Booker T. Washington Elementary is in Elgin ISD and earned a 2/10 rating from Great School’s as of October 2026. The campus sits at 510 Martin Luther King Blvd. in Elgin’s 78621 zip code, near downtown, and serves Pre-K through 5th grade. Its attendance zone covers the eastern part of Elgin ISD, which is mostly rural land and acreage homes. The zone did not change for 2026-27, and every Booker T. Washington student goes on to Elgin Intermediate, Elgin Middle School and Elgin High School. Scroll down to read more about homes near Booker T. Washington Elementary School.
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Booker T. Washington Elementary School Snapshot
- Address: 510 Martin Luther King Blvd., Elgin, TX 78621
- Phone: (512) 281-3411
- School District: Elgin ISD
- Grades Served: Pre-K through 5th grade
- Enrollment: 659 students (2025-26, state enrollment data via Texas Tribune); 637 in 2024-25 (TEA TAPR, grades K-4)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 19.6 students per teacher (TEA TAPR 2024-25; state 15.0)
- Principal: Linda Tamez
- School Hours: 7:30 am – 3:05 pm
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 2/10 as of October 2026.
Booker T. Washington Elementary occupies the campus of the former Booker T. Washington High School, Elgin’s segregated Black high school, which closed in 1967 after desegregation. The building later housed a middle school before becoming an elementary, and in October 2025 the district honored former Washington High athletes, band members and cheerleaders at Wildcat Stadium. In the 2024-25 rezoning for Harvest Ridge Elementary, the campus was assigned the eastern part of the district. TEA counted 637 students in 2024-25, when the school served kindergarten through 4th grade; with 5th grade back at the elementaries, state data shows 659 students in 2025-26. In 2024-25, 88.4% of students were economically disadvantaged, 63.4% were emergent bilingual students (the highest share among Elgin ISD’s elementaries), 11.5% received special education services and 8.9% were identified as gifted and talented. About 88.5% of students were Hispanic, and the campus had 19.6 students per teacher. 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, Booker T. Washington Elementary earned an overall D with a score of 67. That is up 9 points from an F (58) in 2024-25, which itself was up 10 points from an F (48) in 2023-24. The campus scored a D (64) in 2022-23, and in 2021-22 its score of 52 was labeled Not Rated, the label used that year for campuses scoring below 70.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): D (67)
- Student Achievement: F, 56 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: D, 63 out of 100 (Academic Growth D/63, Relative Performance F/56)
- Closing the Gaps: C, 75 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: Not Rated (52) in 2021-22, D (64) in 2022-23, F (48) in 2023-24, F (58) in 2024-25
- Elgin ISD (2025-26): D (66) district-wide, the same as D (66) in 2024-25
Under TEA’s scale, an A reflects exemplary performance, B is recognized, C is acceptable, D needs improvement, and F is unacceptable. The biggest gain in 2025-26 came in Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups and rose from a D (64) to a C (75). School Progress improved from an F (56) to a D (63), with Academic Growth at 63 and Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, at 56. Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, stayed an F (56, up from 55). Elgin ISD as a whole earned a D (66) in both 2024-25 and 2025-26, down from a C (78) in 2021-22.
TEA identified the campus for targeted support and improvement in 2025-26, a designation based on the results of specific student groups. That is a step down in intensity from earlier years, when the campus was identified for comprehensive support (2021-22 and 2023-24) or was working through that process (2022-23 and 2024-25). The 2022-23 and 2023-24 ratings were delayed by litigation and released in 2025. Because 5th grade was at Elgin Intermediate through 2024-25, the 2025-26 rating is the first in this period to include 5th graders at the campus.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Booker T. Washington Elementary (campus 011902101), 2022 through 2026 (2025-26 ratings released in 2026). The 2022-23 and 2023-24 ratings were delayed by litigation and released in 2025, and in 2022 campuses scoring below 70 were labeled Not Rated under SB 1365. TEA issues updated ratings annually, so verify the current rating directly with Elgin ISD or TEA before making a decision based on it.
Programs at Booker T. Washington Elementary
These are the programs Elgin ISD lists for Booker T. Washington Elementary. The campus website itself has only news, contact information, a directory and a calendar, so the list below comes from the district’s dual language and gifted and talented pages. Ask the school directly if a specific program matters to you.
- One-way dual language (Spanish/English): BTW runs the district’s One-Way dual language immersion program for Emergent Bilingual students, Pre-K to 5th grade.
- Gifted & Talented: Campus G/T teacher listed: Jeanette (Jena) Courtney; district G/T serves grades K-12.
- ACE after-school program: Texas ACE (21st CCLC) before/after-school and summer program for Title I campuses; 2026-27 fall applications open.
Booker T. Washington is a Title I campus. For current details on Pre-K, dual language placement, gifted and talented services or after-school care, contact the school at (512) 281-3411.
Where is Booker T. Washington Elementary School?
Booker T. Washington Elementary is located at:
510 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Elgin, TX 78621
Booker T. Washington Elementary Attendance Zone Map
Booker T. Washington’s zone covers the eastern part of Elgin ISD. Outside the campus’s in-town area near Martin Luther King Blvd., it is mostly rural, and more than half of the homes sold in the zone since September 2022 sit on an acre or more. Development notes in the district’s School Zone Finder list a few smaller projects in the zone: Las Alturas (61 lots, building 10 to 20 homes a year), La Selva (49 lots, planned) and Los Prados (145 manufactured-home lots, in infrastructure planning).
The district’s 2026-27 elementary zones use the 2025-26 map dated 12/03/2024, so the boundaries did not change this year. Elgin ISD plans to open Elementary School #6 and Legacy Oak Middle School (grades 6-8, at 1973 FM 1704) in August 2027, and new zones had not been announced as of October 2026, so elementary boundaries and the 6th-grade setup may change for 2027-28. Confirm any address with the Elgin ISD School Zone Finder or by calling the district at (512) 281-3434 before buying.
Homes Zoned to Booker T. Washington Elementary: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Booker T. Washington Elementary’s current attendance zone, based on the district’s School Zone Finder boundaries. We mapped each sale’s address to the zone rather than using the school typed into the listing, because MLS school tags are often out of date after the 2024 and 2025 rezonings: of the 98 sales in this zone since September 2022, only 65 were tagged Booker T. Washington and 28 were tagged Elgin Elementary. The largest group of sales was in the Arbors at Dogwood Creek, followed by Woodlawn, the original town of Elgin, Las Colinas Estates, Los Senderos, Hillside and Aaron Acres. The median home sold was built in 2001, had about 2,002 square feet and sat on just over an acre, and about 42% of the homes had an HOA.
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 | 27 | $390,000 | $205.53 | 97.5% | 59 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 17 | $459,000 | $229.27 | 97.9% | 49 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 29 | $415,000 | $205.34 | 97.8% | 53 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 25 | $541,000 | $207.24 | 97.6% | 44 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes in Elgin ISD whose addresses fall inside the current Booker T. Washington Elementary attendance zone (Elgin ISD School Zone Finder). Duplicate listings removed.
The median sale price in the Booker T. Washington zone rose from $390,000 in 2022-23 to $541,000 over the trailing twelve months, a change of about 38.7%. Median price per square foot barely moved, from $205.53 to $207.24 (+0.8%), so the higher median reflects larger homes and acreage properties selling this year rather than rising values.
This is a small market, with 17 to 29 sales a year, so medians can swing with a handful of sales. Sales volume went from 27 homes in 2022-23 to 25 in the past twelve months. Median days on market fell from 59 to 44 days, and sellers received a median of 97.6% of their final list price over the past year, compared with 97.5% in 2022-23.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 4, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 20 | $372,000 | 162 days |
| Active Under Contract | 1 | $615,000 | 55 days |
| Pending | 3 | $479,000 | 125 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same area as above.
24 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Booker T. Washington zone. With 20 active listings against about 2.1 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 9.6 months of inventory, a buyer’s market.
The median active list price of $372,000 is well below the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $541,000, which shows how much the mix of homes for sale can differ from the homes that sold. Active listings have been on the market a median of 162 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Booker T. Washington Elementary
These are the main neighborhoods inside Booker T. Washington Elementary’s current attendance zone, with price ranges from closed single-family sales through Unlock MLS from September 2022 through August 2026, mapped by address to Elgin ISD’s School Zone Finder boundaries:
- The Arbors at Dogwood Creek: 40 sales from $435,000 to $813,000, for homes of about 1,690 to 5,210 sq ft. Most were built between 1998 and 2018.
- Woodlawn: 9 sales from $152,000 to $380,000, for homes of about 1,310 to 1,930 sq ft. Most were built between 1967 and 1978.
- Original town of Elgin: 8 sales from $164,000 to $408,000, for homes of about 1,010 to 3,270 sq ft. 3 of them were built in 2022 or later.
- Las Colinas Estates: 6 sales from $220,000 to $459,000, for homes of about 600 to 2,000 sq ft. 2 of them were built in 2022 or later.
- Los Senderos: 5 sales from $162,000 to $430,000, for homes of about 1,600 to 3,160 sq ft. Most were built between 2020 and 2021.
- Hillside: 4 sales from $258,000 to $290,000, for homes of about 1,360 to 1,560 sq ft. Most were built between 1996 and 1998.
The rest of the zone’s sales were spread across small additions and acreage tracts. Some neighborhoods are split between attendance zones, and the counts above include only the homes inside Booker T. Washington Elementary’s zone. Confirm the zoned school for a specific address with Elgin ISD before you buy.
Feeder Intermediate, Middle and High Schools
Elgin ISD has one intermediate, one middle and one high school zone covering the whole district, so every Booker T. Washington student goes on to Elgin Intermediate for 6th grade, Elgin Middle School for 7th and 8th grade, and Elgin High School. Legacy Oak Middle School (grades 6-8) is scheduled to open in fall 2027, and the district had not announced its zone as of October 2026.
Intermediate School (6th Grade)
- Elgin Intermediate School (grade 6)
902 W. 2nd St., Elgin, TX 78621
Great Schools Rating: 2/10
Middle School (7th-8th Grade)
- Elgin Middle School (grades 7-8)
1351 N. Avenue C, Elgin, TX 78621
Great Schools Rating: 3/10
High School
- Elgin High School
14000 County Line Rd., Elgin, TX 78621
Great Schools Rating: 2/10
Source: Elgin ISD schools page and School Zone Finder (2026-27). All five elementary schools (PK-5) feed Elgin Intermediate for 6th grade, Elgin Middle for 7th and 8th grade, and Elgin High School. Legacy Oak Middle School (grades 6-8) is scheduled to open in fall 2027; Elgin ISD had not announced its attendance zone as of October 4, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ratings and Zoning
The campus earned a D with a score of 67 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings. That is up from an F (58) in 2024-25 and an F (48) in 2023-24.
Its overall score has risen 19 points over two years, from 48 in 2023-24 to 67 in 2025-26. The largest 2025-26 gain was in Closing the Gaps, which rose from a D (64) to a C (75), while Student Achievement remained an F (56).
Yes. TEA identified Booker T. Washington for targeted support and improvement in 2025-26, a designation tied to the results of specific student groups. In earlier years the campus was in comprehensive support, a more intensive level.
The zone covers the eastern part of Elgin ISD, which is mostly rural with many acreage properties. Confirm a specific address with the Elgin ISD School Zone Finder or by calling the district at (512) 281-3434.
The zone did not change for 2026-27. Elgin ISD plans to open Elementary School #6 and Legacy Oak Middle School in August 2027, and new zones had not been announced as of October 2026, so boundaries may change for 2027-28.
Programs, Schools and Home Prices
The school occupies the former Booker T. Washington High School, Elgin’s segregated Black high school, which closed in 1967 after desegregation. The building later housed a middle school before becoming an elementary.
Yes. The campus runs Elgin ISD’s one-way dual language program in Spanish and English for emergent bilingual students from Pre-K through 5th grade. About 63% of its students were emergent bilingual in 2024-25.
All students go to Elgin Intermediate for 6th grade, Elgin Middle School for 7th and 8th grade, and Elgin High School. Legacy Oak Middle School opens in fall 2027, and its zone had not been announced as of October 2026.
The median sale price over the trailing twelve months was $541,000, up from $390,000 in 2022-23. Price per square foot was nearly flat at about $207, so the jump mostly reflects larger homes and acreage selling, and with about 25 sales a year the median can swing.
With 20 active listings and about 2.1 sales a month, the zone has roughly 9.6 months of inventory, a buyer’s market. Active listings have been on the market a median of 162 days.
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