Akin Elementary School is in the Leander ISD and earned a 8/10 rating from Great School’s as of October 2026. The campus is at 3261 Barley Rd. in Leander (78641), across from Stiles Middle School near Ronald Reagan Blvd. and Journey Pkwy., and it serves kindergarten through 5th grade. It opened in August 2017 as Leander ISD’s 26th elementary school, and in August 2026 it earned an A from the Texas Education Agency. Its zone stretches from Caballo Ranch and Pecan Creek on the Leander side to Vista Oaks and Mayfield Ranch, which carry Round Rock addresses, and Sweet Farms and Ranch at Brushy Creek, which carry Cedar Park addresses. This page covers the school’s official ratings and programs, its attendance zone, the neighborhoods zoned to it, the split feeder pattern for middle and high school, and real closed-sales data for homes in the zone from Unlock MLS.
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Akin Elementary School Snapshot
- Address: 3261 Barley Rd., Leander, TX 78641
- Phone: (512) 570-8000
- School District: Leander ISD
- Grades Served: K–5 (Akin-zoned Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 students attend Giddens Elementary in 2026-27)
- Enrollment: 817 students (2025-26, TEA)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 13.8:1 (2024-25)
- Principal: Amanda Wilson
- School Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. (building open 7:10 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.)
- Mascot: the Aviators
- Opened: August 2017
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 8/10 as of October 2026.
Akin is named for Monta Akin, Leander ISD’s former assistant superintendent of instructional services, who retired in December 2015 after more than 40 years with the district. Enrollment has eased from a peak of 927 students in 2023-24 to 817 in 2025-26. According to TEA, about 6.6% of Akin students are economically disadvantaged and about 18.8% are emergent bilingual students. The Texas Tribune reports the student body is about 42% Asian. 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, Akin Elementary earned an overall A with a score of 91. That is up from a B (88) in both 2023-24 and 2024-25, and it matches the A ratings Akin earned in 2018-19 (92) and 2022-23 (92).
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): A (91)
- Student Achievement: A, 91 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: B, 87 out of 100 (Academic Growth F/59, Relative Performance B/87)
- Closing the Gaps: A, 91 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: A (92) in 2018-19, B (87) in 2021-22, A (92) in 2022-23, B (88) in 2023-24, and B (88) in 2024-25 (no ratings were issued for 2019-20 or 2020-21)
Under TEA’s scale, an A reflects exemplary performance, B is recognized, C is acceptable, D needs improvement, and F is unacceptable. Akin’s strengths are Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, and Closing the Gaps, which looks at how each student group performs. In 2025-26, 77% of Akin students met grade level in reading and 64% in math. School Progress is scored two ways, and TEA uses the better one. Akin’s Relative Performance, which compares achievement with campuses serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, earned a B. Its Academic Growth score, which measures year-over-year improvement on STAAR, has been low for several years and was 59 in 2025-26. Akin has not earned any TEA distinction designations.
Source: Texas Education Agency 2026 statewide multi-year accountability ratings for Monta Jane Akin Elementary (campus 246913126), 2018 through 2026 ratings (2025-26 ratings released August 2026), and the Texas Tribune’s Akin Elementary school profile. TEA issues updated ratings annually, so verify the current rating directly with Leander ISD or TEA before making a decision based on it.
Programs at Akin Elementary
These are the programs Akin Elementary and Leander ISD list for this campus.
- QUEST (Gifted and Talented): Leander ISD’s GT program, QUEST, serves identified elementary students with about two hours of services a week. The district school board spotlighted Akin’s QUEST students in April 2026 for hands-on math, coding and robotics projects.
- Robotics Club: For 5th graders, after school on Tuesdays from 2:50 to 4:00 p.m., with up to 50 students each semester.
- Chess Club: For 4th and 5th graders, before school from 7:00 to 7:30 a.m. in the library.
- Math Pentathlon: A math games program for grades K–5, run by the Akin PTO.
- Model PLC at Work Campus: In May 2025, Solution Tree certified Akin as a Model Professional Learning Community at Work school. About 600 schools nationwide hold the designation, and Akin was the second Leander ISD campus to earn it.
- Mentoring and Family Involvement: The campus lists a Watch D.O.G.S. dads program, HEROES mentoring, counseling services and an active PTO (Akin Elementary PTO).
- Pre-K and Dual Language: Akin does not host Pre-K. In 2026-27, Akin-zoned Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 students attend Giddens Elementary. Akin is also not one of Leander ISD’s dual language campuses, which are Bagdad, Knowles, Reed and Whitestone.
Leander ISD partners with the YMCA for on-campus after-school care at its elementary schools. Contact Akin Elementary at (512) 570-8000 to confirm current after-care, GT and special education services for your child.
Where is Akin Elementary School?
Akin Elementary is located at:
3261 Barley Rd.
Leander, TX 78641
Akin Elementary School Photos
Akin Elementary Attendance Zone Map
The map above shows where the Akin Elementary campus sits. Its attendance zone runs from the Barksdale, Pecan Creek, Lost Woods Preserve and Catalina Ranch area near the campus east through Caballo Ranch and Cold Springs and Hazlewood to Vista Oaks, Mayfield Ranch, Brushy Bend Park and Spanish Oak Terrace near Sam Bass Rd. and Parmer Lane. It also takes in Sweet Farms and a few smaller subdivisions and acreage tracts that carry Cedar Park addresses. Akin was not part of the Faubion closure rezoning Leander ISD adopted for 2026-27, so its boundary is the same as last year. To confirm whether a specific address is zoned to Akin Elementary, use the district’s official address lookup: Leander ISD attendance zones.
A few areas nearby are easy to mix up. Sarita Valley and Bluffview, just west of the campus, are zoned to Tarvin Elementary, the Ranch at Brushy Creek is zoned to Reagan Elementary, and the Reserve at Caballo Ranch is zoned to Block House Creek Elementary. Only part of Brushy Bend Park and Great Oaks falls inside the Akin zone, and Parkside at Mayfield Ranch, which carries Georgetown addresses, is zoned to Parkside Elementary. Akin-zoned Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 students attend Giddens Elementary.
Homes Zoned to Akin Elementary: Market Stats
Here is what actually happened in Akin Elementary’s attendance zone over the past four years. The figures cover single-family homes in Leander ISD sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside the official Akin Elementary attendance zone. We started with every listing tagged to Akin in the MLS and every listing in the zone’s neighborhoods, then geocoded each address and tested it against Leander ISD’s own attendance-zone map rather than relying on the school name typed into each listing. That matters here. Seventeen listings tagged Akin, mostly in Sarita Valley, Bluffview, the Ranch at Brushy Creek and Block House Creek, are actually outside the zone and were left out. Another 59 listings inside the zone, many in Hazlewood, Cold Springs and Pecan Creek, were tagged to other schools and were added back in.
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 | 94 | $636,500 | $231.16 | 98.0% | 28 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 93 | $589,000 | $217.19 | 98.1% | 27 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 118 | $595,495 | $212.19 | 98.0% | 32 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 114 | $612,500 | $202.14 | 97.2% | 58 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only. Each listing was geocoded and matched to Leander ISD’s official attendance-zone boundaries, so the figures reflect the actual zone rather than the school name typed into each listing.
The median sale price for homes in the Akin Elementary zone has fallen, from $636,500 in 2022-23 to $612,500 over the trailing twelve months, a change of about 3.8%. Median price per square foot moved from $231.16 to $202.14 (-12.6%), so the per-foot picture is softer than three years ago.
Sales volume went from 94 homes in 2022-23 to 114 in the past twelve months. Median days on market rose from 28 to 58 days, and sellers received a median of 97.2% of their final list price over the past year.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 1, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 27 | $639,000 | 77 days |
| Active Under Contract | 3 | $550,000 | 107 days |
| Pending | 7 | $699,900 | 42 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Same zone method as above.
37 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Akin Elementary zone. With 27 active listings against about 10 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 2.8 months of inventory, a seller-leaning market.
The median active list price of $639,000 compares with a trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $612,500, and active listings have been on the market a median of 77 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Akin Elementary
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and are zoned to Akin Elementary. Brushy Bend Park is only partly in the Akin zone, so check a specific address with the district’s lookup. Catalina Ranch, Lost Woods Preserve, Great Oaks (in part) and several small subdivisions and acreage tracts along Sam Bass Rd. and Parmer Lane are also in the zone.
Vista Oaks
3-6 beds, 2-9 baths, 1,600-5,784 sqft, Mid $300,000s – Low $700,000s
Caballo Ranch
3-7 beds, 2-5 baths, 2,000-4,500 sqft, Mid $400,000s – High $800,000s
Barksdale
M/I Homes community off CR 175, first homes built in 2024. See the full guide for current homes and pricing.
Mayfield Ranch
3-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,500-4,200 sqft, Mid $300,000s – Low $700,000s
Hazlewood
3-5 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,700-4,000 sqft, Mid $300,000s – Mid $500,000s
Cold Springs
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,600-4,200 sqft, Mid $300,000s – Low $600,000s
Pecan Creek
3-6 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,800-4,100 sqft, Mid $500,000s – Low $700,000s
Brushy Bend Park
2-6 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,100-5,350 sqft, Low $500,000s – $1MMs
Spanish Oak Terrace
3-7 beds, 2-7 baths, 1,482-6,392 sqft, High $700,000s – Low $800,000s
Sweet Farms
3-8 beds, 1-5 baths, 1,426-7,000 sqft, $1.3MMs
Feeder Middle and High Schools
Akin Elementary feeds two middle schools and two high schools, and the split depends on your home address. Most of the zone continues to Stiles Middle School, across Barley Rd. from Akin. Cold Springs and Hazlewood go to Wiley Middle School instead.
- Stiles Middle, then Rouse High: Vista Oaks, Mayfield Ranch, Barksdale, Pecan Creek, Catalina Ranch and Lost Woods Preserve
- Stiles Middle, then Vista Ridge High: Caballo Ranch, Brushy Bend Park, Spanish Oak Terrace, Sweet Farms and the subdivisions near Parmer Lane
- Wiley Middle, then Rouse High: Cold Springs and Hazlewood
Feeder Middle Schools
- Stiles Middle School
3250 Barley Rd., Leander, TX 78641
Great Schools Rating: 10/10 - Wiley Middle School
1526 Raider Way, Leander, TX 78641
Great Schools Rating: 8/10
Feeder High Schools
- Rouse High School
1222 Raider Way, Leander, TX 78641
Great Schools Rating: 8/10 - Vista Ridge High School
200 S. Vista Ridge Blvd., Cedar Park, TX 78613
Great Schools Rating: 8/10
Source: Leander ISD attendance zone maps. Feeder assignments are by home address, so confirm a specific address with the district before you buy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ratings and Zoning
Akin earned an overall A (91) in TEA’s 2025-26 ratings, released in August 2026, up from a B (88) in both 2023-24 and 2024-25. It scored an A in Student Achievement and Closing the Gaps and a B in School Progress.
The zone includes Vista Oaks, Caballo Ranch, Barksdale, Mayfield Ranch, Hazlewood, Cold Springs, Pecan Creek, Catalina Ranch, Lost Woods Preserve, Spanish Oak Terrace and Sweet Farms, plus part of Brushy Bend Park and Great Oaks. Sarita Valley and Bluffview next door are zoned to Tarvin Elementary, not Akin.
No. The only elementary rezoning Leander ISD adopted for 2026-27 moved students from the closing Faubion Elementary to Reed and Westside Elementary. Akin was not affected.
Not always. In our review of Akin-area listings since 2022, 17 listings tagged Akin were outside the zone and 59 listings inside the zone were tagged to other schools, many of them in Hazlewood and Cold Springs. Always confirm an address with the Leander ISD attendance zone lookup.
Feeder Schools and Programs
Most Akin students go to Stiles Middle School. Students in Cold Springs and Hazlewood go to Wiley Middle School. For high school, Vista Oaks, Mayfield Ranch, Barksdale, Pecan Creek, Catalina Ranch, Lost Woods Preserve, Cold Springs and Hazlewood feed Rouse High School, while Caballo Ranch, Brushy Bend Park, Spanish Oak Terrace and Sweet Farms feed Vista Ridge High School.
No. In 2026-27, Akin-zoned Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 students attend Giddens Elementary.
Akin lists a 5th grade Robotics Club, a Chess Club for 4th and 5th graders, and a PTO-run Math Pentathlon for all grades. Identified gifted students are served through Leander ISD’s QUEST program, and in 2025 Akin was certified as a Model Professional Learning Community at Work school.
Homes and Market
Over the twelve months ending August 2026, 114 single-family homes sold in the Akin zone at a median price of $612,500, or about $202 per square foot. As of October 1, 2026, the 27 active listings had a median list price of $639,000.
By inventory it still leans slightly toward sellers, with 27 active listings against about 9 to 10 sales a month, or a little under three months of supply. But homes are taking longer to sell. Median days on market rose from about 28 days in 2022-23 to 58 days over the past year, and sellers received a median of about 97% of their list price, so buyers have more room to negotiate than they did a few years ago.
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