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Premier H S Of Weslaco

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1608^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 19% of Texas high schools

Summary

Premier H S Of Weslaco is a public charter high school located in Weslaco, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 146 students. The school is part of the Premier High Schools district, which is ranked 841 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Premier H S Of Weslaco has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas high schools over the past 10 years, with a statewide ranking between 1,251 and 1,638 out of around 1,900 high schools. The school has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very low academic performance compared to other Texas high schools. The school's performance is particularly low for female, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status students, with rankings in the bottom 20-30% of Texas high schools for these subgroups. Premier H S Of Weslaco has a 4-year graduation rate of around 52-55%, which is significantly lower than the state average of around 90%, and its dropout rate ranges from 3.3% to 5.8% in recent years.

In contrast, the nearby Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes, Mercedes Early College Academy, and Donna High School generally outperform Premier H S Of Weslaco across various metrics, including academic rankings, graduation rates, test scores, and student-teacher ratios. Additionally, the nearby South Texas Independent School District (ISD) Science Academy and South Texas Independent School District (ISD) Health Professions consistently rank in the top 10-20% of Texas high schools and have much higher academic performance, graduation rates, and test scores.

112

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,780

Per pupil spending ?

95.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2419 Haggar Ave
Weslaco, TX 78596

(956) 781-8800

District: Premier High Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg31%

Texas avg56%

1,608^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

841^st of 961Premier 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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Male (2024)26th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)17th percentile~ school

Female (2024)10th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile-13 vs school

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

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I44%-3 vs state

English II Reading43%-13 vs state

Biology35%-27 vs state

English I Reading33%-18 vs state

U.S. History9%-59 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Premier H S Of Weslaco	Public, Charter	9-12	2419 Haggar Ave	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo 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%)	20.3	1608^th of 1974 public high schools	18.5%		18.9	1640^th of 1990 public high schools	17.6%	32	44.4	35.3	33.3	42.9	9.1									$8,780
Texasworks - Weslaco	Public, Charter	9-12	2419 E Haggar Ave	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo 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%)								(n/a)
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%)	46.1	1013^th of 1974 public high schools	48.7%		64.5	568^th of 1990 public high schools	71.5%	445	20.7	63.5	54.3	77.5	59.0	54.3	52.4	61.5	38.8	41.6		62.5	38.5	$12,716
Idea College Prep Weslaco	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%)	55.5	779^th of 1974 public high schools	60.5%		45.7	1038^th of 1990 public high schools	47.8%	259	44.8	55.8	61.4	68.1	79.1	53.5	39.5	56.1	24.1	25.2			29.5	$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%)								(n/a)
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%)	26.4	1487^th of 1974 public high schools	24.7%		23.9	1551^st of 1990 public high schools	22.1%	64	35.3	37.4	28.2	44.6	57.8									$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%)								(n/a)	47.2	76.3	67.9	80.9	69.2	73.1	71.4	76.2	42.3		26.8	27.9	42.9	$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%)	85.9	124^th of 1974 public high schools	93.7%		91.2	42^nd of 1990 public high schools	97.9%	82	32.4	76.3	80.9	85.8	91.4									$14,808
South Palm Gardens High School	Public	9-12	2607 Camino Real Viejo	Mercedes	78570	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%)								(n/a)			25.0	16.7	26.1									$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%)	81	209^th of 1974 public high schools	89.4%		82.9	169^th of 1990 public high schools	91.5%	40	41.5	74.1	81.4	79.5	82.4									$16,697

Frequently Asked Questions about Premier H S Of Weslaco

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.

Is Premier H S Of Weslaco a good school?

Premier H S Of Weslaco ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Texas high schools.

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