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This picture of the Austin's 1928 city plan shows how Austin's City Council planned to implement racial segregation by creating communities in the outskirts of Austin specifically for racial minorities.

Digital photo of the Lorraine "Grandma" Camacho Activity Center located in East Austin

A photo is taken of a mother explaining to her daughter the significance of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education that ruled that racial segregation of children in public schools in unconstitutional.

This image depicts the original school building built in 1916.

Ray Akin was an elementary school teacher, vice principal, and principal in the Austin Public Schools from 1936 through 1974. Ray was vice-principal and sixth grade teacher at Metz in 1949-53. His students in those days included Joe Lung, one of old…

This image shows students being bused to majority-white schools in 1971, after Austin ISD begins mandatory one-way busing to meet federal desegregation rules.

A compilation of early photographs from the schools first official year as Metz Elementary in the first building.

Photos of families and Metz teachers having fun at the PTA-hosted Breakfast with Santa event

Reading is Fundamental played a key role in the literacy programming at Metz Elementary School. This 1998 video shows entertaining literacy programming at Metz in the form of Reading is Fundamental Day.

A book dedicated to Mrs. Heimsath to honor the 20 years of service to Metz Elementary 4th graders.