Market Overview for Mendez Middle
There are 24 active listings in Mendez Middle with a median list price of $301K and a median sold price of $281K.
Homes average 60 days on market.
Over the past 30 days, 4 homes have sold, with 80 sales in the past 12 months.
The average price per square foot is $217.
About Mendez Middle
Mendez Middle, in Austin Independent School District, serves middle-school grades in the AISD attendance zone. The campus enrolled approximately 199 students as of the most recent reporting year.
The campus offers Gifted & Talented services, Special Education programming, fine arts (band, choir, theatre, orchestra), and the standard UIL middle-school athletics slate that prepares students for AISD's high-school programs. Mendez Middle is a feeder for Akins High School.
Austin ISD operates 114 schools serving approximately 69,251 students as of the 2025-26 school year, including 11 traditional comprehensive high schools. AISD holds a "B" overall TEA accountability rating (81 of 100) for the 2025-26 accountability year — the most recent year TEA has rated. District administration is at 4000 South IH-35 Frontage Road in Austin (78704).
Living in Mendez Middle
The Mendez Middle School attendance zone covers far south-central AISD including the Pleasant Hill / Battle Bend Springs east area and the Stassney / William Cannon residential corridor between IH-35 and South 1st Street. The campus at 5106 Village Square Drive sits in the south-central Akins-feeder area. Mendez MS is named for Mexican-American civic leader Consuelo Mendez (1912-1986).
The Akins High School attendance zone covers far south Austin from Slaughter Lane south to the AISD boundary, between Manchaca Road and IH-35 east. Master-planned and large-subdivision communities include Onion Creek (Austin's first large master-planned community, with the Onion Creek Country Club), Bauerle Ranch, Stoney Ridge, Cherry Creek, Park Ridge, and Olympic Heights. The campus sits at 10701 South First Street between Slaughter and William Cannon, just west of IH-35.
Residential character mixes mid-century suburban (the original Onion Creek and Cherry Creek subdivisions from the 1970s and 80s) with newer master-planned (Bauerle Ranch's Hill Country topography along Old San Antonio Road). The Akins zone reaches as far south as the Travis-Hays county line and includes parts of the IH-35 frontage in Buda's northern edge. The South 1st Street corridor anchors the zone's east-west axis.
Day-to-day retail centers on Slaughter Lane (HEB Slaughter, Walmart, the Slaughter Lane retail strip), Southpark Meadows on IH-35 (with Costco, Walmart, AMC Theaters, the Field of Dreams sports complex, and the Southpark Meadows outdoor amphitheater), and the William Cannon corridor. Larger retail in Onion Creek's commercial frontage and at Stassney/IH-35 to the north. Healthcare access centers on Ascension Seton Hays in Kyle (10 miles south) and St. David's South Austin Medical Center on Ben White (north of zone).
Outdoor recreation centers on the Onion Creek corridor running through the south of the zone. McKinney Falls State Park (a Texas State Park along Onion Creek with the namesake Upper and Lower Falls and excellent swimming, hiking, and camping) sits inside the Del Valle ISD boundary just east of the Akins zone. Mary Moore Searight Metropolitan Park (343 acres along Slaughter Creek south of Slaughter Lane) is the zone's largest public park. The Slaughter Creek Greenbelt extends west into the Bowie zone. South Park Meadows' outdoor amphitheater hosts seasonal concerts.
Things to Do in Mendez Middle
- McKinney Falls State Park (~5 mi E): Texas State Park along Onion Creek (just east of the Akins zone in Del Valle ISD) with two cascade-style waterfalls (Upper and Lower Falls), swimming holes, hiking and bike trails, fishing, and camping.
- Mary Moore Searight Metropolitan Park: 343-acre City of Austin park along Slaughter Creek south of Slaughter Lane — the zone's largest public-park footprint, with sports fields, playgrounds, hiking trails, and an off-leash dog area.
- Onion Creek Greenbelt: Onion Creek runs along the southern edge of the Akins zone with multiple greenbelt access points; trail connections to McKinney Falls State Park and the Onion Creek Soccer Complex.
- Southpark Meadows: Major retail and entertainment complex on IH-35 South with Costco, Walmart, AMC Theaters, the Field of Dreams sports complex, and the Southpark Meadows outdoor amphitheater hosting seasonal concerts.
- Onion Creek Country Club: Onion Creek Country Club anchors Austin's first large master-planned community (the Onion Creek subdivision, developed beginning the 1970s); private golf course inside the zone.
Major Employers in Mendez Middle
- Austin Independent School District (Education): AISD administration is at 4000 South IH-35, immediately north of the Akins zone. Combined with Akins HS (~2,317 students) and the surrounding feeder schools, AISD is a major south-Austin employer.
- Southpark Meadows retail district (Retail): Southpark Meadows on IH-35 South — one of south Austin's largest retail concentrations — employs a significant local workforce.
- Tesla Gigafactory Texas (~10 mi E) (Manufacturing): Tesla's Texas vehicle and battery manufacturing complex sits along the Colorado River 10 miles east of the Akins zone in Del Valle ISD.
- Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (~10 mi E) (Aviation / Government): ABIA — the Austin metro's primary commercial airport — sits 10 miles east in Del Valle ISD and draws workforce from across south Austin.
- Ascension Seton Hays (Kyle, ~10 mi S) (Healthcare): The closest acute-care hospital to the Akins zone sits 10 miles south in Kyle on Kyle Parkway.
Frequently Asked Questions
What grades does Mendez Middle serve?
Mendez Middle serves middle-school grades in Austin ISD. The campus enrolled approximately 199 students as of the most recent reporting year.
What is Mendez Middle's feeder high school?
Mendez Middle feeds Akins High School.
How is Mendez Middle rated?
Mendez Middle operates inside Austin ISD, which holds a "B" overall TEA accountability rating (81 of 100) for the 2025-26 accountability year.
Which programs does the campus offer?
Mendez Middle runs Gifted & Talented services, Special Education programming, fine arts (band, choir, theatre, orchestra), and the standard UIL middle-school athletics slate.
How many schools does Austin ISD operate?
Austin ISD operates 114 schools serving approximately 69,251 students as of the 2025-26 school year, including 11 traditional comprehensive high schools plus magnet/specialty campuses such as LASA, the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, and Garza Independence HS. International High School closed at the end of 2025-26 under the same consolidation plan.
