DSISD Rooster Springs Elementary School Secure Vestibule

The secure vestibule renovation at Rooster Springs Elementary School in Austin is complete. The project, filed with TDLR under the name DSISD Rooster Springs Elementary School Secure Vestibule, involves 5,077 square feet of renovation work. It passed its final TDLR accessibility inspection in June 2025, confirming the construction phase is finished.

Located at 1001 Belterra Drive, the project is owned by Dripping Springs ISD. Pfluger Architects served as the design firm of record for this alteration. The estimated cost for the work was $700,000, which calculates to $138 per square foot. Kathy Ann Riley is the registered accessibility specialist listed on the filing.

Project Scope and Timing

The renovation focused on creating a secure vestibule at the school. The scheduled build window was 44 days, a period shorter than the 92-day median for similar renovation and alteration projects in Hays County. The project was registered with TDLR in June 2025, with construction starting in the same month. The completion date listed on the filing was August 2025, and the final inspection was passed in June 2025.

This project involves public funds and public land. In the context of Hays County construction filings, the $700,000 estimated cost is above the county median of $250,000 for renovation and alteration projects. The $138 per square foot cost is also above the county median of $95 per square foot. These figures place the project in the top quarter for cost among similar filings in the area.

Dripping Springs ISD has six other TDLR-registered projects, including a $20,000,000 renovation at another location of Rooster Springs Elementary School and a $250,000,000 project for Dripping Springs HS No. 2. Pfluger Architects has six other registered projects, such as the Flour Bluff Hornet Stadium and Leander Elementary #32. The area around 1001 Belterra Drive has other registered construction activities, including new construction at Cedar Valley Village and the Shops at Ledgestone.

The ZIP code 78737 has a population of about 26,413 people, with a median household income of $164,066 according to U.S. Census estimates. The median owner-occupied home value in this area is $689,200. Hays County’s unemployment rate was 4 percent in July 2026, which is higher than a year earlier. This project is one of 267 renovation and alteration projects registered in Hays County in the last 24 months.