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Premier H S Of Laredo

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1690^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 14% of Texas high schools

Summary

Premier H S Of Laredo is a public charter high school serving 139 students in grades 9-12 in Laredo, Texas. Despite being in operation for over a decade, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Texas high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Premier H S Of Laredo faces significant challenges, including low graduation rates ranging from 40.7% to 60.6% in recent years, which are significantly below the state average and the graduation rates of nearby schools like Hector J Garcia Early College High School (95.6%) and Harmony School Of Excellence - Laredo (96.9%). The school also struggles with high dropout rates, ranging from 0.4% to 5.8%, and poor academic performance, with only 23.81% of students proficient or better in Algebra I in 2024-2025, compared to 47.01% statewide.

Premier H S Of Laredo serves a very high-need student population, with 97.48% to 99.28% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. The school's student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, low socioeconomic status, and at-risk students, all rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective peer groups statewide. Despite the challenges, nearby charter schools like Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo South and Harmony School Of Excellence - Laredo appear to be outperforming Premier H S Of Laredo, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review and intervention to address the root causes of its struggles.

138

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,705

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 Chihuahua St
Laredo, TX 78043

(956) 723-7788

District: Premier High Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.6%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Biology scores 34 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg31%

Texas avg56%

1,690^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	15.3	1690 of 1974	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1757 of 1990	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1811 of 1961	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1557 of 1876	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	1748 of 1861	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	1733 of 1857	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1593 of 1797	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.0	1376 of 1777	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	5.4	1651 of 1762	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.7	1606 of 1743	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.7	1699 of 1734	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.6	1086 of 1837	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.0	1580 of 1829	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1635 of 1810	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1449 of 1784	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	695 of 1437	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	15.9	1220 of 1371	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	899 of 1278	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1085 of 1195	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1036 of 1136	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	537 of 1113	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	20.5	1518 of 1880	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	1805 of 1891	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1610 of 1841	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	1684 of 1815	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	1738 of 1798	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1637 of 1781	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	1227 of 1805	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1675 of 1820	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1442 of 1762	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1616 of 1743	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	1614 of 1714	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1526 of 1691	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	33.6	1239 of 1884	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1734 of 1897	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1525 of 1847	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1724 of 1848	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1693 of 1818	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1645 of 1794	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	10.6	1719 of 1891	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	1794 of 1913	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1384 of 1853	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1746 of 1840	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1676 of 1824	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1698 of 1803	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+40 vs school

At Risk (2022)41st percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)34th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2024)32nd percentile+20 vs school

Female (2024)19th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2024)9th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History52%-16 vs state

English II Reading29%-27 vs state

Biology28%-34 vs state

Algebra I24%-23 vs state

English I Reading22%-29 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)	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	Total
Premier H S Of Laredo	Public, Charter	9-12	2201 Chihuahua St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 723-7788	138	8	16.5	97.8%	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.3	1690^th of 1974 public high schools	14.4%		12	1757^th of 1990 public high schools	11.7%	67	23.8	28.0	22.0	29.4	51.9	$8,705
Texasworks - Laredo	Public, Charter	9-12	2201 Chihuahua St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	57	0	167.6		1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Nixon High School	Public	9-12	2000 Plum	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-7400	2,124	154	13.8	95.6%	12 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	2,111 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.8	1699^th of 1974 public high schools	13.9%		11.7	1765^th of 1990 public high schools	11.3%	66	23.3	22.2	33.5	19.0	18.0	$10,704
F S Lara Academy	Public	6-12	2901 E Travis St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 273-7900	85	19	4.5	98.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$52,924
Martin High School	Public	9-12	2002 San Bernardo Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-7100	1,975	146	13.5	99.9%	9 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1,966 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15	1694^th of 1974 public high schools	14.2%		19.2	1634^th of 1990 public high schools	17.9%	60	17.2	39.4	32.5	8.9	44.1	$10,569
Dr Leo Cigarroa High School	Public	9-12	2600 Zacatecas St	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-6800	1,379	116	11.8	95.8%	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1,372 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7	1829^th of 1974 public high schools	7.3%		7.7	1828^th of 1990 public high schools	8.1%	1	10.5	43.1	2.9	8.5	32.2	$13,600
United South High School	Public	9-12	4001 Ave Los Presidentes	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-5400	3,252	194	16.7	82.3%	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	3,237 (99.5%)	7 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.9	887^th of 1974 public high schools	55.1%		41	1154^th of 1990 public high schools	42.0%	267	67.7	52.1	53.6	58.2	57.6	$8,217
Harmony School Of Excellence - Laredo	Public, Charter	9-12	4401 San Francisco Ave Bld B	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 791-0007	671	42	15.9	88.5%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	670 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.2	986^th of 1974 public high schools	50.1%		63.9	582^nd of 1990 public high schools	70.8%	404	46.6	60.9	36.0	57.4	74.2	$11,621
Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo North	Public, Charter	9-12	1230 Townlake Dr	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 722-0747	131	7	19.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.3	1781^st of 1974 public high schools	9.8%		7.6	1830^th of 1990 public high schools	8.0%	49	38.7	34.6	7.5	11.6	34.0	$11,764
Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo South	Public, Charter	9-12	4620 S Lucy	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 723-0345	129	7	18.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.6	1686^th of 1974 public high schools	14.6%		8.3	1820^th of 1990 public high schools	8.5%	134	27.0	29.0	26.9	27.0	47.5	$15,893

Frequently Asked Questions about Premier H S Of Laredo

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Premier High Schools

How many students attend Premier H S Of Laredo?

In the 2024-25 school year, 138 students attended Premier H S Of Laredo.

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

Students at Premier H S Of Laredo are 99% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is Premier H S Of Laredo a good school?

Premier H S Of Laredo ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Texas high schools.

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