Sanchez Elementary School has moved to Metz Elementary School while it is being modernized. Anticipated opening date is August 2021. Sanchez Elementary School is close to downtown on Austin’s east side. Built in 1976, the campus boasts murals by Raul Valdez depicting the school's Hispanic history and heritage. The campus is the open classroom design popular for schools built at that time. The school’s library is rich in literature and cultural artifacts that chronicle Sanchez's place in the east Austin community. The school was one of the district’s first to introduce two-way dual language education—fitting because the school's namesake, George Sanchez, was a pioneer in bilingual education.