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Premier High Schools - Edinburg Career & Technical

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1566^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 22% of Texas high schools

Summary

Premier High Schools - Edinburg Career & Technical is a small high school in Edinburg, TX, serving 153 students in grades 9-12, and is part of the Premier High Schools district. This school stands out for its exceptional work with English Language Learners (ELL), ranking in the 64th percentile statewide for this group—a dramatic improvement from the previous year and a stark contrast to its overall performance. It also boasts a very low dropout rate (1.4%) compared to its district average (6.7%), and has even reported a 0.0% dropout rate in recent years, showing it is highly effective at keeping students engaged and on track to graduate.

Academically, the school shows a notable strength in Algebra I, where its proficiency rate (46.15%) is nearly three times higher than its district average (16.21%), though still below the state average. However, performance in other core subjects like Biology and English I is often half the state average, and the school has historically earned a 1-star rating overall. The student body is overwhelmingly economically disadvantaged, with 94.77% qualifying for free or reduced lunch—a much higher rate than nearby schools like Memorial High School (64.77%) or Robert R Vela High School (61.73%). This context is crucial for understanding the school's challenges and its focused approach on foundational skills and student retention.

Compared to other schools in the area, Premier High Schools significantly outperforms Texasworks - Edinburg-Cte, which shares its address, in every subject (e.g., 36.36% vs. 16.67% in English I). However, it is in a completely different academic tier than high-performing schools like Edinburg Collegiate High School, which have proficiency rates 20-50 percentage points higher. The school’s "Career & Technical" focus appears to pay off in student persistence, as reflected in its low dropout rates and strong Algebra I results, though data on specific CTE outcomes like industry certifications is not available. Overall, this school is a unique option for families seeking a supportive environment that prioritizes keeping students in school and serving ELL students effectively.

153

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,212

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4701 Sugar Rd
Edinburg, TX 75029

(972) 316-3663

District: Premier High Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.0%

White:

0.7%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2018 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Premier High Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (46% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Biology scores 31 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg33%

Texas avg62%

1,566^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 4 pts since 2018

From bottom 18% (2018) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	25.7	1566 of 2009	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	1707 of 1974	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1819 of 1990	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1662 of 1961	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1555 of 1876	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	1473 of 1861	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1667 of 1857	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1472 of 1797	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.6	1085 of 1837	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	701 of 1829	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	1382 of 1810	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.5	856 of 1784	52.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	430 of 1195	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.0	1298 of 1437	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	821 of 1371	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	447 of 1278	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.3	993 of 1195	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	383 of 1136	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	264 of 1113	76.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	1433 of 1936	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1566 of 1880	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1432 of 1891	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1573 of 1841	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1634 of 1815	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	1634 of 1798	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	1576 of 1781	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	1359 of 1860	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1448 of 1805	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1512 of 1820	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1410 of 1762	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	1307 of 1743	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1562 of 1714	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1378 of 1691	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	1376 of 1937	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1453 of 1884	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1596 of 1897	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1452 of 1847	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	1366 of 1848	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1616 of 1818	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1443 of 1794	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	1424 of 1954	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1379 of 1891	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1770 of 1913	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1475 of 1853	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.7	513 of 1840	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	7.7	1710 of 1824	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	1120 of 1803	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)64th percentile+42 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History54%-16 vs state

Algebra I46%-8 vs state

English II Reading45%-14 vs state

Biology40%-31 vs state

English I Reading36%-19 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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Premier High Schools - Edinburg Career & Technical	Public, Charter	9-12	4701 Sugar Rd	Edinburg	75029	Denton County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	153	9	17.6	94.8%	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	150 (98.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.7	1566^th of 2009 public high schools	22.1%		14.3	1707^th of 1974 public high schools	13.5%	141	46.2	40.0	36.4	45.5	54.3							$13,212
Texasworks - Edinburg-Cte	Public, Charter	9-12	4701 S Sugar Rd	Edinburg	75029	Denton County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 386-1825	47	2	27.9		2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.8	1890^th of 2009 public high schools	5.9%					(n/a)			16.7	20.0	28.6
Idea Owassa College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	1000 E Owassa Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 588-4300	689	45	15.4	84.3%	19 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	656 (95.2%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36.6	1321^st of 2009 public high schools	34.2%					(n/a)	49.6	56.1	42.1	47.9	74.3	49.6	49.2	53.2	26.2	33.3	17.4	$12,388
Robert R Vela High School	Public	9-12	801 E Canton Rd	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2650	2,101	147	14.3	61.7%	32 (1.5%)	7 (0.3%)	2,035 (96.9%)	25 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	56.4	783^rd of 2009 public high schools	61.0%		49.1	930^th of 1974 public high schools	52.9%	147	60.8	70.7	54.5	69.7	67.0							$11,450
Psja North Early College High School	Public	9-12	500 E Nolana Loop	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2360	2,166	149	14.5	92.6%	21 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2,138 (98.7%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.9	1189^th of 2009 public high schools	40.8%		47.5	974^th of 1974 public high schools	50.7%	215	69.2	57.4	46.7	56.4	57.1							$12,080
The Possable Dream School	Public, Charter	9-12	3000 N Cage Blvd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	The Possable Dream	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 279-4939	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Texas Independent School District (Isd) World Scholars	Public, Magnet	9-12	510 S Sugar Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 383-1684	403	31	13.1	61.3%	36 (8.9%)	3 (0.7%)	345 (85.6%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	85.5	120^th of 2009 public high schools	94.0%		79.6	228^th of 1974 public high schools	88.4%	108	77.3	86.7	78.4	88.9	88.1							$20,102
Edinburg Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	1401 E Freddy Gonzalez	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 289-2300	466	31	14.8	68.7%	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	447 (95.9%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	88.5	77^th of 2009 public high schools	96.2%					(n/a)	95.1	98.5	96.3	93.7	76.5							$11,514
Edinburg High School	Public	9-12	2600 E Wisconsin	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2400	2,267	168	13.5	84.3%	25 (1.1%)	6 (0.3%)	2,228 (98.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	37.8	1294^th of 2009 public high schools	35.6%		37.9	1216^th of 1974 public high schools	38.4%	78	46.7	60.8	32.4	56.0	64.9							$11,698
Hidalgo County J J A E P	Public	8-12	3900 N 23rd St	McAllen	78599	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 688-6123	14				1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.1	1973^rd of 2009 public high schools	1.8%					(n/a)	0.0		0.0									$01

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Premier High Schools - Edinburg Career & Technical ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Texas high schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 153 students attended Premier High Schools - Edinburg Career & Technical.

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Students at Premier High Schools - Edinburg Career & Technical are 98% Hispanic.

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