Premier H S of Mission
Public high school (charter) in Mission, Texas · Premier High Schools · Grades 9–12
Premier H S of Mission serves 178 students in grades 9–12 in Mission (Hidalgo County). It is one of 48 schools in Premier High Schools. By enrollment it is the 1395th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 28.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 6.33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Premier High Schools |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480020710815 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Premier High Schools | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 178 | 7,948 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 28.1 | 18.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 99.4% | 76.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 97% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Premier H S of Mission in context
Size
Premier H S of Mission is the 4th largest of Premier High Schools' 46 high schools; its 178 students are 2.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.8 miles away and have a median of 809 students, so Premier H S of Mission is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools. As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 12 with 63 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 24, against an average of 45 per grade. This year grade 12 has 54% more students than grade 9 (63 against 41). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 97.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Premier High Schools (57.4%).
99.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.8% across Premier High Schools and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Premier H S of Mission has 6.33 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 28.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 178 students would have about 12.7 teachers, so Premier H S of Mission has 6.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. Texasworks - Mission (in Texas Works) is listed at the same location. There are 14 high schools within 5 miles and 31 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97.2% |
| White | 2.8% |
56.7% of students are girls and 43.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 41 |
| Grade 10 | 50 |
| Grade 11 | 24 |
| Grade 12 | 63 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1203 St Claire St, Mission, TX 78572
Phone: (956)607-9636
Website: responsiveed.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Premier H S of Mission. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texasworks - Mission | Texas Works | 0.0 mi | 15 | 15 | – |
| Mission High School | Mission CISD | 2.2 mi | 2,154 | 12.9 | 92.2% |
| Sharyland High School | Sharyland ISD | 2.4 mi | 1,527 | 18.1 | 55.6% |
| Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy | Sharyland ISD | 2.5 mi | 481 | 8.7 | 66.1% |
| IDEA McAllen College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.0 mi | 820 | 16.9 | 74.8% |
| IDEA North Mission College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.1 mi | 756 | 14.7 | 92.2% |
| IDEA College Preparatory Mission | IDEA Public Schools | 3.1 mi | 798 | 15.9 | 91% |
| Veterans Memorial High School | Mission CISD | 3.3 mi | 1,737 | 12.3 | 81.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.