Market Overview for Widen Elementary
There are 9 active listings in Widen Elementary with a median list price of $305K and a median sold price of $301K.
Homes average 26 days on market.
Over the past 30 days, 1 homes have sold, with 24 sales in the past 12 months.
The average price per square foot is $215.
About Widen Elementary
Widen Elementary was an Austin Independent School District campus serving grades PK-6. Austin ISD's Board of Trustees voted on 20 November 2025 to close the campus at the end of the 2025-26 school year under the district's school consolidation plan, and it did not reopen for 2026-27. Austin ISD reassigned the campus's students to other district schools; confirm current zoning with the district. In its final reporting year the campus enrolled approximately 433 students with a pupil-teacher ratio of about 11:1.
The campus offered Gifted & Talented services, Special Education programming, and the standard AISD elementary curriculum. Widen Elementary fed Mendez Middle for grades 6-8; Mendez Middle students then continued to 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 Widen Elementary
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What grades did Widen Elementary serve?
Widen Elementary closed at the end of the 2025-26 school year under Austin ISD's consolidation plan. It served grades PK-6 in Austin ISD. In its final reporting year the campus enrolled approximately 433 students with a pupil-teacher ratio of about 11:1.
What was Widen Elementary's feeder pattern?
Widen Elementary fed Mendez Middle for grades 6-8; Mendez Middle students then continued to Akins High School. Austin ISD reassigned the campus's students to other district schools; confirm current zoning with the district.
How was Widen Elementary rated?
Widen Elementary operated inside Austin ISD, which holds a "B" overall TEA accountability rating (81 of 100) for the 2025-26 accountability year. The campus closed at the end of the 2025-26 school year.
Which programs did the campus offer?
Widen Elementary offered 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.
