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Premier H S Of Arlington

Q: Is Premier H S Of Arlington a good school?

Premier H S Of Arlington ranks in the bottom 9.4% of Texas high schools.

Q: How many students attend Premier H S Of Arlington?

In the 2024-25 school year, 176 students attended Premier H S Of Arlington.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Premier H S Of Arlington?

Students at Premier H S Of Arlington are 55% Hispanic, 32% African American, 10% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1821^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 9% of Texas high schools

Summary

Premier H S Of Arlington is a small alternative high school in Arlington, TX, serving 176 students in grades 9-12, and is part of the Premier High Schools district, which ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas school districts.

This school serves a high-needs population, with nearly 79% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, but its academic outcomes are concerning. The graduation rate has been alarmingly low, reaching only 58.9% in 2023-2024, which is dramatically lower than nearby Arlington High School (85.3%) and Uplift Summit Prep High School (94.6%). However, the school reports a very low dropout rate of around 0.7%, suggesting that students are not leaving but are struggling to graduate within four years. Academic proficiency on STAAR EOC tests is consistently low—for example, only 11.11% of students were proficient in Algebra I and 15.79% in English I Reading in 2025-2026, compared to state averages of 54% and 55%, respectively. A relative bright spot is Biology, where 41.67% of students were proficient, closer to the district average.

Interestingly, the school’s performance was not always this low; it ranked in the 63rd percentile in 2015-2016 but has since declined to the bottom 10% of Texas high schools. The school also spends significantly less per student ($7,106) than nearby schools like Uplift Summit Prep High School ($10,589), which serves a similarly high-poverty population but achieves far better results. This contrast suggests that the challenges are not insurmountable, and the school’s past peak performance indicates potential for improvement.

176

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,037

Per pupil spending ?

79%

Free/discounted lunch ?

551 Ryan Plaza Dr
Arlington, TX 75029

(972) 547-7901

District: Premier High Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.1%

African American:

31.8%

White:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (27% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 54 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg33%

Texas avg62%

1,821^st of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 54 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	8.3	1821 of 2009	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	1787 of 1974	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1856 of 1990	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1679 of 1961	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1457 of 1876	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	1728 of 1861	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1681 of 1857	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1497 of 1797	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.0	1599 of 1777	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	61.6	644 of 1762	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.1	696 of 1743	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.7	1119 of 1734	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	963 of 1086	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1014 of 1065	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	890 of 1069	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	760 of 1031	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	946 of 1020	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	922 of 1024	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	909 of 1013	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.7	801 of 1837	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.4	1611 of 1829	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1619 of 1810	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1443 of 1784	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	6.4	1405 of 1437	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	878 of 1371	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	917 of 1278	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1195 of 1195	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	991 of 1113	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.3	1807 of 1936	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	1775 of 1880	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1593 of 1891	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1472 of 1841	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	1740 of 1815	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	1672 of 1798	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1594 of 1781	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	1697 of 1860	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1626 of 1805	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1474 of 1820	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	965 of 1762	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1614 of 1743	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1602 of 1714	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	1615 of 1691	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	1679 of 1937	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1770 of 1884	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1503 of 1897	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1242 of 1847	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1726 of 1848	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1685 of 1818	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1502 of 1794	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	1737 of 1954	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1790 of 1891	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1658 of 1913	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1434 of 1853	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	1453 of 1840	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1667 of 1824	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1392 of 1803	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	16.9	1424 of 1548	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1441 of 1478	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1204 of 1357	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	0.3	1550 of 1556	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	1499 of 1576	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1411 of 1526	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1119 of 1539	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2024)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology42%-29 vs state

English II Reading33%-27 vs state

U.S. History33%-38 vs state

English I Reading16%-40 vs state

Algebra I11%-43 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Yes it is true the school is not highly ranked by any means. That said, my son was an example of someone who is really able to take advantage of the self-taught nature of the program. There are teachers on hand to help the students but they have to "bring it" in terms of working through their "old-school" workbooks for each subject. They only get graded on tests rather than get points for homework - which is as it should be. They will be more "high tech" by next year, but in the meantime I am enjoying the fruits of my son's new environment.

My son was getting C's or worse in a traditional environment. Now he is getting straight A's - and it is not because the curriculum is any easier. I have seen the workbooks.

Premier is not for everyone - only for those who are willing to: 1) Work hard, 2) Wear nice clothes each day (polo shirt and slacks) 3) Graduate early (if they work hard enough) and 4) be OK with a VERY small class size with no sport opportunities, etc.

Bottom line - if you have a student who is struggling to the point of wanting to drop out altogther, how much better is this than a GED?? Where do GED's rank?? Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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 Arlington	Public, Charter	9-12	551 Ryan Plaza Dr	Arlington	75029	Denton County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 547-7901	176	9	19.5	79.0%	17 (9.7%)	56 (31.8%)	97 (55.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	8.3	1821^st of 2009 public high schools	9.4%		9.9	1787^th of 1974 public high schools	9.5%	34	11.1	41.7	15.8	32.7	32.6								$8,037
Texasworks - Arlington	Public, Charter	9-12	551 Ryan Plaza Dr	Arlington	75029	Denton County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 254-1016	30	1	30.0		1 (3.3%)	12 (40.0%)	16 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	11.5	1771^st of 2009 public high schools	11.8%					(n/a)				37.5	28.6
Uplift Summit Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1305 N Center St	Arlington	75247	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 287-5121	436	32	13.4	76.1%	20 (4.6%)	126 (28.9%)	253 (58.0%)	18 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	64.3	560^th of 2009 public high schools	72.1%		50.8	889^th of 1974 public high schools	55.0%	329	25.0	76.6	72.4	70.1	68.6								$11,151
Newman International Academy Of Arlington Gibbins	Public, Charter	7-12	1111 Gibbins Rd	Arlington	76003	Tarrant County	Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 207-5265	476	34	14.1	26.1%	95 (20.0%)	188 (39.5%)	135 (28.4%)	32 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.4%)	63.3	586^th of 2009 public high schools	70.8%		72.9	346^th of 1974 public high schools	82.5%	240	47.6	81.7	70.6	67.6	76.9		54.2	68.0		13.0	45.5	26.0	$10,640
Turning Point Secondary School	Public	7-12	2209 N Davis Dr	Arlington	76012	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-3000	74	33	2.2	82.4%	3 (4.1%)	33 (44.6%)	32 (43.2%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)								(n/a)													$43,227
Lamar High School	Public	9-12	1400 W Lamar Blvd	Arlington	76012	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-8300	2,457	156	15.7	76.8%	297 (12.1%)	821 (33.4%)	1,193 (48.6%)	46 (1.9%)	11 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	85 (3.5%)	24.6	1585^th of 2009 public high schools	21.1%		21.5	1577^th of 1974 public high schools	20.1%	8	16.9	55.6	40.4	39.8	57.3								$10,026
Arlington High School	Public	9-12	818 W Park Row	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-8100	2,580	159	16.2	65.9%	611 (23.7%)	502 (19.5%)	1,296 (50.2%)	49 (1.9%)	16 (0.6%)	6 (0.2%)	100 (3.9%)	40.8	1212^th of 2009 public high schools	39.7%		39.2	1180^th of 1974 public high schools	40.2%	32	25.5	68.3	50.2	52.7	68.0								$9,403
Sam Houston High School	Public	9-12	2000 Sam Houston Dr	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-8200	3,208	198	16.1	89.9%	103 (3.2%)	556 (17.3%)	2,408 (75.1%)	91 (2.8%)	12 (0.4%)	6 (0.2%)	32 (1.0%)	14.6	1734^th of 2009 public high schools	13.7%		12.1	1744^th of 1974 public high schools	11.7%	10	19.0	50.4	23.5	31.9	50.2								$8,950
Keys High School	Public	10-12	1100 Raider Dr	Euless	76040	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 399-2550	30	13	2.3	56.7%	9 (30.0%)	6 (20.0%)	14 (46.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)								(n/a)				12.5	52.9								$61,913
Harmony Science Academy - Euless	Public, Charter	6-12	701 S Industrial Blvd Ste 115	Euless	77077	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 354-3000	659	39	17.0	50.4%	157 (23.8%)	191 (29.0%)	104 (15.8%)	180 (27.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.2%)	82.5	164^th of 2009 public high schools	91.8%		83.6	154^th of 1974 public high schools	92.2%	10	95.7	86.5	83.0	86.5	73.2	73.2	79.3	81.8	61.1	60.0	78.8	47.3	$11,281

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Is Premier H S Of Arlington a good school?

Premier H S Of Arlington ranks in the bottom 9.4% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend Premier H S Of Arlington?

In the 2024-25 school year, 176 students attended Premier H S Of Arlington.

What district is Premier H S Of Arlington in?

Premier High Schools

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

Students at Premier H S Of Arlington are 55% Hispanic, 32% African American, 10% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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