free full-day Pre-K 3 through a Head Start/Child Inc. partnership and bilingual Pre-K 4 for eligible children. Registration starts in early April and space is limited.
Options include Apple Blossom care for Pre-K, Austin ISD’s tuition-based 3rd Base for Pre-K 4 through 5th grade, and Boys and Girls Club. Austin ISD also lists free after-school programming and after-school meals.
The whole zone feeds Kealing Middle School. About 70% of the zone’s home sales are in the Northeast Early College High School zone and 30% in the LBJ Early College High School zone.
Over the trailing twelve months, 85 single-family homes sold in the zone at a median of $420,000, down about 18.6% from $516,000 in 2022-23. The median price per square foot was $328.95.
As of October 2, 2026, there were 50 active single-family listings in the zone against about 7.1 sales a month, roughly 7.1 months of inventory. That is a buyer’s market, and active listings had been on the market a median of 92.5 days.
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