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Premier H S Of Waco

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1701^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 15% of Texas high schools

Summary

Premier H S Of Waco is a small public charter high school in Waco, TX, serving 128 students in grades 9-12 and part of the Premier High Schools district, which ranks in the bottom 10% of districts statewide.

This school stands out for its exceptionally low dropout rate (around 1-2%), which is better than nearby Waco High School (4.0%), but its graduation rate is highly volatile, ranging from 41% to 78% in recent years. This suggests the school is effective at keeping at-risk students enrolled but may lack the resources to consistently guide them to graduation. A major concern is its extremely low spending of about $6,953 per student—roughly half of what neighboring schools like Connally High School ($13,066) and La Vega High School ($10,898) spend. This is paired with a high student-teacher ratio of 20:1, meaning less individualized attention compared to University High School (14:1) or Connally (11:1). While the school has a notable strength in U.S. History (58% proficient in 2025-2026, outperforming its district), overall test scores have declined sharply in recent years, with English I Reading proficiency dropping from 52% to 15%.

For families seeking a more stable and resourced environment, nearby alternatives like Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School (3.8 miles away) offer a 69th percentile rank and a 97.7% graduation rate, while Bosqueville High School (2.2 miles away) boasts a 54th percentile rank and a 97.9% graduation rate. Premier H S Of Waco may serve as a "last chance" option for students who have struggled in traditional settings, but its declining performance and limited resources make it a challenging choice compared to these higher-performing schools.

128

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,276

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4720 N 19th St
Waco, TX 76708

(254) 752-0441

District: Premier High Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.7%

White:

24.2%

African American:

19.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg33%

Texas avg62%

1,701^st of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	16.5	1701 of 2009	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	1701 of 1974	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	1623 of 1990	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1353 of 1961	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1451 of 1876	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1595 of 1861	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1352 of 1857	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1347 of 1797	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.4	1140 of 1777	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.8	1341 of 1762	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.4	1184 of 1743	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.1	1286 of 1734	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	965 of 1086	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	834 of 1065	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.8	305 of 1069	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	29.6	702 of 1031	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	8.0	979 of 1020	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	585 of 1024	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	401 of 1013	60.4%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.4	660 of 1837	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	1214 of 1829	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	666 of 1810	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	878 of 1784	50.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	908 of 1437	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	478 of 1278	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	93.3	42 of 1195	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	56.7	285 of 1113	74.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	1696 of 1936	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1528 of 1880	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1410 of 1891	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1365 of 1841	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1663 of 1815	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1401 of 1798	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1586 of 1781	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	1586 of 1860	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1365 of 1805	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1395 of 1820	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1487 of 1762	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1552 of 1743	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	1075 of 1714	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1541 of 1691	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	1674 of 1937	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1565 of 1884	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	950 of 1897	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.0	1368 of 1847	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1684 of 1848	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1440 of 1818	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1376 of 1794	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	1599 of 1954	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1480 of 1891	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1222 of 1913	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1557 of 1853	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.2	968 of 1840	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1321 of 1824	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.3	809 of 1803	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	7.1	1567 of 1581	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.9	764 of 1548	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	9.7	1456 of 1478	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	66.6	266 of 1418	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	283 of 1357	79.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	896 of 1584	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1347 of 1556	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1173 of 1576	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	1132 of 1525	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	1060 of 1510	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	1331 of 1526	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1281 of 1539	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+41 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History58%-12 vs state

English II Reading23%-37 vs state

Biology20%-51 vs state

Algebra I19%-35 vs state

English I Reading15%-40 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 Waco	Public, Charter	9-12	4720 N 19th St	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 752-0441	128	6	20.1	84.4%	31 (24.2%)	25 (19.5%)	70 (54.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	16.5	1701^st of 2009 public high schools	15.3%		14.6	1701^st of 1974 public high schools	13.8%		19.1	20.0	15.4	23.3	58.1								$8,276
Waco Center For Youth	Public	7-12	3501 N 19th St	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Axtell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 745-5339	69	7	9.8	47.8%	43 (62.3%)	11 (15.9%)	12 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	11.2	1777^th of 2009 public high schools	11.5%		2.8	1928^th of 1974 public high schools	2.3%	151	0.0	27.8	16.7	36.4	57.1		20.0	5.9			6.7	0.0	$15,404
Challenge Academy	Public	7-12	2015 Alexander Ave	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 754-0803	52	4	13.4	92.3%	3 (5.8%)	22 (42.3%)	27 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.6	1895^th of 2009 public high schools	5.7%		2.1	1959^th of 1974 public high schools	0.8%	64	0.0	23.5	14.3	26.3	20.0		0.0			0.0			$19,933
Methodist Children's Home	Public, Charter	6-12	1111 Herring Ave	Waco	76708	McLennan County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 498-8738	96	11	8.7		28 (29.2%)	31 (32.3%)	33 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	2 (2.1%)	7	1840^th of 2009 public high schools	8.4%		9.8	1789^th of 1974 public high schools	9.4%	51	10.5	21.4	18.8	33.3	31.8	40.0	25.0	30.8		0.0	8.3	0.0	$13,140
Bosqueville High School	Public	9-12	7636 Rock Creek Rd	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Bosqueville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 757-3113	227	19	11.8	29.1%	157 (69.2%)	7 (3.1%)	56 (24.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	50.7	927^th of 2009 public high schools	53.9%		67.3	488^th of 1974 public high schools	75.3%	439	7.1	58.6	60.3	70.0	81.5								$13,273
Waco High School	Public	9-12	2020 N 42nd St	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 776-1150	1,885	140	13.4	83.7%	156 (8.3%)	559 (29.7%)	1,121 (59.5%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.1%)	13.7	1748^th of 2009 public high schools	13.0%		14.6	1702^nd of 1974 public high schools	13.8%	46	27.4	39.4	27.5	32.4	47.6								$10,225
Paul And Jane Meyer Public High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1020 Elm Ave Bld 500	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Rapoport Academy Public School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 754-2288	233	26	9.0	56.2%	48 (20.6%)	53 (22.7%)	122 (52.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	62.3	617^th of 2009 public high schools	69.3%		63.9	576^th of 1974 public high schools	70.8%	41	54.4	78.3	68.1	66.0	69.8								$16,912
Harmony School Of Innovation - Waco	Public, Charter	6-12	1100 S Valley Mills Dr	Beverly Hills	76711	McLennan County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 235-0321	614	38	16.1	86.2%	77 (12.5%)	55 (9.0%)	461 (75.1%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	42.3	1182^nd of 2009 public high schools	41.2%		33.8	1301^st of 1974 public high schools	34.1%	119	46.0	63.2	48.2	53.0	71.8	30.9	31.0	42.3	31.8	2.7	44.0	9.4	$11,499
La Vega High School	Public	9-12	555 N Loop 340	Waco	76705	McLennan County	La Vega Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 299-6820	881	64	13.6	88.3%	97 (11.0%)	241 (27.4%)	518 (58.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.3%)	28.2	1514^th of 2009 public high schools	24.6%		21.5	1576^th of 1974 public high schools	20.2%	62	28.5	56.9	46.3	41.0	58.7								$10,069
Connally High School	Public	9-12	900 N Lacy Dr	Waco	76705	McLennan County	Connally Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 296-6700	614	56	11.0	73.3%	113 (18.4%)	219 (35.7%)	251 (40.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	31.8	1441^st of 2009 public high schools	28.3%		23.5	1549^th of 1974 public high schools	21.5%	108	35.1	74.5	38.1	46.2	61.2								$13,107

Frequently Asked Questions about Premier H S Of Waco

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Premier High Schools

How many students attend Premier H S Of Waco?

In the 2024-25 school year, 128 students attended Premier H S Of Waco.

Is Premier H S Of Waco a good school?

Premier H S Of Waco ranks in the bottom 15.3% of Texas high schools.

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

Students at Premier H S Of Waco are 55% Hispanic, 24% White, 20% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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