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Premier H S Of Weslaco

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Premier H S Of Weslaco ranks 1331 st of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 34% of Texas high schools

Summary

Premier H S Of Weslaco is a small public charter high school in Weslaco, TX, serving 112 students in grades 9-12, with over 95% of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and it is part of the Premier High Schools district.

This school stands out for a dramatic recent turnaround, especially in math. After years of ranking in the bottom 20th percentile statewide, it jumped to the 34th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year—its best performance in a decade. The most striking improvement is in Algebra I, where 64.71% of students are now proficient, far exceeding the state average of 54.03% and even outperforming the much larger Weslaco High School on a percentage basis. This is a huge leap from just two years prior, when only 10% were proficient. However, the school's academic profile is uneven; it struggles significantly in Biology (43.75% proficient) and English I Reading (40% proficient), suggesting a particularly effective math program or teacher. The school also operates with a high student-to-teacher ratio of 25.3, much higher than nearby high-performing magnet schools like South Texas Independent School District (Isd) Science Academy (ratio of 13-14), making the recent math gains even more noteworthy.

The biggest challenge for Premier H S Of Weslaco is its critically low graduation rate of 50.9%, which is dramatically lower than every other nearby school, most of which have rates above 93%. This stands in stark contrast to the high-achieving magnet schools just a few miles away, such as South Texas Independent School District (Isd) Health Professions, which have 100% graduation rates. The school spends significantly less per student ($7,684) than these magnet schools ($12,985-$14,511) or local comprehensive high schools like Weslaco High School ($10,394-$11,555). While the recent academic improvement in math is promising, the school must now replicate that success across other subjects and, most importantly, improve its ability to see students through to graduation.

112

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,780

Per pupil spending ?

95.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2419 Haggar Ave
Weslaco, TX 75029

(956) 781-8800

District: Premier High Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2024 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2026) from a 18th-percentile low (2024)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Premier High Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (52% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Biology scores 27 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg33%

Texas avg62%

1,331^st of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 46High Schools in the Premier High Schools

860^th of 951Premier High Schools among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	1331 of 2009	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.3	1608 of 1974	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1640 of 1990	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1616 of 1961	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1357 of 1876	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	1432 of 1861	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	1251 of 1857	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1296 of 1797	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.6	1325 of 1777	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	52.6	894 of 1762	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.1	1371 of 1743	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	54.9	791 of 1734	54.4%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.8	672 of 1837	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	852 of 1829	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	421 of 1810	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	576 of 1784	67.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	837 of 1195	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1368 of 1437	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1012 of 1371	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	948 of 1278	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.2	477 of 1195	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	185 of 1136	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	140 of 1113	87.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	993 of 1936	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1685 of 1880	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1664 of 1891	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1483 of 1841	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1639 of 1815	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1425 of 1798	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1348 of 1781	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	1089 of 1860	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1496 of 1805	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1457 of 1820	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1194 of 1762	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	1273 of 1743	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	1067 of 1714	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1182 of 1691	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	1152 of 1937	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1560 of 1884	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1530 of 1897	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1271 of 1847	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	1345 of 1848	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	1052 of 1818	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1286 of 1794	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	1623 of 1954	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1401 of 1891	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1333 of 1913	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1152 of 1853	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	1199 of 1840	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	1008 of 1824	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1347 of 1803	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	13.4	1328 of 1347	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)63rd percentile+36 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2018)1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I65%+11 vs state

U.S. History62%-9 vs state

English II Reading50%-10 vs state

Biology44%-27 vs state

English I Reading40%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Premier H S Of Weslaco	Public, Charter	9-12	2419 Haggar Ave	Weslaco	75029	Denton County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 781-8800	112	4	25.3	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.2	1331^st of 2009 public high schools	33.7%		20.3	1608^th of 1974 public high schools	18.5%	277	64.7	43.8	40.0	50.0	61.5								$8,780
Texasworks - Weslaco	Public, Charter	9-12	2419 E Haggar Ave	Weslaco	75029	Denton County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	29	1	29.0		1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.9	1864^th of 2009 public high schools	7.2%					(n/a)	20.0			28.6	20.0
Idea Weslaco Pike College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	1000 E Pike Blvd	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4850	758	52	14.5	87.1%	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	738 (97.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.3	674^th of 2009 public high schools	66.5%		46.1	1013^th of 1974 public high schools	48.7%	339	56.7	81.2	57.0	69.1	74.3	57.4	60.2	61.3	28.7	39.3		40.3	$12,716
Idea Weslaco College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2931 E Sugar Cane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4100	728	45	16.0	84.6%	20 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	703 (96.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.8	1340^th of 2009 public high schools	33.3%		55.5	779^th of 1974 public high schools	60.5%	561	20.7	58.9	49.5	57.8	71.1	30.3	53.2	43.5	10.9	24.2		23.5	$10,937
Career And College Development Center	Public	9-12	814 E Plaza St	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 969-6916	50	2	25.0	98.0%	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.7	1991^st of 2009 public high schools	0.9%					(n/a)	0.0	14.3	11.1	0.0	14.3
Weslaco East High School	Public	9-12	810 S Pleasantview Dr	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6950	2,066	127	16.2	86.0%	11 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	2,050 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.9	1364^th of 2009 public high schools	32.1%		26.4	1487^th of 1974 public high schools	24.7%	123	56.9	59.8	35.8	47.5	60.4								$11,589
South Texas Independent School District (Isd) Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	100 Med High Dr	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(956) 514-4201	212	16	13.6	63.7%	41 (19.3%)	2 (0.9%)	165 (77.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	62.3	614^th of 2009 public high schools	69.4%					(n/a)	47.8	63.0	71.4	79.4	94.9	76.2	63.6	59.1	47.6		42.2	29.6	$13,736
South Texas Independent School District (Isd) Science Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	900 Med High Dr	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-4620	840	65	12.8	54.8%	69 (8.2%)	14 (1.7%)	696 (82.9%)	54 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	84	137^th of 2009 public high schools	93.2%		85.9	124^th of 1974 public high schools	93.7%	13	41.2	81.6	83.0	83.7	91.8								$14,808
South Palm Gardens High School	Public	10-12	2607 Camino Real Viejo	Mercedes	78599	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 565-0404	72	5	14.8	93.1%	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.5	1702^nd of 2009 public high schools	15.3%					(n/a)			33.3	30.8	47.6								$20,809
South Texas Independent School District (Isd) Health Professions	Public, Magnet	9-12	700 Med High Dr	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-2237	781	54	14.5	64.1%	44 (5.6%)	11 (1.4%)	667 (85.4%)	55 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	78.8	236^th of 2009 public high schools	88.3%		81	209^th of 1974 public high schools	89.4%	27	57.1	80.0	83.9	85.1	76.4								$16,697

Frequently Asked Questions about Premier H S Of Weslaco

Is Premier H S Of Weslaco a good school?

Premier H S Of Weslaco ranks 1331^st of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Premier H S Of Weslaco?

In the 2024-25 school year, 112 students attended Premier H S Of Weslaco.

What is the racial makeup of Premier H S Of Weslaco?

Students at Premier H S Of Weslaco are 100% Hispanic.

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