Casey vs Williams Elementary: Steady B vs Volatile Scores in Austin ISD

Casey Held Its B. Williams Dropped From an A to a C in One Year.

Casey Elementary scored an 83 out of 100 on the 2025 TEA report, holding steady at a B for the third straight year. Williams Elementary, about a mile and a half away in the same Austin ISD district, scored a 77 and landed at a C. That would not normally grab headlines except that Williams had an A with a 90 just one year ago in 2024. A 13 point single year drop is the kind of swing that makes buyers pay attention.

Both campuses are in South Austin and southeast Travis County. The median home prices are within $6,000 of each other. But the trajectories are pointing in different directions, and understanding why matters if you are shopping in this part of town.

Casey vs Williams: Quick Comparison

TEA School Performance Comparison (2025)

The Texas Education Agency evaluates every public school annually across multiple performance domains. Here is how both campuses performed in the 2025 accountability cycle.

Casey outperforms Williams in every single domain, with the widest gap in Student Achievement (79 vs 67, a 12 point spread) and Closing the Gaps (86 vs 75). Casey earned 2 of 7 TEA distinctions while Williams earned none. But the most important piece of context is Williams’ trajectory: the campus was at a B in 2022 and 2023, jumped to an A (90) in 2024, and fell to a C (77) in 2025. That kind of volatility makes it harder to project where the school will be next year.

Casey by contrast has been remarkably stable: a C in 2019, then A in 2022, B in 2023, B in 2024, and B again in 2025. Three straight B years tells you something about the baseline you can expect. For full details visit the Casey school page or the Williams school page.

Casey: South Austin’s Steady Performer

Casey draws from a collection of established South Austin neighborhoods that capture the area’s personality well. Texas Oaks is one of the zone’s anchor communities with mature trees and a consistently popular South Austin address. Novel by Risewell Homes brings contemporary new construction into the mix, giving buyers the rare option of a brand new home within an established attendance zone.

South Austin has its own identity. Locally owned restaurants, coffee shops on William Cannon and South Congress, proximity to Mary Moore Searight Metropolitan Park (344 acres of trails, sports fields, and disc golf). The feeder pattern sends students to Bedichek, O. Henry, or Paredes for middle school, then Akins or Austin High School. The median home price sits around $359,000.

Williams: A Volatile Scorecard in an Emerging Part of Austin

Williams Elementary sits in eastern Travis County in a part of Austin that has been growing steadily. The housing stock runs from established neighborhoods with mature lots to newer construction reflecting the area’s recent growth. Nearby communities like Manor and Del Valle provide additional context for the broader market.

The 2024 A rating was genuinely exciting. The drop to a C in 2025 is a reality check. Williams’ enrollment is smaller at 376 students, which means year to year scores can swing more dramatically as individual class cohorts move through. That does not make the C less real, but it does mean the A to C trajectory might not represent a permanent decline. Median home prices are around $365,000.

The Neighborhoods

Casey’s neighborhoods feel like classic South Austin: established, residential, with local character woven into the everyday fabric. The addition of new construction at Novel adds housing diversity to a zone that otherwise leans toward 1970s through 1990s era homes.

Williams’ zone sits further east and south, offering a different lifestyle that feels more open and spacious. Growth in this part of Travis County has brought new retail, improved infrastructure, and expanding park access. Buyers willing to explore this side of Austin often find competitive value compared to more heavily trafficked corridors.

Browse all homes zoned to Casey Elementary or homes zoned to Williams Elementary.

Which School Fits You?

You might lean toward Casey if:

• Three consecutive B ratings give you confidence in the campus baseline
• South Austin’s established neighborhood character and local identity matter to you
• New construction options alongside established homes are appealing
• Mary Moore Searight Park’s 344 acres of outdoor recreation is a lifestyle draw

You might lean toward Williams if:

• You believe the 2024 A rating represents the school’s true potential and the 2025 dip is temporary
• Smaller campus size with 376 students is a positive for you
• You want competitive pricing in a growing part of Austin with development momentum

If you are asking me which campus I trust more right now based on the data, it is Casey. Three straight B years versus an A to C swing in one year. But Williams at its best is clearly capable of strong performance, and the neighborhoods around it are trending in a positive direction. This is one where doing your own campus visit and talking to other residents in the zone is genuinely worth the effort.

Ready to Find Your Home?

South Austin and southeast Travis County around $360K. Two very different school stories at the same price point. I know this market well and I can walk you through the details that matter.

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