History
Parkside Community School was just a dream in January of 1991. The dream began coming to fruition, however, when teachers Joe and Claire Bruno joined with benefactors Eduardo Longoria and Mary Ann Justman to transform an abandoned meat packing plant adjacent to Zilker Park into a beautiful garden of learning. In the fall of 1991, Parkside Community School opened with 75 children. For 23 years, our school flourished in its well-loved downtown location and enrollment grew to 135 students. But as Austin evolved, a change was needed for our community and prompted our search for a new home. In June 2014, Parkside moved to a beautiful 12-acre campus in Southwest Austin. The