Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary School
Public elementary school (charter) in Austin, Texas · Texas Empowerment Academy · Grades Pre-K–2
Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary School serves 303 students in grades Pre-K–2 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 2 schools in Texas Empowerment Academy. By enrollment it is the 4113th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–2 |
| District | Texas Empowerment Academy |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480006612411 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Texas Empowerment Academy | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 303 | 716 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.1 | 17.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 99.7% | 99.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary School in context
Size
Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary School is the only elementary school in Texas Empowerment Academy. Its 303 students are 42.3% of the district's 716. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 3 miles away with a median enrollment of 540; Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is kindergarten with 91 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 66, against an average of 76 per grade. This year grade 2 has 24% fewer students than kindergarten (69 against 91). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 77 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 85.1% here and 86.5% across Texas Empowerment Academy. Hispanic students are next, at 10.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
99.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 99.2% across Texas Empowerment Academy and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers for 303 students, Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary School has 17.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 303 students would have about 20.5 teachers, so Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary School has 2.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other elementary school is Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in Manor ISD. Within 10 miles there are 102 other elementary schools, 25 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 85.1% |
| Hispanic | 10.2% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |
| White | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 77 |
| Kindergarten | 91 |
| Grade 1 | 66 |
| Grade 2 | 69 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5800 E Parmer Ln, Austin, TX 78653
Phone: (512)494-1076
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School | Manor ISD | 1.3 mi | 556 | 18.6 | 72.3% |
| Pioneer Crossing Elementary School | Manor ISD | 1.8 mi | 503 | 17.3 | 69.2% |
| IDEA Parmer Park Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 2.8 mi | 621 | 22 | 81% |
| Wilhelmina Delco Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 2.9 mi | 470 | 12.2 | 85.3% |
| Dessau Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 3.0 mi | 554 | 15.1 | 82.7% |
| Copperfield Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 3.2 mi | 526 | 12.8 | 90.3% |
| Graham Elementary School | Austin ISD | 3.5 mi | 412 | 11.3 | 84.7% |
| IDEA Pflugerville Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 3.6 mi | 665 | 20.1 | 79.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Texas Empowerment Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Empowerment Academy | Other | 3–12 | 413 |