Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Premier High Schools: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

149

Avg. teacher experience

9 years

Premier High Schools: 6.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

64.5 %

Premier High Schools: 54%

Statewide: 90%

Premier H S Of Waco is a charter high school in Waco, TX, in the Premier High Schools school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 149 students. 100% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 64.5% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.2% during the 2020-2021 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $48,735, which is $10,152 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.responsiveed.com

Address

4720 N 19th St
Waco, TX 76708

Office phone number

(254) 752-0441

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Premier H S Of Waco are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

149

African American

32 (21.5%)

Premier High Schools: 13%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Premier High Schools: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Premier High Schools: 0.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

60 (40.3%)

Premier High Schools: 52.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.7%)

Premier High Schools: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

51 (34.2%)

Premier High Schools: 30.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

5 (3.4%)

Premier High Schools: 3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

21.5%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

40.3%

Pacific Islander

0.7%

White

34.2%

Two or more races

3.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

100 %

Premier High Schools: 99.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

82.6 %

Premier High Schools: 60.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

8.7 %

Premier High Schools: 10%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

100.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

82.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

8.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

8.7 %

Premier High Schools: 9.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Premier High Schools: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.1 %

Premier High Schools: 13.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

8.7%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

10.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

A

Premier High Schools: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Premier High Schools: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Premier High Schools: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated

Premier High Schools: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

64.5 %

Premier High Schools: 54%

Statewide: 90%

African American

75 %

Premier High Schools: 47%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Premier High Schools: 63.6%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Premier High Schools: 57.1%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

50 %

Premier High Schools: 47.3%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Premier High Schools: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

71.4 %

Premier High Schools: 64.4%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Premier High Schools: 54.2%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

75.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

50.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

71.4%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

1.2 %

Premier High Schools: 4.9%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Premier High Schools: 7.9%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Premier High Schools: 3%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Premier High Schools: 4.4%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1 %

Premier High Schools: 3.8%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Premier High Schools: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

2 %

Premier High Schools: 5.7%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Premier High Schools: 4.2%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

41.7 %

Premier High Schools: 39.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

49 %

Premier High Schools: 45.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Premier High Schools: 30.6%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Premier High Schools: 17.3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

38.5 %

Premier High Schools: 44.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Premier High Schools: 54.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

41 %

Premier High Schools: 29.8%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

40 %

Premier High Schools: 39.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

0 %

Premier High Schools: 0.1%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Premier High Schools: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Premier High Schools: 0%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Premier High Schools: 0%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Premier High Schools: 0.1%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Premier High Schools: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Premier High Schools: 0.2%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Premier High Schools: 0%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

N/A

Premier High Schools: Masked

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Premier High Schools: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Premier High Schools: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Premier High Schools: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Premier High Schools: Masked

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Premier High Schools: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Premier High Schools: Masked

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Premier High Schools: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

Masked

Premier High Schools: 929

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Premier High Schools: 19.9

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

32.8 %

Premier High Schools: 27.8%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

12.1 %

Premier High Schools: 13.3%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

10.3 %

Premier High Schools: 12.1%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

32.8%

Math

12.1%

Reading + Math

10.3%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

6

African American

2 (33.3%)

Premier High Schools: 11.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Premier High Schools: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Premier High Schools: 2.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Premier High Schools: 30.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Premier High Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

4 (66.7%)

Premier High Schools: 54%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Premier High Schools: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Premier High Schools: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

5 (83.3%)

Premier High Schools: 66.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

1 (16.7%)

Premier High Schools: 31.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Premier High Schools: 2%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

24.8

Premier High Schools: 19.7

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

9 years

Premier High Schools: 6.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$48,735

Premier High Schools: $44,144

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Premier High Schools: $42,129

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$46,980

Premier High Schools: $43,241

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$48,435

Premier High Schools: $44,841

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

N/A

Premier High Schools: $46,523

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$53,145

Premier High Schools: $44,287

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Premier High Schools: $49,341

Statewide: $71,111

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