Market Overview for Ortega Elementary
There are 36 active listings in Ortega Elementary with a median list price of $483K and a median sold price of $500K.
Homes average 65 days on market.
Over the past 30 days, 2 homes have sold, with 49 sales in the past 12 months.
The average price per square foot is $351.
About Ortega Elementary
Ortega Elementary, in Austin Independent School District, serves grades PK-6. The campus enrolled approximately 242 students with a pupil-teacher ratio of about 9:1 as of the most recent reporting year.
The campus offers Gifted & Talented services, Special Education programming, and the standard AISD elementary curriculum. Ortega Elementary fed Martin Middle, which closed at the end of the 2025-26 school year under Austin ISD's consolidation plan; Martin students were reassigned to Kealing, Marshall, or Lively Middle School, and Eastside ECHS remains the zoned 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 Ortega Elementary
Martin Middle closed at the end of the 2025-26 school year under Austin ISD's consolidation plan; its former attendance zone covered inner east Austin including Holly, Govalle, Chestnut, Rogers-Washington-Holy Cross National Register Historic District, and the East 7th / MLK East corridor. The campus at 1601 Haskell Street sits in the Govalle area east of IH-35. Martin MS is named for Austin civic leader Edward Martin (1894-1975).
The Eastside Early College High School attendance zone covers inner east Austin between IH-35, the Colorado River, and Pleasant Valley Road, including some of the city's most historic neighborhoods. Neighborhoods include East Cesar Chavez, Holly, Govalle, French Place, MLK East / Rosewood, Rogers-Washington-Holy Cross National Register Historic District, Edgewood, and Chestnut. The Eastside campus sits at 900 Thompson Street — the Original L.C. Anderson High School campus, which served Austin's African American population from 1889 to 1971.
Residential character is a mix of preserved 1920s-1940s craftsman bungalows, mid-century brick homes, and recent infill condos / townhomes (especially along East Cesar Chavez and East 6th). Holly's distinctive twin red-and-white power-plant smokestacks (decommissioned Holly Street Power Plant) are visible across much of the eastern zone. The East Cesar Chavez and East 6th corridors run east-west through the zone with active restaurant, bar, and music-venue commercial. The Plaza Saltillo TOD around the East MetroRail station adds urban-density mixed-use.
Day-to-day retail centers on East Cesar Chavez (one of Austin's most active small-business corridors with restaurants, taquerias, bars, and music venues), East 6th Street (the eastern extension of the downtown 6th-Street music corridor), Manor Road (Salty Sow, Vino Vino, Hoover's), and the Plaza Saltillo TOD retail. Healthcare access centers on Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas (downtown, west of zone) and Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (38th Street, north of zone).
Outdoor recreation centers on the Colorado River frontage. Festival Beach / Edward Rendon Sr. Park (along Lady Bird Lake's southern shore) connects to the Hike-and-Bike Trail. Roy G. Guerrero Colorado River Park (363 acres along the Colorado River east of Pleasant Valley) is one of Austin's largest park footprints. The Mexican-American Cultural Center sits along the river adjacent to Festival Beach. Boggy Creek Greenbelt runs through the northern part of the zone.
Frequently Asked Questions
What grades does Ortega Elementary serve?
Ortega Elementary serves grades PK-6 in Austin ISD. The campus enrolled approximately 242 students with a pupil-teacher ratio of about 9:1 as of the most recent reporting year.
What is Ortega Elementary's feeder pattern?
Ortega Elementary fed Martin Middle, which closed at the end of the 2025-26 school year under Austin ISD's consolidation plan; Martin students were reassigned to Kealing, Marshall, or Lively Middle School, and Eastside ECHS remains the zoned high school.
How is Ortega Elementary rated?
Ortega Elementary 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?
Ortega Elementary offers Gifted & Talented services, Special Education programming, and the standard AISD elementary curriculum.
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.
