Rodriguez Elementary is in the Austin ISD and earned a 4/10 rating from Great School’s as of November 2026. The campus sits at 4400 Franklin Park Dr. in Southeast Austin’s 78744 zip code and serves Pre-K 3 through 5th grade. Rodriguez was a receiving campus in Austin ISD’s consolidation: for 2026-27 it keeps its own zone and takes in the entire former Widén Elementary zone, which closed after 2025-26. The whole zone feeds Mendez Middle School; the area added from Widén goes on to Akins Early College High School, and Rodriguez’s long-standing area goes on to Travis Early College High School. Scroll down to read more about homes near Hermelinda Rodriguez Elementary School.
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Rodriguez Elementary School Snapshot
- Address: 4400 Franklin Park Dr., Austin, TX 78744
- Phone: (512) 841-7200
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: Pre-K 3 through 5th grade
- Enrollment: 341 students (2025-26, before the Widén zone was added)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 9.3:1 (2025-26)
- Principal: Monica Mills
- School Hours: 7:40 a.m. to 3:10 p.m.
- Mascot: the Roadrunners
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 4/10 as of November 2026.
Rodriguez is named for Hermelinda Rodriguez, who in 1967 became Austin ISD’s first Mexican-American female principal and, at Zavala Elementary, built one of the first bilingual curricula, a model later adopted more widely. In 2025-26, Rodriguez enrolled 341 students, with 96.2% economically disadvantaged, 50.1% emergent bilingual and 28.4% receiving special education services, according to TEA. Austin ISD’s impact matrix counts 358 Widén students reassigned to Rodriguez for 2026-27, more than its own 2025-26 enrollment, so expect a much larger school. Monica Mills, principal for 17 years, was confirmed as permanent principal of the combined school. 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, Rodriguez Elementary earned an overall B with a score of 82. That is up 13 points from a D (69) in 2024-25. Rodriguez’s ratings have swung widely: a B (87) in 2021-22, an F (45) in 2022-23, a B (81) in 2023-24 and the D the year after.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): B (82)
- Student Achievement: D, 69 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: B, 82 out of 100 (Academic Growth B/82, Relative Performance C/76)
- Closing the Gaps: B, 81 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: B (87) in 2021-22, F (45) in 2022-23, B (81) in 2023-24, D (69) 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. Rodriguez’s B is driven by School Progress, which rose from a C (71) to a B (82) on Academic Growth of 82, with Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, at a C (76). Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups, jumped from a D (63) to a B (81). Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, improved from an F (57) to a D (69) but remains the lowest domain. Rodriguez earned no distinction designations from 2021-22 through 2025-26.
TEA identified Rodriguez for comprehensive support and improvement in 2022-23, and the campus has not been identified in 2024-25 or 2025-26. However, the closed Widén Elementary’s state-mandated turnaround plan is being carried out at Rodriguez, so the combined campus operates under a state-required improvement plan in 2026-27. Future ratings will reflect the larger, combined student body.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Rodriguez Elementary (campus 227901174), 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 Rodriguez Elementary
These are the programs Austin ISD and the Rodriguez campus list for this school.
- Dual Language: Rodriguez offers one-way Spanish dual language, intended for native Spanish speakers, with instruction in English and Spanish. About 40% of students were in bilingual or ESL programs in 2025-26.
- Pre-K and Head Start: Rodriguez serves Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4, including Head Start Pre-K. TEA counted 18 Pre-K 3 and 36 Pre-K 4 students in 2025-26.
- Creative Learning Initiative: Rodriguez is part of the Creative Learning Initiative, with fine arts built into the curriculum.
- ACE Austin: Free before-school, after-school and summer programming through ACE Austin, a federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, with partners such as 4-H Capital, Creative Action and Victory Tutoring. Local daycares also pick up from campus.
- Student and family supports: Communities in Schools, a Family Support and Learning Center, a parent support specialist and Project HELP work on campus.
- Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for all students, with breakfast served in the classroom and after-school meals.
- Other campus features: An outdoor learning area, multipurpose rooms, GT services and social and emotional learning are listed among campus highlights.
- PTA: Rodriguez has an active PTA with elected officers.
Students who had transferred into Widén received priority to transfer to Rodriguez for 2026-27. For current details on Pre-K, Head Start, dual language or ACE Austin after-school programs, contact Rodriguez Elementary at (512) 841-7200.
Where is Hermelinda Rodriguez Elementary School?
Rodriguez Elementary is located at:
4400 Franklin Park Dr.
Austin, TX 78744
Rodriguez Elementary Attendance Zone Map
Rodriguez’s 2026-27 zone combines its long-standing area around the campus with the entire former Widén Elementary zone, all in Southeast Austin’s 78744 zip code. Neighborhoods with the most sales include Williamson Creek, Franklin Park, Peppertree Park, Village Square, Arbor Ridge, Dove Springs, South Highlands, Fairway Ridge, Creek Bend and Village South. Austin ISD closed Widén at the end of 2025-26 and reassigned all of its zoned students to Rodriguez; Rodriguez itself was not closed or renamed.
If you are looking at a home that was zoned to Widén, check the address with Austin ISD. Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28 are limited to the General Marshall Middle School and Linder Elementary areas, with a board vote expected in fall 2026, and a comprehensive district-wide boundary and feeder realignment is planned for fall 2028, so confirm any address with Austin ISD’s school finder before buying.
Homes Zoned to Rodriguez Elementary: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Rodriguez Elementary’s 2026-27 attendance zone, based on Austin ISD’s official SY 2026-27 boundary map, not the school typed into each listing. Of the zone’s 171 sales since September 2022, 120 were in the area reassigned from Widén and 51 in Rodriguez’s long-standing area. MLS has not caught up: 121 listings in the zone were tagged to Widén and only 41 to Rodriguez.
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 | 51 | $355,000 | $292.77 | 100.0% | 23 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 48 | $333,950 | $260.31 | 99.9% | 36 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 39 | $329,000 | $236.45 | 98.0% | 27 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 33 | $310,000 | $238.95 | 97.6% | 25 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 Rodriguez Elementary attendance boundary, so the figures reflect today’s zone rather than the school typed into each listing.
The median sale price in the Rodriguez zone fell from $355,000 in 2022-23 to $310,000 over the trailing twelve months, a change of about -12.7%, and it has declined every year. Median price per square foot fell from $292.77 to $238.95 (-18.4%), more than the median price, because the median home sold grew from 1,209 to 1,320 square feet.
Sales volume dropped from 51 homes in 2022-23 to 33 in the past twelve months. Median days on market was 25 days over the past year, compared with 23 days in 2022-23, and the median sale-to-list ratio eased from 100% to 97.6%.
The two parts of the zone moved differently, though both samples are modest. In the area added from Widén, the median went from $355,000 in 2022-23 to $306,000 over the past twelve months, down about 13.8%, on 38 and 22 sales. In Rodriguez’s long-standing area, the median went from $340,000 to $355,000, up about 4.4%, on 13 and 11 sales, partly because larger homes sold there in the past year.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 14 | $313,500 | 32 days |
| Active Under Contract | 3 | $339,000 | 71 days |
| Pending | 0 | – | – |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
17 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Rodriguez Elementary zone. 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.
The median active list price of $313,500 is close to the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $310,000, and active listings have been on the market a median of 32 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Rodriguez Elementary
These are the main neighborhoods inside Rodriguez 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:
- Williamson Creek: 26 sales from $170,000 to $432,000, for homes of about 1,030 to 2,180 sq ft. Most were built between 1986 and 1997.
- Franklin Park: 25 sales from $200,000 to $505,000, for homes of about 970 to 2,070 sq ft. Most were built between 1975 and 1978.
- Peppertree Park: 20 sales from $180,000 to $455,000, for homes of about 910 to 1,760 sq ft. Most were built between 1971 and 1978.
- Dove Springs: 15 sales from $135,000 to $419,000, for homes of about 880 to 1,670 sq ft. Most were built between 1978 and 1980.
- Arbor Ridge: 15 sales from $299,000 to $400,000, for homes of about 1,060 to 2,110 sq ft. Most were built between 2013 and 2014.
- Fairway Ridge: 13 sales from $191,000 to $385,000, for homes of about 1,070 to 1,790 sq ft. Most were built between 1988 and 1997.
- Village Square: 13 sales from $230,000 to $455,000, for homes of about 930 to 1,350 sq ft. Most were built between 1978 and 1980.
Several of these neighborhoods are split between attendance zones, and the counts above include only the homes inside Rodriguez Elementary’s zone. Confirm the zoned school for a specific address with Austin ISD before you buy.
Feeder Middle and High Schools
Every home in the Rodriguez zone is zoned to Consuelo Herrera Mendez Middle School for 2026-27. For high school, about 70% of the zone’s home sales, the area added from Widén, fall in the Akins Early College High School zone, and about 30%, Rodriguez’s long-standing area, fall in the Travis Early College High School zone.
Feeder Middle School
- Consuelo Herrera Mendez Middle School
5106 Village Square Drive, Austin, TX 78744
Great Schools Rating: 5/10
Feeder High Schools
- Akins Early College High School (about 70% of the zone’s home sales)
10701 S. 1st St., Austin, TX 78748
Great Schools Rating: 4/10 - Travis Early College High School (about 30% 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
Rodriguez earned a B with a score of 82 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It was a D (69) in 2024-25, a B (81) in 2023-24, an F (45) in 2022-23 and a B (87) in 2021-22.
Closing the Gaps rose from 63 to 81 and Academic Growth rose from 71 to 82. Student Achievement also improved, from 57 to 69, but is still the weakest domain.
Austin ISD closed Widén Elementary after 2025-26 and reassigned all of its zoned students, 358 by the district’s count, to Rodriguez. Widén’s state-mandated turnaround plan is also being carried out at Rodriguez.
The zone includes Williamson Creek, Franklin Park, Peppertree Park, Village Square, Arbor Ridge, Dove Springs, South Highlands, Fairway Ridge, Creek Bend and Village South, all in 78744.
Use Austin ISD’s school finder, especially for any address that used to be zoned to Widén. Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide realignment for fall 2028.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
Yes. Rodriguez serves Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4, including Head Start Pre-K. TEA counted 18 Pre-K 3 and 36 Pre-K 4 students in 2025-26.
Yes. Rodriguez offers one-way Spanish dual language for native Spanish speakers, with instruction in English and Spanish. About 40% of students were in bilingual or ESL programs in 2025-26.
All of the zone feeds Mendez Middle School. The area added from Widén, about 70% of the zone’s home sales, is zoned to Akins Early College High School, and Rodriguez’s long-standing area, about 30%, is zoned to Travis Early College High School.
Over the trailing twelve months, 33 single-family homes sold in the Rodriguez zone at a median of $310,000, down about 12.7% from $355,000 in 2022-23. The median price per square foot was $238.95.
As of October 2, 2026, there were 14 active single-family listings with a median list price of $313,500. That is about 5.1 months of inventory, a balanced market.
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