Oak Springs vs Wooten Elementary: F-Rated Schools in High-Value Neighborhoods

The Median Home Price Near the F Rated School Is $625,000. That Is Not a Typo.

Oak Springs Elementary scored an F with 58 out of 100 on the 2025 TEA accountability rating. Wooten Elementary scored an F with 49 out of 100. Both are Austin ISD elementary schools serving communities with significant economic challenges. And yet the median home price near Oak Springs is $625,000, while Wooten comes in at $610,000. Those are not cheap neighborhoods. So what is going on?

Location. Oak Springs sits in east Austin near downtown, in one of the fastest appreciating corridors in the entire city. Wooten is in north central Austin, close to the Domain and the Burnet Road corridor. Buyers are paying for proximity to jobs, restaurants, nightlife, and the general energy of Austin’s most dynamic neighborhoods. The school scores are a secondary consideration for many of these buyers, and that disconnect between price and school performance is one of the most interesting dynamics in the Austin housing market.

I am going to be straightforward about the academic picture here. Neither school is performing well. But the real estate story is more nuanced than the TEA report card suggests, and understanding that nuance is part of making a smart buying decision.

Oak Springs vs Wooten: 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.

Oak Springs actually outscores Wooten by 9 points overall (58 vs 49), and the biggest gap is in Closing the Gaps where Oak Springs earned a D (66) compared to Wooten’s F (43). That 23 point difference in one domain is enormous. Oak Springs is doing a better job of supporting its most vulnerable student groups, even though neither school has reached passing territory overall.

The demographic profile is important context. Both schools serve overwhelmingly economically disadvantaged populations (96.7% and 91.2%). Wooten’s English learner population is dramatically higher at 71.7% compared to Oak Springs’ 8.8%, which presents a fundamentally different instructional challenge. Teaching a campus where nearly three quarters of students are learning English is a massive undertaking.

For the full TEA breakdown, visit the Oak Springs Elementary page or the Wooten Elementary page.

Oak Springs: East Austin’s Most Rapidly Changing Neighborhood

Oak Springs Elementary is a tiny campus (215 students) in one of east Austin’s most dynamic neighborhoods. The area around Rosewood and East 12th Street has seen dramatic transformation over the past decade, with new construction, renovated homes, and a wave of new residents drawn by proximity to downtown and the East Side’s restaurant and cultural scene. The school feeds into Kealing Middle School and Martin Middle School, then into Austin High School.

The $625K median reflects the east Austin location premium, not the school quality. Buyers in this zone are typically young professionals, creative types, and investors who prioritize walkability and urban energy over TEA scores. It is a fundamentally different buyer profile than what you see in suburban school driven purchases.

Wooten Elementary: The Domain Corridor’s Hidden Challenge

Wooten sits in north central Austin near the Domain and the Burnet Road corridor, areas that have become some of the most commercially desirable in the city. The school serves 272 students with a 71.7% English learner population, making it one of the most linguistically diverse campuses in Austin ISD. The 49 overall score is the lowest in this comparison, and the school is under TEA improvement oversight.

Wooten feeds into Burnet Middle School and Lamar Middle School, then into McCallum High School. That is actually a strong feeder path, with Lamar earning an A (90) at the middle school level. So while the elementary years present challenges, the middle and high school trajectory improves substantially.

The Neighborhoods

Oak Springs draws from east Austin neighborhoods near Manor Road and Airport Boulevard, where craftsman bungalows sit next to modern infill construction. The area is walkable, eclectic, and rapidly gentrifying. Prices range from the $400s for smaller lots to over $800K for new builds.

Wooten’s zone covers the area around Rundberg Lane and north Burnet Road. The housing stock is more varied, with older ranch homes, duplexes, and multifamily properties alongside some newer construction. The proximity to the Domain adds value, and the area has benefited from significant commercial investment along Burnet Road.

Browse all homes zoned to Oak Springs or homes zoned to Wooten.

Which School Fits You?

You might lean toward Oak Springs if:

• East Austin’s proximity to downtown and the cultural scene is your primary draw
• You want a small campus (215 students) with a community feel
• The Kealing Middle School feeder (which feeds into Austin High) appeals long term

You might lean toward Wooten if:

• You want to live near the Domain and north Austin’s commercial corridor
• The Lamar Middle School (A rated) feeder path is a long term factor
• You are looking for lower entry prices in an area with strong appreciation potential

Neither school is going to win any awards right now, and I am not going to spin that. But both neighborhoods are in parts of Austin with serious long term appreciation potential, strong high school feeder options, and the kind of location value that transcends school scores. For buyers who understand that, there is real opportunity here.

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