Pillow Elementary is in the Austin ISD and earned a 3/10 rating from Great School’s as of November 2026. The campus sits at 3025 Crosscreek Dr. in North Austin’s 78757 zip code, in the North Shoal Creek neighborhood, and serves Pre-K 3 through 5th grade. Pillow was not closed, merged or assigned another school’s zone in Austin ISD’s consolidation, so its attendance zone is unchanged for 2026-27. The entire zone feeds Burnet Middle School and Anderson High School. Scroll down to read more about homes near Pillow Elementary School.
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Pillow Elementary School Snapshot
- Address: 3025 Crosscreek Dr., Austin, TX 78757
- Phone: (512) 414-2350
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: Pre-K (Pre-K3 half day, Pre-K4 full day) through 5th grade
- Enrollment: 275 students (2025-26)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 11.2:1 (2025-26, TEA)
- Principal: Rosa Waters
- School Hours: 7:40 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. (doors open 7:10 a.m.; Pre-K3 runs in morning and afternoon half-day sessions)
- Mascot: the Panthers
- Opened: 1969
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 3/10 as of November 2026.
Pillow opened in 1969 and is named for Dorinda Josephine Pillow (1885-1962), who taught in Austin schools for 47 years, including 23 years at Pease Elementary. In 2025-26, Pillow enrolled 275 students, down from 356 in 2024-25, with 74.9% economically disadvantaged, 57.1% emergent bilingual and 16.0% receiving special education services, according to TEA. In fall 2026 the campus is developing a Targeted Improvement Plan with a campus intervention team, with community meetings on September 18 and October 2, 2026, before the plan goes to the Board of Trustees for approval. Outside school hours, Pillow’s playground, covered play space, covered blacktop and soccer field are open as a public park. 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, Pillow Elementary earned an overall F with a score of 59. That is down 11 points from a C (70) in 2024-25. Pillow was a B (87) in 2021-22, fell to an F (59) in 2022-23, and then earned a C (70) in both 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): F (59)
- Student Achievement: F, 59 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: F, 59 out of 100 (Academic Growth F/59, Relative Performance F/59)
- Closing the Gaps: D, 65 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: B (87) in 2021-22, F (59) in 2022-23, C (70) in 2023-24, C (70) 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. Pillow’s C ratings in 2023-24 and 2024-25 rested on School Progress, which held a C (70) on the strength of Academic Growth. In 2025-26 Academic Growth fell from 70 to 59, pulling School Progress down to an F (59), and that drove the drop in the overall rating. Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, was still an F but rose from 54 to 59, and Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, was an F (59). Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups, fell from a C (71) to a D (65). Pillow earned a Comparative Academic Growth distinction in 2021-22 and none since. TEA identified the campus for targeted support and improvement in 2023-24 and 2024-25, and the campus is now writing a Targeted Improvement Plan with a campus intervention team.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Pillow Elementary (campus 227901151), 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 Pillow Elementary
These are the programs Austin ISD and the Pillow campus list for this school, including English-Spanish dual language and Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4.
- Pre-K: Pillow offers half-day Pre-K3 and full-day Pre-K4, plus Early Childhood Special Education. TEA counted 18 Pre-K3 and 22 Pre-K4 students in 2025-26.
- Dual Language: Pillow offers English-Spanish dual language and is on Austin ISD’s 2026-27 dual language campus list.
- AVID: Pillow lists AVID college-readiness strategies among its programs.
- World languages: The campus lists FLEX world language exposure in French, German, Latin, Mandarin and Spanish.
- Creative Learning Initiative and fine arts: Pillow is a Creative Learning Initiative campus with music and art classes.
- Gifted and Talented: GT services follow Austin ISD’s districtwide model. TEA reported 4.0% of students in GT services in 2025-26.
- Student and family supports: Communities In Schools, a School Mental Health Center, classroom and counselor calming spaces, the PALS parent program and a parent support specialist support students and families.
- Garden: The North Shoal Creek Community Garden is on campus.
- After-school: Pillow does not offer after-school care on campus; the school posts a list of nearby private providers, though Austin ISD lists tuition-based after-school programming for the campus.
- PTA: Pillow has a PTA, and the school holds a Multicultural Night each fall.
- Meals: Free breakfast in the classroom and free lunch for all students.
Pillow is on Austin ISD’s 2026-27 dual language campus list, and no program moves were announced for the campus. Sources differ on after-school care, so for current details on Pre-K, dual language, gifted and talented services or after-school options, contact Pillow Elementary at (512) 414-2350.
Where is Pillow Elementary School?
Pillow Elementary is located at:
3025 Crosscreek Dr.
Austin, TX 78757
Pillow Elementary Attendance Zone Map
Pillow’s zone includes North Shoal Creek, where the campus sits, along with Northtowne, Northtowne West, North Star, Allandale Estates, Allandale Place, Northwest Terrace, Quail Hollow, Gracywoods, Parmer Lane Heights and Tanglewild Estates. The zone did not change for 2026-27, and the 2026-27 feeder chart still shows Pillow feeding Burnet Middle School and Anderson High School.
Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28, with a board vote expected in October 2026, and a comprehensive district-wide boundary and feeder realignment for fall 2028. Confirm any address with Austin ISD’s school finder before buying.
Homes Zoned to Pillow Elementary: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Pillow 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 Northtowne, Northtowne West, North Star, Allandale Estates and Allandale Place. Because the zone did not change, the MLS school field matches it: all 157 of the zone’s sales since September 2022 were tagged to Pillow.
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 | 40 | $544,500 | $368.07 | 97.2% | 40 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 38 | $506,000 | $365.34 | 98.8% | 13 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 46 | $535,000 | $391.43 | 97.3% | 24 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 33 | $540,000 | $389.40 | 98.3% | 37 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 Pillow Elementary attendance boundary, so the figures reflect today’s zone rather than the school typed into each listing.
The median sale price in the Pillow zone has held nearly flat, from $544,500 in 2022-23 to $540,000 over the trailing twelve months, a change of about -0.8%. Median price per square foot rose from $368.07 to $389.40 (+5.8%), because the median home sold got smaller, from 1,581 to 1,352 square feet.
This is a small market, with 33 to 46 sales a year, so medians can swing. Sales went from 40 homes in 2022-23 to 33 in the past twelve months. Median days on market eased from 40.5 to 37 days, and sellers received a median of 98.3% of their final list price, up from 97.2%.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 14 | $619,450 | 36 days |
| Active Under Contract | 4 | $517,500 | 18 days |
| Pending | 0 | – | – |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
18 homes are currently active or under contract in the Pillow Elementary zone, and none are pending. With 14 active listings against about 2.8 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 5.1 months of inventory, a balanced market leaning toward buyers.
The median active list price of $619,450 is well above the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $540,000, and active listings have been on the market a median of 35.5 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Pillow Elementary
These are the main neighborhoods inside Pillow Elementary’s 2026-27 attendance zone, with price ranges from closed single-family sales through Unlock MLS from September 2022 through August 2026, mapped by address to Austin ISD’s official boundary map:
- Northtowne: 28 sales from $332,000 to $1,580,000, for homes of about 1,010 to 2,750 sq ft. Most were built between 1960 and 2023.
- Northtowne West: 25 sales from $315,000 to $1,250,000, for homes of about 870 to 2,580 sq ft. Most were built between 1962 and 1969.
- Allandale Estates: 24 sales from $338,000 to $865,000, for homes of about 1,160 to 1,990 sq ft. Most were built between 1967 and 1969.
- North Star: 21 sales from $262,000 to $436,000, for homes of about 810 to 1,260 sq ft. Most were built between 1983 and 1984.
- Northwest Terrace: 16 sales from $425,000 to $1,075,000, for homes of about 1,550 to 2,190 sq ft. Most were built between 1968 and 1971.
- Allandale Place: 13 sales from $410,000 to $815,000, for homes of about 1,070 to 2,050 sq ft. Most were built between 1965 and 1967.
- Quail Hollow: 8 sales from $366,000 to $621,000, for homes of about 1,270 to 1,520 sq ft. Most were built in 1983.
Several of these neighborhoods are split between attendance zones, and the counts above include only the homes inside Pillow Elementary’s zone. Confirm the zoned school for a specific address with Austin ISD before you buy.
Feeder Middle and High Schools
The entire Pillow zone feeds Burnet Middle School and L.C. Anderson High School for 2026-27.
Feeder Middle School
- Burnet Middle School
8401 Hathaway Dr., Austin, TX 78757
Great Schools Rating: 2/10
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
Pillow earned an F with a score of 59 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It was a C (70) in both 2023-24 and 2024-25, an F (59) in 2022-23 and a B (87) in 2021-22.
Academic Growth fell from 70 to 59, pulling School Progress from a C to an F. Closing the Gaps also slipped from a C (71) to a D (65), while Student Achievement rose slightly but stayed an F (59).
In fall 2026 Pillow is developing a Targeted Improvement Plan with a campus intervention team. Community meetings were scheduled for September 18 and October 2, 2026, before the plan goes to the Board of Trustees for approval.
No. Pillow was not closed, merged or assigned another school’s zone. Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide realignment for fall 2028, so confirm any address with the district’s school finder.
The zone includes North Shoal Creek, Northtowne, Northtowne West, North Star, Allandale Estates, Allandale Place, Northwest Terrace and Quail Hollow.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
The entire Pillow zone feeds Burnet Middle School and Anderson High School for 2026-27.
Yes. Pillow offers half-day Pre-K 3 and full-day Pre-K 4, plus Early Childhood Special Education. TEA counted 18 Pre-K 3 and 22 Pre-K 4 students in 2025-26.
Pillow offers English-Spanish dual language and is on Austin ISD’s 2026-27 dual language campus list. The campus also lists FLEX world language exposure in French, German, Latin, Mandarin and Spanish.
Over the trailing twelve months, 33 single-family homes sold in the Pillow zone at a median of $540,000, nearly unchanged from $544,500 in 2022-23. The median price per square foot rose about 5.8% to $389.40.
As of October 2, 2026, there were 14 active single-family listings in the Pillow zone with a median list price of $619,450. That is about 5.1 months of inventory, a balanced market.
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