Texas Empowerment Academy

Texas Empowerment Academy is a school located in Austin, TX, serving grades 3–12 and approximately 242 students. Operated by Texas Empowerment Academy, the campus sits about 4.9 miles from The Austin's newsroom and is part of The Austin's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 19 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.7:1. That ratio is below the state average for TX, generally an indicator of smaller class sizes and more individualized instruction.

Texas Empowerment Academy operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.

State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Austin publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

The Austin covers Texas Empowerment Academy's news as part of broader education reporting for Austin families and educators.

Tip about Texas Empowerment Academy? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Texas Empowerment Academy". For more education coverage, see theaustin.org/schools or browse The Austin's latest reporting at theaustin.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.