Texas Empowerment Academy
Public school (charter) in Austin, Texas · Texas Empowerment Academy · Grades 3–12
Texas Empowerment Academy serves 413 students in grades 3–12 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 2 schools in Texas Empowerment Academy. By enrollment it is the 107th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 17.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | 3–12 |
| District | Texas Empowerment Academy |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480006608057 |
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 schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 413 | 716 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 17.4 | 17.3 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.8% | 99.2% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 86% of Texas 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 in context
Size
Texas Empowerment Academy is the only school in Texas Empowerment Academy. Its 413 students are 57.7% of the district's 716. The 8 nearest schools are a median 8.1 miles away and have a median of 615 students, so Texas Empowerment Academy 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 grade 3 with 72 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 11, against an average of 41 per grade. This year grade 12 has 85% fewer students than grade 3 (11 against 72). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 87.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Texas Empowerment Academy (86.5%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
98.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 99.2% across Texas Empowerment Academy and a median of 61.6% for Texas 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
Texas Empowerment Academy has 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 413 students would have about 37.5 teachers, so Texas Empowerment Academy has 13.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other school is Compass Rose Destiny, 4.8 miles away in Compass Rose Public Schools. There is 1 school within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 87.4% |
| Hispanic | 9% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| White | 0.2% |
52.8% of students are girls and 47.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| 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.
Location and contact
5800 E Parmer Ln, Austin, TX 78653
Phone: (512)494-1076
Website: texasempowerment.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Texas Empowerment Academy. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Rose Destiny | Compass Rose Public Schools | 4.8 mi | 730 | 17.3 | 49.5% |
| Valor North Austin | Valor Education | 5.6 mi | 1,134 | 20.6 | 20.9% |
| Chaparral Star Academy | Chaparral Star Academy | 6.8 mi | 364 | 14.5 | – |
| Rosedale | Austin ISD | 7.6 mi | 179 | 6.5 | 38% |
| Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired | 8.6 mi | 129 | – | 69% |
| Texas School for the Deaf | Texas School for the Deaf | 11.5 mi | 500 | – | 50.6% |
| Meridian World School LLC | Meridian World School LLC | 12.6 mi | 1,745 | 17.6 | 7.9% |
| Harmony School of Endeavor Austin | Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas | 12.6 mi | 1,000 | 18 | 31.7% |
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 Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 303 |