Pleasant Hill Elementary is in the Austin ISD and earned a 3/10 rating from Great School’s as of October 2026. The campus sits at 6405 Circle S Rd. in Southwest Austin’s 78745 zip code and serves Pre-K through 5th grade. For 2026-27, its zone combines its long-standing area between S Congress Ave and I-35 with the former Odom Elementary zone west of S 1st St, including Buckingham Ridge, North Bluff, Salem Walk, Southwest Park and Cooper Oaks. Nearly all Pleasant Hill students go on to Covington Middle School and Crockett Early College High School. Scroll down to read more about homes near Pleasant Hill Elementary School.
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Pleasant Hill Elementary School Snapshot
- Address: 6405 Circle S Rd., Austin, TX 78745
- Phone: (512) 414-4453
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: Pre-K through 5th grade
- Enrollment: 361 students (2025-26, before the Odom zone was added)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 10.2:1
- Principal: Kristi Cisneros
- School Hours: 7:40 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. (doors open 7:15 a.m.)
- Mascot: the Panthers
- Opened: 1936
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 3/10 as of October 2026.
Pleasant Hill is one of the oldest operating schools in Austin. Its original wing opened in 1936 as a 1st through 9th grade school for the rural Pleasant Hill School District, which joined Austin ISD when the area was annexed in 1956-1958, and it has served only elementary grades since 1975. In 2025-26, about 87.8% of its students were economically disadvantaged, 45.2% were emergent bilingual students, and 28.8% received special education services, all well above Austin ISD averages. Enrollment was 361 in 2025-26 and is expected to grow in 2026-27 now that the former Odom zone feeds Pleasant Hill. 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, Pleasant Hill Elementary earned an overall C with a score of 70. That is up 2 points from a D (68) in 2024-25. Before that drop, Pleasant Hill was a B campus for three straight rated years: 82 in 2021-22, 87 in 2022-23 and 84 in 2023-24.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): C (70)
- Student Achievement: F, 57 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: C, 70 out of 100 (Academic Growth C/70, Relative Performance F/59)
- Closing the Gaps: C, 71 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: B (82) in 2021-22, B (87) in 2022-23, B (84) in 2023-24, D (68) 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. Pleasant Hill’s overall rating is driven by School Progress, which held a C (70) in 2025-26 as Academic Growth recovered from an F (58) to a C (70). Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, fell to an F (57), and Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, was an F (59). Closing the Gaps improved from D (65) to C (71). The campus earned three distinction designations in 2022-23 and two in 2023-24, none in 2024-25 or 2025-26, and it is not identified for state improvement support.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Pleasant Hill Elementary (campus 227901130), 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 Pleasant Hill Elementary
These are the programs Austin ISD and the Pleasant Hill campus list for this school. The campus site publishes fairly little about clubs and enrichment, so ask the school directly if a specific program matters to you.
- Pre-K: Pleasant Hill has Pre-K on campus. TEA counted 36 Pre-K 4 students in 2025-26 (and 18 Pre-K 3 students in 2024-25, none in 2025-26), so ask the campus whether Pre-K 3 seats are offered this year
- AVID: The campus uses AVID college-readiness strategies schoolwide, focused on goal-setting, organization and high expectations
- Creative Learning Initiative: Pleasant Hill uses Austin ISD’s Creative Learning Initiative, which brings arts-based teaching strategies into regular classes to build academic and social-emotional skills
- Bilingual and ESL services: About 45% of students are emergent bilingual and about 31% are enrolled in Bilingual/ESL programs (TEA 2025-26). The campus site does not describe its program model, so ask the school which bilingual classes are offered by grade
- Gifted and Talented: Identified students are served through Austin ISD’s GT program. The campus publishes a fall referral window, a nonverbal universal screener for all 2nd graders, and testing of referred students in October and November
- After-school care: Free after-school programming through Austin ISD’s Prime Time partnership with the City of Austin, plus tuition-based care through YMCA Extend-A-Care
- Library and counseling: All classes get biweekly library lessons and book checkout, and the counselor runs classroom guidance lessons and social-emotional learning support
- Special education: Special education services are offered on campus; 28.8% of students received special education services in 2025-26, well above the district share of 20.2%
- Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for all students
- PTA and family engagement: The PTA, a parent support specialist, monthly coffees with the principal and campus tours support families
Austin ISD’s dual language program for this part of Southwest Austin is now housed at Odom Elementary, which became a non-zoned, school-wide dual language campus in 2026-27 and accepts students by application. For current details on Pre-K, gifted and talented services, special education, or after-school care, contact Pleasant Hill Elementary at (512) 414-4453.
Where is Pleasant Hill Elementary School?
Pleasant Hill Elementary is located at:
6405 Circle S Rd.
Austin, TX 78745
Pleasant Hill Elementary Attendance Zone Map
For 2026-27 Pleasant Hill’s zone has two parts. The long-standing part runs between S Congress Ave and I-35 from Williamson Creek near Battle Bend Blvd south to W Slaughter Ln, and also takes in the pocket between S 1st St and S Congress Ave north of Mulberry Dr, Lunar Dr and Cloudview Dr, including Stassney Lane and Circle S Road. The second part is the former Odom Elementary zone, west of S 1st St between W William Cannon Dr on the south and Williamson Creek on the north, out to the railroad corridor east of Manchaca Rd; Austin ISD reassigned it to Pleasant Hill when Odom became a non-zoned, school-wide dual language campus under the consolidation plan adopted in November 2025. Pleasant Hill was a receiving campus, not a closing one, and the merged zone is about 60% larger by area than before. Nearby neighborhoods zoned elsewhere include Emerald Forest (St. Elmo), Battle Bend Springs (Galindo), Beaconridge, Meadowcreek and Enclave on Cooper Lane (Williams), and most of Buckingham Estates (Casey). Austin ISD plans limited boundary adjustments for 2027-28 and a district-wide boundary and feeder realignment for fall 2028, with that work starting in January 2027, so confirm any address with Austin ISD’s school finder before buying.
Homes Zoned to Pleasant Hill Elementary: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Pleasant Hill Elementary’s 2026-27 attendance zone, including the former Odom Elementary area that was added this year. Because most listings in that area are still tagged to Odom (and a handful of tagged Pleasant Hill listings sit outside the zone), we did not rely on the MLS school field. Instead, we checked every Austin ISD single-family listing in the 78745 zip code against Austin ISD’s official 2026-27 boundary map and kept only those inside the zone. About 70% of the zone’s sales are in the former Odom area west of S 1st St, mainly in Salem Walk, Southwest Park, Cooper Oaks and Sweetbriar.
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 | 97 | $492,500 | $368.79 | 97.2% | 31 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 113 | $425,000 | $313.53 | 98.3% | 24 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 94 | $420,500 | $308.25 | 98.2% | 28 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 100 | $390,000 | $292.68 | 97.7% | 33 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only (including a small number of detached condo-regime homes). Each Austin ISD listing in 78745 was geocoded and matched to Austin ISD’s SY 2026-27 Pleasant Hill attendance boundary, so the figures reflect today’s zone rather than the school typed into each listing; 14 listings tagged Pleasant Hill that fall outside the zone were left out.
The median sale price for homes in the Pleasant Hill Elementary zone has fallen, from $492,500 in 2022-23 to $390,000 over the trailing twelve months, a change of about 20.8%. Median price per square foot moved from $368.79 to $292.68 (-20.6%), so the per-foot picture is softer than three years ago.
Sales volume went from 97 homes in 2022-23 to 100 in the past twelve months. Median days on market rose from 31 to 33 days, and sellers received a median of 97.7% of their final list price over the past year.
Both parts of the zone declined, but not equally. In the long-standing Pleasant Hill area east of S 1st St, the median went from $462,500 in 2022-23 to $410,000 over the past twelve months, about 11% lower. In the former Odom area, which had the higher prices in 2022-23, it went from $525,000 to about $387,500, roughly 26% lower. The median home size held near 1,350 square feet throughout, so the drop reflects lower prices rather than smaller homes selling.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 1, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 44 | $432,500 | 63 days |
| Active Under Contract | 5 | $425,000 | 18 days |
| Pending | 2 | $515,000 | 24 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
51 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Pleasant Hill Elementary zone. With 44 active listings against about 8 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 5.3 months of inventory, a fairly balanced market.
The median active list price of $432,500 compares with a trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $390,000, and active listings have been on the market a median of 63 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Pleasant Hill Elementary
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and are zoned to Pleasant Hill Elementary for 2026-27. Salem Walk, Salem Center, Southwest Park, Cooper Oaks and Austin Highlands were in the Odom Elementary zone until this year. A small part of Buckingham Ridge Section 5 near Lunar Dr and Cloudview Dr is zoned to Williams Elementary, and only the small section of Cherry Creek east of Manchaca Rd is zoned to Pleasant Hill.
The zone also includes Flournoy’s Sweetbriar (on both sides of S 1st St), Stassney Heights, Circle S Ridge, Turtle Creek Estates, Oasis Village, Buckingham Place, Salem Village, Woodhue Heights, Crockett Heights, Heatherwood, Southbreeze, Milford Oaks and South Meadows, part of Timber Village and the Community of Fairview plats, and apartment communities along Stassney Lane and the I-35 frontage road such as the Little Texas Lane area.
Buckingham Ridge
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,000-3,400 sqft, Mid $200,000s – Mid $500,000s
North Bluff
2-3 beds, 3 baths, 1,200-1,677 sqft, Mid $300,000s – Low $400,000s
Salem Walk
3-5 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,100-3,200 sqft, Mid $200,000s – Low $700,000s
Salem Center
2-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,100-2,200 sqft, Low $400,000s – Mid $500,000s
Southwest Park
2-4 beds, 1-3 baths, 900-2,000 sqft, Low $200,000s – High $500,000s
Cooper Oaks
2-4 beds, 1-3 baths, 800-1,900 sqft, Low $200,000s – Mid $600,000s
Austin Highlands
2-4 beds, 1-3 baths, 900-1,850 sqft, High $200,000s – Low $400,000s
Feeder Middle and High Schools
Starting in 2026-27, nearly all of Pleasant Hill’s zone, including every neighborhood with a guide above, feeds Covington Middle School and then Crockett Early College High School. Bedichek Middle School, the zone’s previous middle school, closed after 2025-26 under Austin ISD’s consolidation plan.
- Covington Middle School: about 98% of the zone’s addresses
- Bailey Middle School: only the southern tip along S Congress Ave and the I-35 frontage road between roughly E Ralph Ablanedo Dr and W Slaughter Ln, which is mostly commercial
- Crockett Early College High School: the entire zone
Feeder Middle Schools
- Covington Middle School
3700 Convict Hill Rd., Austin, TX 78749
Great Schools Rating: 6/10 - Bailey Middle School (southern tip only)
4020 Lost Oasis Hollow, Austin, TX 78739
Great Schools Rating: 6/10
Feeder High School
- Crockett Early College High School
5601 Manchaca Rd., Austin, TX 78745
Great Schools Rating: 4/10
Source: Austin ISD’s official SY 2026-27 attendance boundary and school reassignment layers (updated July 30, 2026). 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
Pleasant Hill earned a C with a score of 70 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It was a D (68) in 2024-25 and a B in each of the three years before that.
Student Achievement measures the share of students meeting STAAR standards, and it fell from 62 to 57 in 2025-26. The overall C came from School Progress, where Academic Growth improved from an F (58) to a C (70).
Yes. Starting in 2026-27, the former Odom Elementary zone west of S 1st St, including Salem Walk, Southwest Park, Cooper Oaks, Salem Center and Austin Highlands, is zoned to Pleasant Hill because Odom became a non-zoned dual language campus.
The zone includes Buckingham Ridge, North Bluff, Salem Walk, Salem Center, Southwest Park, Cooper Oaks, Austin Highlands, Sweetbriar, Stassney Heights and Circle S Ridge, plus apartments along Stassney Lane and the I-35 frontage road.
Use Austin ISD’s school finder or its SY 2026-27 boundaries and reassignments map, then confirm with the district. Austin ISD plans more boundary changes for 2027-28 and 2028-29.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
Nearly all Pleasant Hill students are zoned to Covington Middle School and Crockett Early College High School. A small, mostly commercial strip near S Congress Ave and Slaughter Lane is zoned to Bailey Middle School instead. Bedichek Middle, the old feeder, closed after 2025-26.
Yes. Pleasant Hill has Pre-K on campus, free after-school programming through Prime Time, and tuition-based care through YMCA Extend-A-Care.
Not as a school-wide program. Austin ISD moved the area’s school-wide dual language program to Odom Elementary, which became a non-zoned campus that families apply to in 2026-27. Pleasant Hill offers bilingual and ESL services for its emergent bilingual students.
Over the trailing twelve months, 100 single-family homes sold in the Pleasant Hill zone at a median of $390,000, compared with $492,500 in 2022-23, a decline of 20.8%.
As of October 1, 2026, there were 44 active single-family listings in the Pleasant Hill zone with a median list price of $432,500.
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