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Premier H S Of Dayton

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

Premier H S Of Dayton ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Texas high schools.

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

In the 2024-25 school year, 112 students attended Premier H S Of Dayton.

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

Students at Premier H S Of Dayton are 72% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1830^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 9% of Texas high schools

Summary

Premier H S Of Dayton is a small high school in Dayton, TX, serving 112 students in grades 9-12, and it stands out for its unique focus on graduating at-risk students rather than achieving high test scores. Part of the Premier High Schools district, which ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas districts, this school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Texas high schools over the past decade. Over half of its students (54.5%) are economically disadvantaged, and the school's mission appears tailored to helping students who might otherwise drop out.

The most striking feature of Premier H S Of Dayton is its high graduation rate of 85.7% (2023-2024), which is competitive with much higher-performing schools like Dayton High School (95.9%) and Liberty High School (93.5%). This is a remarkable achievement given that its own district has a graduation rate below 60%. However, this success comes with critically low academic proficiency on STAAR End-of-Course exams. For example, only 9.5% of students are proficient in Algebra I, compared to 43.7% at Dayton High and 51.1% at Kingwood High School. Similarly, English I proficiency is 26.9% versus 81.5% at Kingwood. The school's per-student spending ($9,391) is on the lower end, comparable to Kingwood ($8,987) but less than Dayton ($10,605).

This school functions as a "graduation factory" for at-risk students, excelling at retention and completion while struggling with academic rigor. It has shown relative success with special education and at-risk subgroups, but performs poorly with other student groups. Compared to the nearby alternative campus Crosby Crossroads Academy, Premier has a more stable and higher graduation rate. The inconsistent proficiency in core subjects like Algebra I (which dropped from 0% to 9.5% in recent years) raises questions about the value of a diploma from this school. For parents, Premier H S Of Dayton offers a supportive environment for students at risk of dropping out, but families seeking strong academic preparation may want to consider higher-performing options like Atascocita High School or Hargrave High School.

112

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,333

Per pupil spending ?

54.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1707 County Rd 611
Dayton, TX 77535

(936) 257-8017

District: Premier High Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

Hispanic:

19.6%

African American:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (25% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg33%

Texas avg62%

1,830^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th 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	7.8	1830 of 2009	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	1797 of 1974	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1912 of 1990	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1759 of 1961	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1559 of 1876	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	1364 of 1861	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1386 of 1857	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1478 of 1797	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.3	1373 of 1777	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	1503 of 1762	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	1584 of 1743	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.2	931 of 1837	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	1090 of 1829	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	1091 of 1810	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1194 of 1784	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	7.5	1338 of 1371	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	1825 of 1936	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1802 of 1880	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1678 of 1891	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1467 of 1841	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	1330 of 1815	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1120 of 1798	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1383 of 1781	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	0.0	1170 of 1172	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.0	1838 of 1860	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	1731 of 1805	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1705 of 1820	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	64.7	403 of 1762	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	6.9	1639 of 1743	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	1776 of 1937	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1734 of 1884	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1714 of 1897	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1439 of 1847	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1612 of 1848	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1605 of 1818	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1455 of 1794	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	1608 of 1954	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	1837 of 1891	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1710 of 1913	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1558 of 1853	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	1395 of 1840	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1695 of 1824	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1649 of 1803	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	1320 of 1581	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.4	691 of 1418	51.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.9	1506 of 1584	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.9	1538 of 1556	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1482 of 1576	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1463 of 1525	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1374 of 1510	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1418 of 1526	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	1458 of 1539	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)2nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)<1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology40%-31 vs state

English I Reading27%-29 vs state

English II Reading27%-33 vs state

U.S. History26%-44 vs state

Algebra I10%-45 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)	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	Total
Premier H S Of Dayton	Public, Charter	9-12	1707 County Rd 611	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 257-8017	112	6	17.6	54.5%	81 (72.3%)	5 (4.5%)	22 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	7.8	1830^th of 2009 public high schools	8.9%		8.9	1797^th of 1974 public high schools	9.0%	33	9.5	40.0	26.9	26.9	25.9	$10,333
Hargrave High School	Public	9-12	25400 Willy Ln	Huffman	77336	Harris County	Huffman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 324-1845	1,165	77	15.0	33.7%	732 (62.8%)	40 (3.4%)	363 (31.2%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	18 (1.5%)	39.9	1236^th of 2009 public high schools	38.5%		46.1	1014^th of 1974 public high schools	48.6%	222	23.7	64.2	44.0	53.6	72.5	$9,654
Dayton High School	Public	9-12	3200 N Cleveland	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Dayton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 258-2510	1,674	92	18.1	70.5%	624 (37.3%)	107 (6.4%)	891 (53.2%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (2.3%)	36.7	1318^th of 2009 public high schools	34.4%		37.5	1225^th of 1974 public high schools	37.9%	93	43.7	65.1	46.4	52.2	54.9	$8,733
Fredda Nottingham Alternative Education Center	Public	12	302 S Cleveland St	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Dayton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 258-2309	5	1	5.1		3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$10,149
Crosby High School	Public	9-12	333 Red Summit Dr	Crosby	77532	Harris County	Crosby Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 328-9237	2,148	111	19.3	51.3%	668 (31.1%)	309 (14.4%)	1,076 (50.1%)	8 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (3.8%)	42.8	1164^th of 2009 public high schools	42.1%		37.2	1232^nd of 1974 public high schools	37.6%	68	49.8	64.6	50.5	52.2	64.6	$7,116
Crosby Crossroads Academy	Public	10-12	333 Red Summit Dr	Crosby	77532	Harris County	Crosby Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 328-9237	25	1	23.4	72.0%	3 (12.0%)	4 (16.0%)	17 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)			20.0	0.0	8.3	$7,091
Atascocita High School	Public	9-12	13300 Will Clayton Pkwy	Humble	77346	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-7500	3,696	217	17.0	44.6%	1,008 (27.3%)	1,036 (28.0%)	1,393 (37.7%)	105 (2.8%)	19 (0.5%)	17 (0.5%)	118 (3.2%)	59.6	696^th of 2009 public high schools	65.4%		56.9	749^th of 1974 public high schools	62.1%	53	39.9	77.4	61.1	64.5	77.8	$7,983
Ischool High - Atascocita	Public, Charter	9-12	15903 W Lake Houston Pkwy	Houston	77044	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 247-5801	148	6	24.6	36.5%	36 (24.3%)	37 (25.0%)	58 (39.2%)	7 (4.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.4%)	85.8	113^th of 2009 public high schools	94.4%		78.2	243^rd of 1974 public high schools	87.7%	130	71.4	95.8	90.9	93.6	82.1	$9,445
Kingwood High School	Public	9-12	2701 Kingwood Dr	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-6900	2,877	163	17.6	16.9%	1,799 (62.5%)	168 (5.8%)	668 (23.2%)	124 (4.3%)	11 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	102 (3.5%)	81.7	177^th of 2009 public high schools	91.2%		81.7	192^nd of 1974 public high schools	90.3%	15	51.1	91.7	81.5	84.3	89.8	$8,495
Humble Community Learning Center	Public	5-12	18901 Timber Forest Dr	Humble	77346	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-7400	152	26	5.8	71.7%	21 (13.8%)	74 (48.7%)	46 (30.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	6 (3.9%)								(n/a)						$28,956

Frequently Asked Questions about Premier H S Of Dayton

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

Students at Premier H S Of Dayton are 72% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Premier H S Of Dayton?

In the 2024-25 school year, 112 students attended Premier H S Of Dayton.

Is Premier H S Of Dayton a good school?

Premier H S Of Dayton ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Texas high schools.

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