Austin school board approves new boundaries for Marshall and Linder campuses
Austin school trustees voted to establish a dedicated attendance zone for General Marshall Middle School and ease overcrowding at Linder Elementary.
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees approved structural boundary adjustments during its regular voting meeting on October 29. The changes create a permanent attendance zone for General Marshall Middle School and reassign students at Linder Elementary School to manage facility capacity.
Both attendance adjustments will take effect for the 2027-28 school year. District officials said the extended timeline provides families and staff adequate time to prepare for the upcoming transitions.
General Marshall Middle School originally opened in 2023 without a defined attendance zone. Students from seven different elementary campuses previously relied on an opt-in system rather than a standard geographic pipeline to attend the facility.
Subsequent district evaluations showed the campus lacked the physical capacity to support all seven feeder schools indefinitely. The newly approved boundary establishes a dedicated pipeline that assigns students from Blanton, Harris, Jordan, and Overton elementary schools directly to Marshall.
Portions of the Andrews and Pecan Springs elementary zones will also feed into Marshall under the new plan. Meanwhile, students living in the current Norman-Sims Elementary attendance area will be assigned to Kealing Middle School instead.
Trustees also addressed severe capacity pressures at Linder Elementary School. District reports indicated that Linder faced a high risk of campus overcrowding under current neighborhood growth patterns.
To relieve that pressure, a portion of students currently attending Linder will be reassigned to Travis Heights Elementary School starting next school year. Families can review specific address lookups through online district tools.
District leaders gathered extensive community feedback through open houses and online comment cards over the summer and autumn months. The board reviewed this public input during work sessions before casting the final approval.
Families affected by the adjustments can choose to attend their newly assigned campus or participate in existing transfer options where applicable. Additional details regarding implementation maps remain posted on the district website.
Questions readers ask
When do the new attendance adjustments take effect?
Both attendance adjustments will take effect for the 2027-28 school year.
Which elementary schools will feed directly into General Marshall Middle School?
Blanton, Harris, Jordan, and Overton elementary schools will feed directly into Marshall, along with portions of the Andrews and Pecan Springs elementary zones.
Why were students reassigned from Linder Elementary School?
Trustees addressed severe capacity pressures at Linder Elementary School because district reports indicated the campus faced a high risk of overcrowding under current neighborhood growth patterns.
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