Market Overview for Small Middle
There are 85 active listings in Small Middle with a median list price of $585K and a median sold price of $580K.
Homes average 46 days on market.
Over the past 30 days, 27 homes have sold, with 314 sales in the past 12 months.
The average price per square foot is $409.
About Small Middle
Small Middle, in Austin Independent School District, serves middle-school grades in the AISD attendance zone. The campus enrolled approximately 1,253 students with a pupil-teacher ratio of about 17:1 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. Small Middle is a feeder for Bowie 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 Small Middle
The Small Middle School attendance zone covers far southwest AISD's Western Oaks / Maple Run / Shady Hollow area. The campus at 4801 Monterey Oaks Boulevard sits along Monterey Oaks west of MoPac in the western Bowie HS feeder zone, near the Hill Country edge of southwest Austin and the Barton Creek Greenbelt's southern access points.
The Bowie High School attendance zone covers southwest Austin from Slaughter Lane south to the AISD boundary, between MoPac (Loop 1) and the western Hill Country edge. Master-planned communities anchor the area: Circle C Ranch (one of Austin's largest master-planned developments, built around the Circle C Country Club), Avana, Shady Hollow, Tanglewood Forest, Western Oaks, Sunset Valley (a small incorporated city with its own City Hall), and Maple Run. The Bowie campus sits at 4103 W Slaughter Lane near the MoPac / Slaughter intersection.
Residential character leans suburban-master-planned: Circle C's tree-lined streets and Circle C Pool, Avana's Hill Country topography along Brodie Lane, Shady Hollow's heavily-treed cul-de-sacs along Dittmar and Brodie. Sunset Valley's small downtown along Brodie and Ernest Robles Way preserves a distinct city identity inside the metro. Slaughter Creek runs east-west through the Bowie zone; the Veloway (Austin's cycling-only park road) sits inside Circle C.
Day-to-day retail centers on Slaughter Lane between MoPac and Brodie (anchored by HEB Slaughter, Costco, Walmart, and the Sunset Valley shopping district), the Brodie Lane / William Cannon corridor, and the MoPac southbound frontage. Larger retail at Sunset Valley's Brodie Lane shopping clusters (Whole Foods, Sprouts, Marshalls) and at the Southpark Meadows complex further east on I-35. Healthcare access centers on St. David's South Austin Medical Center on Ben White and Ascension Seton Southwest on US 290 / Loop 1.
Outdoor recreation defines the area. The Veloway is a 3.1-mile paved cycling-only loop inside Circle C — the only car-free road of its kind in Texas. The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (a UT-affiliated 284-acre botanical garden) sits inside the Bowie zone on La Crosse Avenue. Slaughter Creek Trail runs along the creek through Slaughter Creek Metropolitan Park (~150 acres of nature trails). Dick Nichols District Park offers playgrounds, sports fields, and a public pool. The Barton Creek Greenbelt's southern access points (Spyglass, Twin Falls) are at the northern edge of the zone.
Things to Do in Small Middle
- The Veloway: 3.1-mile paved cycling-only road loop inside Circle C — the only car-free park road of its kind in Texas. Open dawn to dusk; popular with cyclists, inline skaters, and runners.
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: UT-affiliated 284-acre botanical garden and research center on La Crosse Ave inside the Bowie zone, dedicated to native Texas plants. Founded by Lady Bird Johnson in 1982; admission required.
- Slaughter Creek Metropolitan Park: ~150-acre City of Austin park along Slaughter Creek with hiking and mountain-biking trails through Hill Country oak savanna. Trailheads on FM 1826 and Brodie Lane.
- Dick Nichols District Park: City park inside Circle C with sports fields, playgrounds, the Dick Nichols Pool, and a small lake. One of southwest Austin's largest public-park footprints.
- Barton Creek Greenbelt — Southern Access: The Barton Creek Greenbelt's southern access points (Spyglass, Twin Falls) sit at the northern edge of the Bowie zone, with swimming holes when Barton Creek is flowing.
Major Employers in Small Middle
- AMD (Lone Star Campus) (Tech): AMD's Lone Star campus sits along West William Cannon Drive immediately adjacent to the Bowie zone — one of the largest single-employer concentrations in southwest Austin.
- Ascension Seton Southwest Hospital (Healthcare): Acute-care hospital on US 290 / MoPac in southwest Austin.
- Sunset Valley city government & retail district (Local Government / Retail): The City of Sunset Valley (a small incorporated city inside the Bowie zone) operates Sunset Valley City Hall on Ernest Robles Way and houses major Brodie Lane retail (Whole Foods, Marshalls, REI, Cabela's adjacent).
- Austin Independent School District (Education): Bowie HS itself (~2,869 students) is the largest comprehensive HS in AISD; combined with surrounding feeder schools, AISD is a major Bowie-area employer.
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (UT) (Research / Education): UT-affiliated 284-acre research and education center on La Crosse Ave in the Bowie zone.
Frequently Asked Questions
What grades does Small Middle serve?
Small Middle serves middle-school grades in Austin ISD. The campus enrolled approximately 1,253 students with a pupil-teacher ratio of about 17:1 as of the most recent reporting year.
What is Small Middle's feeder high school?
Small Middle feeds Bowie High School.
How is Small Middle rated?
Small 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?
Small 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.
