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PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY

608 S DOLORES ST, PREMONT, TX 78375 · (361) 348-3915 · Jim Wells County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 204 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
340 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
59
Kindergarten
33
Grade 1
49
Grade 2
41
Grade 3
50
Grade 4
60
Grade 5
65
Student demographics
White
41%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
34897%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 54%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 13%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17850%
Female
17950%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
31.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
22.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -7.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 7 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
357
+53 (+17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.5:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
97%
was 99%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY

PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY is a low-enrollment elementary school in PREMONT, Texas, one of the schools within PREMONT ISD. The school instructs 357 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY sits 31% leaner than that benchmark.

PREMONT ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 794 students; PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY is among them.

On the student-mix side, PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). The wider county runs roughly 80% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY records 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 95% of students at PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Jim Wells County's rate of about 83%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.2%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Jim Wells County) records that median household earnings sit near $51,896, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. In all, Jim Wells County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,302 students), of which PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY is one.

Nearest neighbor: PREMONT MONTESSORI ACADEMY, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY. On composite proficiency, PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.9%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY's enrollment has ticked up 17% since 2018, when it stood at 304 (now 357).

On this page, the feed for PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Jim Wells County at a glance

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Population
38,850
Census ACS
Median income
$51,896
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,302 students

Quick facts

School name
PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY
District
PREMONT ISD
Address
608 S DOLORES ST, PREMONT, TX 78375
Phone
(361) 348-3915
County
Jim Wells County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
357
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
17.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
340 (95%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
483576004049
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY
How many students attend PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY?
PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 357 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY serve?
PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY is approximately 17.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY?
PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY reports a student body of 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY?
PREMONT ERNEST H SINGLETON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY is overseen by PREMONT ISD in Jim Wells County.
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