Texas Empowerment AcademyCharter
- Elementary/secondary school in Texas Empowerment Academy
- Austin, TX
- 3rd grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2024-2025)
C
Texas Empowerment Academy: C
Total students
253
Avg. teacher experience
5.9 years
Texas Empowerment Academy: 6.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
83.3 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 83.3%
Statewide: 90.3%
Texas Empowerment Academy is an charter elementary/secondary school in Austin, TX, in the Texas Empowerment Academy school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 253 students. 26.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
In the Class of 2023, 83.3% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.
The average SAT score at Texas Empowerment Academy was 857 for 2022-2023 graduates.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,868, which is $3,394 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 5.9 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
5800 E Parmer LnAustin, TX 78653
Office phone number
Principal
- James Bolden
- info@txea.org
- (512) 494-1076
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Texas Empowerment Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
253
African American
231 (91.3%)
Texas Empowerment Academy: 90.7%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.4%)
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0.5%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
16 (6.3%)
Texas Empowerment Academy: 6.3%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
0 (0%)
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0.2%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
5 (2%)
Texas Empowerment Academy: 2.1%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
26.9 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 15.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
70.8 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 76.1%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
0 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
0 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
11.5 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 7.4%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2024-2025)
C
Texas Empowerment Academy: C
Student achievement (2024-2025)
C
Texas Empowerment Academy: C
School progress (2024-2025)
B
Texas Empowerment Academy: B
Closing the gaps (2024-2025)
D
Texas Empowerment Academy: D
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2025 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
83.3 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 83.3%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
90.9 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 90.9%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
Masked
Texas Empowerment Academy: Masked
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 88.3%
White
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
0 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0%
Statewide: 2%
African American
0 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 1.8%
White
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
Masked
Texas Empowerment Academy: Masked
Statewide: 1.7%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
29.8 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 30.7%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
27 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 28.8%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Texas Empowerment Academy: Masked
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
54.2 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 48.3%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 23.7%
White
Masked
Texas Empowerment Academy: Masked
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
50 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 44.4%
Statewide: 18.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.
All students
0 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
0 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
Masked
Texas Empowerment Academy: Masked
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 19.5%
White
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 26.9%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 47.4%
White
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
857
Texas Empowerment Academy: 857
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: 19.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.
Reading
42.9 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 42.9%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
14.3 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 14.3%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
14.3 %
Texas Empowerment Academy: 14.3%
Statewide: 48.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
17.2
African American
16.2 (94.2%)
Texas Empowerment Academy: 96.3%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
1 (5.8%)
Texas Empowerment Academy: 3.7%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
0 (0%)
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
14.3 (83.3%)
Texas Empowerment Academy: 81.7%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
2.9 (16.7%)
Texas Empowerment Academy: 18.3%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Texas Empowerment Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
14.7
Texas Empowerment Academy: 16.3
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
5.9 years
Texas Empowerment Academy: 6.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$65,868
Texas Empowerment Academy: $63,558
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$55,794
Texas Empowerment Academy: $55,794
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$57,325
Texas Empowerment Academy: $57,692
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$65,535
Texas Empowerment Academy: $63,864
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$89,999
Texas Empowerment Academy: $75,028
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$123,656
Texas Empowerment Academy: $92,334
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Texas Empowerment Academy: N/A
Statewide: $74,014