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Texas Empowerment Academy

PublicOtherGrades 3–12Charter

5800 E Parmer Ln, Austin, TX 78653 · (512) 494-1076

Austin’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
413
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
3–12
The gist

What stands out about Texas Empowerment Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 43.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5800 E Parmer Ln, Austin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 372
Grade 462
Grade 555
Grade 652
Grade 751
Grade 841
Grade 930
Grade 1019
Grade 1120
Grade 1211
Enrollment over time
287’20
277’21
242’22
253’23
413’24

Up 43.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 87%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 3%White <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Texas Empowerment Academy from Austin families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Austin’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.