Premier H S Of Comanche/Early

Premier H S Of Comanche/Early in Early, TX, is a small public charter high school serving 65 students in grades 9 through 12, and it functions as a credit recovery or alternative education campus for students who have struggled in traditional settings.

This school’s most notable strength is its ability to keep students on track to graduate, with a 0.0% dropout rate for four of the last five years and a graduation rate that reached 100% in 2022-2023. This is a stark contrast to the nearby high-performing Early High School, which has a 95.3% graduation rate and a 0.3% dropout rate. While Premier H S excels at student persistence, its academic performance is highly inconsistent and generally low, ranking in the 18th percentile of Texas high schools. For example, the school shows a dramatic contrast in serving different student groups, ranking in the 92nd percentile for male students but the 2nd percentile for White students. The school also has a high student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1, compared to 11.4:1 at Early High School and 9.5:1 at Bangs High School.

Premier H S is part of the Premier High Schools district, which ranks in the bottom 10% of districts statewide. The school spends significantly less per student ($8,547) than Early High School ($12,487), yet it successfully captures students who might otherwise leave the education system entirely. This makes Premier H S a valuable alternative pathway for at-risk students, even though its test scores are low and volatile—such as Algebra I proficiency swinging from 54% to 0% in recent years. For parents considering this school, the key takeaway is that its mission is not academic excellence but student persistence and graduation.