Charter school agency · Alabama
Empower Schools of Alabama
Empower Schools of Alabama in Alabama: 2 public schools with 412 students and 137.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year.
- Schools
- 2
- 2 charter
- Students
- 412
- Students per teacher
- 137.3
- AL 17.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- —
- AL $13.6K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 3.0
- Counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- Students per counselor
- —
- AL 400 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.0
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Alabama's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Alabama: 60%40%proficient
+11.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 85% of school districts in Alabama
Median 59% · 151 school districts compared
128 students tested, grades 4, 7, 8 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Math
Alabama: 35%2.2%proficient
+2.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 99% of school districts in Alabama
Median 32% · 151 school districts compared
232 students tested, grades 3–8 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
The Census Bureau publishes no finances for this agency.
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Empower Community SchoolLower SchoolCharterFree meals for all | K–4 | 201 | — | — | 2.8% |
| 4–8 | 211 | — | 40% | 2.0% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 751A Academy Drive, Bessemer, AL 35020
- Phone
- (205)413-8600
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.