Riojas Elementary School is in the Pflugerville ISD and earned a 9/10 rating from Great School’s as of October 2026. Officially named Staff Sgt. Jose Riojas Elementary, the campus sits at 3400 Crispin Hall Lane in Pflugerville’s 78660 zip code, inside the Avalon neighborhood, and serves early education through 5th grade. If you’re considering a home zoned to this school, this page covers the school’s official ratings, its programs, its attendance zone, and three years of real closed-sales data for homes zoned here from Unlock MLS.
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Riojas Elementary School Snapshot
- Address: 3400 Crispin Hall Lane, Pflugerville, TX 78660
- School District: Pflugerville ISD
- Grades Served: Early Education, PK, K–5
- Enrollment: 734 students
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 14.9:1 (the national average is 16:1)
- Principal: Christi Siegel
- Mascot: Patriots
- Phone: (512) 594-4100
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 9/10 as of October 2026.
- Niche Overall Grade: B+
The school is named for Staff Sgt. Jose Riojas, a World War II soldier who was born and raised in Pflugerville and was killed leading a rifle squad in France in July 1944.
These three ratings measure different things, which is worth knowing before comparing schools. GreatSchools weighs test performance against schools serving similar student populations. Niche blends test scores, teacher data, and other factors into a single letter grade. The Texas Education Agency’s rating, below, is the state’s own official measurement and the one used for school accountability purposes.
Academic Performance: Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating
In TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, Riojas Elementary earned an overall B with a score of 87. That is down from an A (91) for 2024-25, but in line with the B ratings the campus earned in 2022-23 (89) and 2023-24 (88). Student achievement remained the campus’s strongest domain at an A.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): B (87)
- Student Achievement: A (91), based on STAAR performance
- School Progress: B (81)
- Closing the Gaps: C (77)
- Recent Overall Ratings: A (91) in 2024-25, B (88) in 2023-24, B (89) in 2022-23
For context, under TEA’s scale, an A rating reflects exemplary performance, B is recognized performance, C is acceptable, D needs improvement, and F is unacceptable.
Source: Texas Education Agency, txschools.gov campus accountability page for Riojas Elementary (campus 227904118). TEA issues updated ratings annually, so verify the current rating directly with Pflugerville ISD or TEA before making a decision based on it.
Programs at Riojas Elementary
- Dual language: TEA lists both a one-way and a two-way dual language immersion program at Riojas, and Pflugerville ISD designates it a bilingual campus that also serves bilingual students zoned to Carpenter, Mott, Murchison, and Rowe Lane Elementary
- Gifted & Talented program
- Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) and special education services
- Tuition-based Pre-K
- Art, music, and physical education specials, plus a campus library
- After-school care through Pflugerville ISD’s Extended Day Program, which the district first piloted at Riojas in 2010-11
- An active campus PTO
Contact Pflugerville ISD or the Riojas front office directly for current enrollment criteria and program availability, especially for the dual language program.
Where is Riojas Elementary School?
Riojas Elementary is located at:
3400 Crispin Hall Lane
Pflugerville, TX 78660
Riojas Elementary Attendance Zone Map
The map above shows where the Riojas Elementary campus sits, inside the Avalon neighborhood just east of SH 130. To confirm whether a specific home address is zoned to Riojas, use Pflugerville ISD’s official boundary tool: Pflugerville ISD Find My School Map.
Riojas’ attendance zone is compact and made up almost entirely of Avalon. Several neighborhoods right next to it are zoned elsewhere: Villages of Hidden Lake goes to Hidden Lake Elementary, Falcon Pointe to Murchison Elementary, and the Blackhawk-area neighborhoods to Rowe Lane, Mott, or Murchison. Pflugerville ISD is also redrawing elementary boundaries after voting to close four campuses following the 2026-27 school year, with a final recommendation due to the Board in November 2026. The draft plans shown so far leave the Riojas zone unchanged, but confirm the assigned school for any specific address with Pflugerville ISD before writing an offer.
Homes Zoned to Riojas Elementary: Market Stats
Here is what actually happened in Riojas Elementary’s attendance zone over the past three years, pulled directly from Unlock MLS for single-family homes in Avalon, the neighborhood that makes up the Riojas zone, whose listings assign them to Riojas Elementary.
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 | 44 | $500,000 | $212.98 | 98% | 35 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 53 | $505,000 | $201.54 | 98% | 27 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 56 | $461,500 | $190.14 | 98% | 37 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 59 | $460,000 | $185.56 | 99% | 46 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The median sale price in the Riojas zone held near $500,000 in 2022-23 and 2023-24, then eased to $461,500 in 2024-25 and $460,000 over the trailing twelve months, about 8% below the 2022-23 level. Price per square foot has fallen further, roughly 13%, from $212.98 to $185.56. Homes are taking longer to sell, with median days on market up from 35 to 46, yet sellers who priced correctly still got 99% of their list price. Meanwhile, sales volume has climbed every year, from 44 homes in 2022-23 to 59 over the past twelve months, which suggests softer prices are drawing more buyers into Avalon.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of September 30, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 13 | $506,950 | 68 days |
| Active Under Contract | 6 | $434,945 | 93 days |
| Pending | 2 | $441,950 | 38 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
21 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Riojas Elementary zone. The 13 active listings carry a median asking price of $506,950, about 10% above the $460,000 median that homes actually sold for over the past year, and they have been on the market a median of 68 days versus 46 days for homes that sold. That gap gives buyers room to negotiate, particularly on listings that have been sitting.
Homes for Sale Near Riojas Elementary School
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Riojas Elementary
Avalon is the neighborhood zoned to Riojas Elementary, and the campus sits inside it. Every platted phase of Avalon falls within the Riojas attendance zone. Click through to the Avalon guide for more detail on homes, HOA dues, and amenities.
Avalon
3-6 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,600-4,300 sqft, Mid $300,000s – Mid $700,000s
Feeder Middle and High School
Students zoned to Riojas Elementary feed into:
- Cele Middle School, 6000 Cele Rd, Pflugerville, TX 78660
Great Schools Rating: 8/10 - Weiss High School, 5201 Wolf Pack Dr, Pflugerville, TX 78660
Great Schools Rating: 6/10
Source: Pflugerville ISD’s 2025-26 attendance boundary maps, which place the entire Riojas zone within the Cele Middle School and Weiss High School zones. Feeder patterns can shift with rezoning, so confirm directly with Pflugerville ISD for any specific address.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ratings & Zoning
Riojas Elementary earned an overall B (87) from the Texas Education Agency for 2025-26, with an A (91) in Student Achievement, its strongest domain. The campus earned an A (91) the year before and B ratings in 2022-23 and 2023-24, and Niche gives it a B+ overall. Its Closing the Gaps domain came in at a C, so it’s worth reviewing the full breakdown above alongside a school visit.
It is 9/10 as of October 2026.
For 2025-26, TEA rated Riojas Elementary a B with an overall score of 87: Student Achievement A (91), School Progress B (81), and Closing the Gaps C (77).
Avalon. The Riojas attendance zone is made up almost entirely of Avalon, and the campus sits inside the neighborhood. Nearby Villages of Hidden Lake is zoned to Hidden Lake Elementary, Falcon Pointe to Murchison Elementary, and the Blackhawk-area neighborhoods to Rowe Lane, Mott, or Murchison.
Pflugerville ISD voted to close Dessau, Parmer Lane, Pflugerville, and Windermere Elementary after the 2026-27 school year, and a rezoning task force is due to recommend new boundaries to the Board in November 2026. The draft plans presented so far leave the Riojas zone unchanged, but nothing is final until the Board votes, so check Pflugerville ISD’s Find My School map for any specific address.
Grades, Programs & the Local Market
Yes. TEA lists both one-way and two-way dual language immersion programs at Riojas, and Pflugerville ISD designates it a bilingual campus that also serves bilingual students zoned to Carpenter, Mott, Murchison, and Rowe Lane Elementary.
Riojas Elementary enrolled 734 students in 2025-26 according to TEA, with a student-teacher ratio of 14.9 to 1. It serves early education and Pre-K through 5th grade.
Over the trailing twelve months (September 2025 through August 2026), the median sale price for single-family homes zoned to Riojas Elementary in Avalon was $460,000, or $185.56 per square foot, across 59 sales.
Conditions lean toward buyers compared with a few years ago. The median sale price is about 8% below 2022-23, price per square foot is down roughly 13%, and median days on market has stretched from 35 to 46 days. The 13 active listings have been sitting a median of 68 days at a median asking price of $506,950, well above what homes have actually been selling for, which leaves room to negotiate. Well-priced homes still sell close to asking, at about 99% of list price.
Riojas Elementary feeds into Cele Middle School and then Weiss High School.
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