Premier H S of Abilene
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Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 45 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 28% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AbovePerformance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 0.0% | 22.0% | 56.0% | 22.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 29.0% | 22.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 56.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolWhere Premier H S of Abilene ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Taylor County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #1,387 of 2,107 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #660 of 1,522 | #2 of 8 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 176 | 9.7 | 18.1:1 | 66% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 174 | 5.7 | 30.5:1 | 66% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 146 | 7 | 20.9:1 | 78% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 156 | 8 | 19.5:1 | 68% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 160 | 11.5 | 13.9:1 | 63% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 168 | 9 | 18.7:1 | 55% (93) |
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (160 to 176); teachers down 16% (11.5 to 9.7).
About Premier H S of Abilene
Premier H S of Abilene runs as a small high school in ABILENE, Texas. It serves 176 students in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Texas is roughly 796 students; this school is 78% smaller than that.
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS enrolls 7,966 students in 49 schools, including Premier H S of Abilene.
White students are the majority at Premier H S of Abilene, with 57% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 32% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Taylor County, the White share is about 67%. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. That is higher than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 66%. That is 13 points above the 53% average for public schools in Taylor County.
Census Bureau estimates for Taylor County show that the median household income is $67,139, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 54 public schools in Taylor County, enrolling about 24,159 students in all.
Texasworks - Abilene is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Premier H S of Abilene, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put Premier H S of Abilene inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size). The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Enrollment grew 13% from its 2020-21 level of 156. The ratio was 19.5:1 in 2020-21 and 18.1:1 in 2024-25.
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