Perez Elementary (Austin ISD): 78744 Ratings & Zone
Perez Elementary is a public PK-6 school in the Meadows Lake and Bluff Springs area of 78744, part of Austin ISD, feeding toward Akins High. It's a high-need campus whose ratings sit below the district, and I'll give you the numbers straight, along with the path it feeds and what being zoned to Perez means for your home search.
Is Perez Elementary a good school?
Here's the honest read. Perez grades C overall on Niche, below the district A-, with test-based proficiency that runs low, around 25% in both reading and math. It's a high-need campus where roughly 92% of students are in the free-lunch program, with a low 13:1 ratio and a B teacher grade. The numbers reflect the community the school serves, and they matter differently for every family. My job isn't to grade your neighborhood, it's to give you the real data and, if the school is a deciding factor, help you weigh the specific programs and the options in the area.
Perez Elementary by the numbers
| Metric | Perez Elementary | Austin ISD |
|---|---|---|
| Overall grade (Niche) | C | A- |
| Teacher grade (Niche) | B | A |
| Reading proficiency | 25% | 54% |
| Math proficiency | 25% | 41% |
| Gifted students | 7% | N/A |
| Students per teacher | 13:1 | 15:1 |
| Students in free lunch program | 92% | 50% |
| Total enrollment | 448 | 72,830 |
Source: Niche via RPR (Realtors Property Resource), 2026. Niche compiles the letter grades from U.S. Dept. of Education data, community reviews, and other sources, and updates quarterly. Figures change, so I confirm the current numbers when they matter to your decision.
The honest picture is a high-need campus whose proficiency trails the district, with a low 13:1 ratio and a B teacher grade as the bright spots. As with any school, the specific program a student lands in can matter more than the headline grade.
What Perez feeds into
Perez starts the far-south Austin feeder path. From Perez, students continue toward Akins High. With Paredes Middle now closed, the assigned middle school is being reassigned, so confirm it by address:
Which exact schools a home feeds depends on the address. Because this is the Akins attendance area, the full path is worth understanding before you buy. I confirm the current middle and high school for any specific address first.
Homes in the Perez Elementary zone
Perez serves the Meadows Lake and Bluff Springs area of 78744 in far-south Austin, an affordable, growing part of town near South Pleasant Valley Road and the 45 toll. The thing to know: this is the Akins attendance area, and far-southeast 78744 also has Del Valle ISD pockets nearby, so the district can change by address. If the school matters to you, I confirm the exact zone and district.
Far-south 78744 is one of the more affordable parts of Austin, and it's where the Austin ISD and Del Valle ISD lines sit close together. I give you the honest read on the schools and confirm the real district and zone for every address, so you know exactly what you're buying, before you're under contract.
How to confirm your address is zoned to Perez
Use Austin ISD's official boundary lookup. The district publishes a find-my-school tool where you enter an address and it returns the assigned elementary, middle, and high school. That's the source of truth, not the real estate listing, which can carry outdated school data.
Or ask me. Send me an address or a Bluff Springs or Meadows Lake pocket you're considering and I'll confirm the zone, pull the current middle and high school on the path, and flag anything that affects your decision.
Buying in the Perez Elementary zone?
Tell me what matters most and I'll build your search around it. The path runs up to Akins High, so start there for the high-school picture, use the Central Texas school districts guide for how the zones fit together, and the South Austin relocation guide if you're moving in. When you're ready to look at homes, here's how buying in South Austin works.
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South Austin is home base, and far-south 78744 is a part of the market I know well. With 175+ closed deals since 2016 across South Austin, Buda, Kyle, and Bastrop, and named a FastExpert 2026 Top Agent, I help families read the schools and the district lines out here honestly, not just a letter grade.
Perez feeds toward Akins, and the Austin ISD and Del Valle ISD lines run close by, so I confirm the real zone and district for every address. If the school is a deciding factor, I'll give you a straight, local read.
Last updated: September 2026. School ratings and boundaries change, so confirm the current figures and assignment for any specific address.
