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Empowerment H S is a high school located in Houston, TX, serving grades 9–12 and approximately 381 students. Operated by Southwest Public Schools, the campus sits about 2.7 miles from The Houston's newsroom and is part of The Houston's ongoing local education coverage.
The school employs roughly 21 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.1:1. That ratio is above the state average for TX, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.
Empowerment H S 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 Houston publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.
High school news from Empowerment H S — including graduation rates, college signing days, sports results, and state academic competitions — appears regularly in The Houston's Houston coverage.
Tip about Empowerment H S? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Empowerment H S". For more education coverage, see thehouston.org/schools or browse The Houston's latest reporting at thehouston.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.
The Houston covers Houston schools — board meetings, bond elections, ratings releases, academic and athletic news. Subscribe to the latest reporting at thehouston.org/news or /newsletter.
Data source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data — canonical NCES page ↗. Per-school profile generated by The Houston from the most recent federal directory release. Updated 2026-07-22.
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