Texas Empowerment Academy
Manor, Texas · Travis County · Grades Pre-K–12 · Charter
Texas Empowerment Academy runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 other) with 716 students. By enrollment it is the 684th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as rural, fringe.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 2 |
| Students | 716 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 41.5 |
| Students per teacher | 17.3 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 99.2% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| NCES district ID | 4800066 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Texas Empowerment Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Empowerment Academy | Other | 3–12 | 413 | 17.4 | 98.8% |
| Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 303 | 17.1 | 99.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Texas Empowerment Academy schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Texas Empowerment Academy in context
Size
Texas Empowerment Academy enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is close to the median district (886 students). Its schools average 358 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Texas Empowerment Academy (413) and the smallest is Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary School (303). NCES lists Texas Empowerment Academy as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is kindergarten, with 91 students. Grade 12 has 11 students and kindergarten has 91, 88% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Texas Empowerment Academy enrolls 77 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Black students are the largest group in Texas Empowerment Academy at 86.5%, above their 12.8% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 9.5%.
99.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 98.8% at Texas Empowerment Academy to 99.7% at Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary School. All 2 of its schools serve free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 17.3 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. With 0.9 counselors it has 796 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
Texas Empowerment Academy is based in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, an area NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest district is Manor ISD, 2.9 miles away with 9,961 students. 35 districts are within 25 miles, and 22 of them enroll more students than Texas Empowerment Academy. Travis County has 24 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 39.3 | 18 |
| School counselors | 0.9 | 796 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 14.3 | 50 |
| Other student support staff | 4.4 | 163 |
| School administrators | 1.5 | 477 |
| District administrators | 4.5 | 159 |
| All staff | 85.4 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 86.5% |
| Hispanic | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |
| White | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 77 |
| Kindergarten | 91 |
| Grade 1 | 66 |
| Grade 2 | 69 |
| Grade 3 | 72 |
| Grade 4 | 62 |
| Grade 5 | 55 |
| Grade 6 | 52 |
| Grade 7 | 51 |
| Grade 8 | 41 |
| Grade 9 | 30 |
| Grade 10 | 19 |
| Grade 11 | 20 |
| Grade 12 | 11 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor ISD | 3 mi | 9,961 | 15.7 | – |
| Austin Achieve Public Schools | 4 mi | 2,713 | 18.6 | – |
| Pflugerville ISD | 5 mi | 25,477 | 14.1 | – |
| Montessori for All | 5 mi | 470 | 18 | – |
| Nyos Charter School | 5 mi | 1,667 | 12.3 | – |
| Texas Preparatory School | 5 mi | 59 | 7.5 | – |
| Cedars International Academy | 6 mi | 524 | 13.4 | – |
| Chaparral Star Academy | 7 mi | 364 | 14.5 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Travis County
- Austin ISD (72,272 students)
- Pflugerville ISD (25,477 students)
- Del Valle ISD (11,715 students)
- Lake Travis ISD (11,008 students)
- Manor ISD (9,961 students)
- Eanes ISD (7,604 students)
- Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas (4,647 students)
- Valor Education (4,127 students)
- Austin Achieve Public Schools (2,713 students)
- Lago Vista ISD (1,887 students)
- Wayside Schools (1,787 students)
- Nyos Charter School (1,667 students)
- University of Texas at Austin High School (1,056 students)
- Valere Public Schools (871 students)
- University of Texas University Charter School (587 students)
- Cedars International Academy (524 students)
- Texas School for the Deaf (500 students)
- Montessori for All (470 students)
- Chaparral Star Academy (364 students)
- University of Texas Elementary Charter School (304 students)
- Austin Discovery School (202 students)
- Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired (129 students)
- Texas Preparatory School (59 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
5800 E Parmer Ln, Manor, TX 78653
Phone: (512)494-1076
Website: texasempowerment.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.