St. Elmo Elementary is in the Austin ISD and earned a 4/10 rating from Great School’s as of November 2026. The campus sits at 600 W. St. Elmo Rd. in South Austin’s 78745 zip code and serves Pre-K 3 through 5th grade. St. Elmo keeps the same attendance zone for 2026-27, but its middle school changed: it used to feed Bedichek Middle School, which closed after 2025-26. Students now go to Mendez or Covington middle school depending on address, and the whole zone still feeds Travis Early College High School. Scroll down to read more about homes near St. Elmo Elementary School.
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St. Elmo Elementary School Snapshot
- Address: 600 W. St. Elmo Rd., Austin, TX 78745
- Phone: (512) 414-4477
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: Pre-K 3 through 5th grade
- Enrollment: 282 students (2025-26)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 11.8:1
- Principal: Ben McCormack
- School Hours: 7:40 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. (doors open 7:15 a.m.)
- Mascot: the Mustangs
- Opened: 1960
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 4/10 as of November 2026.
St. Elmo traces back to the rural St. Elmo School District, established in 1914, whose first school was a one-room frame building on what is now the 4700 block of South First Street. The community joined the Austin city schools in 1937, and the current building opened on September 6, 1960, with 248 students in grades 1 through 6. In 2025-26, St. Elmo enrolled 282 students, with 80.9% economically disadvantaged, 66.7% emergent bilingual and 22.7% receiving special education services, according to TEA. The school’s main change for 2026-27 is its new middle school split after the Bedichek closure. 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, St. Elmo Elementary earned an overall C with a score of 75. That is up 1 point from a C (74) in 2024-25. St. Elmo was an A (91) in 2021-22, then a C (76) in 2022-23 and a D (66) in 2023-24 before recovering to a C.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): C (75)
- Student Achievement: D, 64 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: C, 76 out of 100 (Academic Growth C/76, Relative Performance D/69)
- Closing the Gaps: C, 73 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: A (91) in 2021-22, C (76) in 2022-23, D (66) in 2023-24, C (74) 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. St. Elmo’s overall rating is carried by School Progress, a C (76) in 2025-26, with Academic Growth at 76. Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, improved from an F (57) to a D (64), and Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, rose from an F (58) to a D (69). Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups, was a C (73), up from 72. St. Elmo earned distinctions in ELA/Reading and Comparative Academic Growth in 2021-22 and none since. TEA identified the campus for additional targeted support in 2024-25, and it is not identified for improvement support in 2025-26.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for St. Elmo Elementary (campus 227901136), 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 St. Elmo Elementary
These are the programs Austin ISD and the St. Elmo campus list for this school. St. Elmo offers Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4, one-way Spanish dual language, and has been an AVID Elementary campus since 2014-15.
- Pre-K: Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 on campus; TEA counted 14 Pre-K 3 and 25 Pre-K 4 students in 2025-26.
- Dual Language: St. Elmo offers one-way Spanish dual language, and 52.5% of students were in Bilingual/ESL programs in 2025-26 (TEA).
- AVID: An AVID Elementary college-readiness campus since 2014-15.
- PEAS outdoor learning: PEAS (Partners for Education, Agriculture and Sustainability) provides garden and cooking lessons for kindergarten through 2nd grade.
- After-school: Free Prime Time classes that may include guitar, soccer, cheer, robotics, bike club, yarn club and book club, plus YMCA Extend-A-Care and nearby Foundation Communities programs.
- Academic partnerships: Creative Learning Initiative, UT’s Neighborhood Longhorns, Austin Partners in Education classroom coaching, and status as a social and emotional learning model campus.
- Special education: Bilingual and ESL resource and inclusion teachers, a SCORES classroom, a dyslexia interventionist and a bilingual speech-language pathologist.
- PTA: St. Elmo has a 2026-27 PTA board, and the principal holds coffees with families.
All students get free breakfast and lunch, with breakfast served in the classroom. For current details on Pre-K, dual language, after-school programs or campus tours, contact St. Elmo Elementary at (512) 414-4477.
Where is St. Elmo Elementary School?
St. Elmo Elementary is located at:
600 W. St. Elmo Rd.
Austin, TX 78745
St. Elmo Elementary Attendance Zone Map
St. Elmo’s zone covers South Austin neighborhoods around the campus, including Emerald Forest, Forest Oaks, Greenwood Forest, Banister Acres, Hartkopf, Placidena, Community of Fairview, Hilltop, Oldham and Alamo Heights. The zone itself did not change for 2026-27. What changed is the middle school: Austin ISD closed Bedichek Middle School after 2025-26 and split its zone, so St. Elmo addresses now go to Mendez or Covington depending on which side of the former Bedichek split a home falls.
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, including its middle school, with Austin ISD’s school finder before buying.
Homes Zoned to St. Elmo Elementary: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside St. Elmo Elementary’s 2026-27 attendance zone, based on Austin ISD’s official SY 2026-27 boundary map, not the school typed into each listing. Most of the zone’s 229 sales since September 2022 were in Forest Oaks, Emerald Forest, Greenwood Forest and Banister Acres. 217 listings in the zone were still tagged to Bedichek Middle School in MLS, so the middle school field lags the 2026-27 feeder pattern.
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 | 43 | $549,000 | $443.55 | 97.3% | 25 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 78 | $552,250 | $410.81 | 96.1% | 40 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 54 | $512,500 | $372.33 | 96.9% | 50 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 54 | $504,630 | $362.14 | 97.7% | 34 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 St. Elmo Elementary attendance boundary, so the figures reflect today’s zone rather than the school typed into each listing.
The median sale price in the St. Elmo zone went from $549,000 in 2022-23 to about $504,630 over the trailing twelve months, a change of about -8.1%. Median price per square foot fell more sharply, from $443.55 to $362.15 (-18.4%), because the median home sold grew from 1,386 to 1,525.5 square feet.
Sales volume went from 43 homes in 2022-23 to 54 in the past twelve months, after a peak of 78 in 2023-24. Median days on market rose from 25 to 34.5 days, down from 50 in 2024-25, and sellers received a median of 97.7% of their final list price over the past year, up from 97.3%.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 33 | $549,000 | 58 days |
| Active Under Contract | 3 | $999,999 | 11 days |
| Pending | 1 | $349,900 | 58 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
37 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the St. Elmo Elementary zone. With 33 active listings against 4.5 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 7.3 months of inventory, a buyer’s market.
The median active list price of $549,000 is above the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of about $504,630, and active listings have been on the market a median of 58 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to St. Elmo Elementary
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and include homes zoned to St. Elmo Elementary for 2026-27. About 78% of Forest Oaks and about 69% of Greenwood Forest fall inside the St. Elmo zone, so check the specific address in those neighborhoods.
The zone also includes Banister Acres, Hartkopf, Placidena, Community of Fairview, Oldham and Alamo Heights, which don’t have separate guides.
Brookside Villas
2-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,500-2,500 sqft, Mid $400,000s – Mid $500,000s
Emerald Forest
2-4 beds, 1-5 baths, 800-3,300 sqft, Low $200,000s – $1.5MMs
Forest Oaks
2-5 beds, 1-5 baths, 700-3,400 sqft, Low $400,000s – $1.6MMs
Greenwood Forest
2-5 beds, 1-3 baths, 750-3,200 sqft, Low $300,000s – Low $700,000s
Hilltop
2-4 beds, 1-4 baths, 800-3,400 sqft, High $400,000s – $1.2MMs
Lareina Drive
2-3 beds, 1-2 baths, 1,000-2,500 sqft, Low $300,000s – Mid $300,000s
Feeder Middle and High Schools
For 2026-27, St. Elmo feeds two middle schools by address after the closure of Bedichek Middle School. About 62% of the zone’s home sales fall in the Mendez Middle School zone and about 38% in the Covington Middle School and Fine Arts Academy zone, and the entire zone feeds Travis Early College High School.
Feeder Middle Schools
- Consuelo Herrera Mendez Middle School (about 62% of the zone’s home sales)
5106 Village Square Drive, Austin, TX 78744
Great Schools Rating: 5/10 - Covington Middle School and Fine Arts Academy (about 38% of the zone’s home sales)
3700 Convict Hill Road, Austin, TX 78749
Great Schools Rating: 6/10
Feeder High School
- Travis Early College High School
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
St. Elmo earned a C with a score of 75 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It was a C (74) in 2024-25, a D (66) in 2023-24, a C (76) in 2022-23 and an A (91) in 2021-22.
School Progress, a C (76), carried the overall score. Student Achievement rose from 57 to 64 and Relative Performance from 58 to 69, though both are still D ratings.
Not in 2025-26. TEA identified St. Elmo for additional targeted support in 2024-25, but it is not identified for improvement support in 2025-26.
The elementary zone is unchanged, but the middle school changed. Bedichek Middle School closed after 2025-26, so St. Elmo students now go to Mendez or Covington depending on address.
Use Austin ISD’s school finder and confirm with the district, including which middle school serves the address. 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. St. Elmo has Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 on campus, and TEA counted 14 Pre-K 3 and 25 Pre-K 4 students in 2025-26.
Yes. St. Elmo offers one-way Spanish dual language, and 52.5% of students were in Bilingual/ESL programs in 2025-26, according to TEA.
About 62% of the zone’s home sales fall in the Mendez Middle School zone and about 38% in the Covington zone. The whole zone feeds Travis Early College High School.
Over the trailing twelve months, 54 single-family homes sold in the zone at a median of about $504,630, down about 8.1% from $549,000 in 2022-23. The median price per square foot fell 18.4% to $362.15.
As of October 2, 2026, there were 33 active single-family listings with a median list price of $549,000, about 7.3 months of inventory at the past year’s pace. That favors buyers.
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