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Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside)

Q: Is Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside) a good school?

Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside) ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Texas high schools.

Q: How many students attend Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 118 students attended Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside).

Q: What is the racial makeup of Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside)?

Students at Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside) are 81% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% White.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1848^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 10% of Texas high schools

Summary

Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside) is a small alternative high school in Fort Worth, TX, serving 118 students in grades 9-12, and it faces significant challenges, including an extremely high dropout rate of 19.4% and academic proficiency rates that are among the lowest in the state.

The most pressing concern for parents is the school's dropout rate, which is nearly three times higher than its own district, Premier High Schools, and dramatically exceeds nearby schools. For example, Paschal High School has a dropout rate of just 0.9%, and Trimble Technical High School has a rate of 0.4%. Even Polytechnic High School, which serves a similarly high-poverty population, has a much lower dropout rate of 5.3%. Academic proficiency is also critically low; in the most recent testing year, only 3.85% of students were proficient in English I Reading, compared to 55.43% statewide. While there are signs of modest improvement—such as Biology proficiency jumping from 0% to 46.15%—the school still ranks in the bottom 10% of all Texas high schools.

This school stands in stark contrast to several high-performing magnet schools in the same neighborhood, including Young Women's Leadership Academy, World Languages Institute, and Texas Academy Of Biomedical, all of which have graduation rates above 98% and rank in the top 30% of Texas high schools. This highlights a deep educational divide in the Southside area. Premier H S appears to serve students who have not succeeded in other settings, but the data suggests it currently lacks the intensive support needed to keep them on track to graduate. Parents considering this school should be aware of these stark disparities and explore all available options.

118

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,879

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

319 Lipscomb St
Fort Worth, TX 75029

(817) 767-9238

District: Premier High Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.4%

African American:

14.4%

White:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2023 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (23% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!English I Reading scores 52 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg33%

Texas avg62%

1,848^th of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 10 pts since 2023

From bottom 1% (2023) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 46High Schools in the Premier High Schools

856^th of 947Premier 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	1848 of 2057	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	1804 of 1974	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1886 of 1990	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.7	1954 of 1961	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.0	1078 of 1101	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1041 of 1065	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1036 of 1069	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.5	1857 of 1976	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	1847 of 1880	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.2	1872 of 1891	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	1664 of 1909	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1578 of 1805	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	1805 of 1820	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	1740 of 1976	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1716 of 1884	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	1876 of 1897	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	1793 of 1993	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1726 of 1891	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	1872 of 1913	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History47%-24 vs state

Biology46%-24 vs state

English II Reading22%-38 vs state

Algebra I17%-37 vs state

English I Reading4%-52 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 (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 - Fort Worth (Southside)	Public, Charter	9-12	319 Lipscomb St	Fort Worth	75029	Denton County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 767-9238	118	6	19.8	83.9%	5 (4.2%)	17 (14.4%)	96 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.6	1848^th of 2057 public high schools	10.2%		8.7	1804^th of 1974 public high schools	8.6%	44	16.7	46.2	3.9	22.2	46.7								$8,879
Texasworks - Ft Worth-Southside	Public, Charter	9-12	319 Lipscomb St	Fort Worth	75029	Denton County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 767-9238	8	1	11.2		0 (0.0%)	4 (50.0%)	3 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)								(n/a)
Trimble Technical High School	Public	9-12	1003 W Cannon St	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-2500	1,924	111	17.3	89.3%	34 (1.8%)	208 (10.8%)	1,653 (85.9%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (0.8%)	31.3	1485^th of 2057 public high schools	27.8%		32.5	1340^th of 1974 public high schools	32.1%	145	24.4	62.4	34.6	53.4	57.3								$9,379
Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	401 E 8th St	Fort Worth	76102	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-2400	403	35	11.6	62.3%	59 (14.6%)	77 (19.1%)	243 (60.3%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	85.7	115^th of 2057 public high schools	94.4%		86.4	112^th of 1974 public high schools	94.3%	3	78.8	87.5	92.1	92.2	95.7	91.8	86.9	85.5	49.3		30.0	53.6	$12,517
World Languages Institute	Public	6-12	4921 Benbrook Hwy	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-2200	520	41	12.8	83.1%	23 (4.4%)	15 (2.9%)	477 (91.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	63.8	579^th of 2057 public high schools	71.9%		74.3	319^th of 1974 public high schools	83.8%	260	50.5	74.7	73.6	88.2	71.4	54.0	60.0	31.7	22.0		37.0	22.2	$10,301
Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Lancaster Avenue	Public, Charter	9-12	1316 Lancaster Ave	Fort Worth	76102	Tarrant County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 735-1515	319	11	28.1	88.4%	8 (2.5%)	110 (34.5%)	193 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	5.7	1903^rd of 2057 public high schools	7.5%		3.8	1888^th of 1974 public high schools	4.4%	15	25.3	11.1	3.4	20.3	28.3								$11,812
Texas Academy Of Biomedical	Public	9-12	300 Trinity Campus Circle Trw	Fort Worth	76102	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 515-1660	374	20	18.4	72.7%	33 (8.8%)	49 (13.1%)	269 (71.9%)	19 (5.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	78.7	246^th of 2057 public high schools	88.0%		71.9	372^nd of 1974 public high schools	81.2%	126	75.0	89.1	70.7	79.1	80.5								$9,359
Quest Collegiate Academy-Fort Worth (Trinity River	Public, Charter	9-12	300 Trinity Campus Cir	Fort Worth	75029	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 305-8287	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Im Terrell Academy For Stem And Vpa	Public	9-12	1900 Im Terrell Way	Fort Worth	76102	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-2350	470	39	11.9	48.7%	154 (32.8%)	107 (22.8%)	186 (39.6%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	84.5	129^th of 2057 public high schools	93.7%		82.5	172^nd of 1974 public high schools	91.3%	43	56.4	92.4	87.1	87.2	89.2								$13,320
Paschal High School	Public	9-12	3001 Forest Park Blvd	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-5000	2,127	128	16.6	59.4%	563 (26.5%)	147 (6.9%)	1,329 (62.5%)	40 (1.9%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	37 (1.7%)	38.9	1291^st of 2057 public high schools	37.2%		33.7	1304^th of 1974 public high schools	33.9%	13	33.5	58.3	32.0	58.6	66.8								$9,138

Frequently Asked Questions about Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside)

Is Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside) a good school?

Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside) ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Texas high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside)?

Students at Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside) are 81% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% White.

What district is Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside) in?

Premier High Schools

How many students attend Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 118 students attended Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside).

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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