Houston Elementary

Houston Elementary sits in the 78744 zip code on Austin's southeast side, a working-class neighborhood that's seen growing investment but remains far from the polished corridors of the city's more affluent school zones. Families here are largely Spanish-speaking and community-rooted, and the school reflects that — it's a place where staff tend to know kids by name and where the work of building foundational skills happens earnestly, even if test scores remain a climb. Families who live in the area and want a neighborhood school with a genuine sense of community, rather than a commute across town, will find Houston Elementary to be a familiar and caring home base.