Premier H S of San Juan
Public high school (charter) in San Juan, Texas · Premier High Schools · Grades 9–12
Premier H S of San Juan serves 108 students in grades 9–12 in San Juan (Hidalgo County). It is one of 48 schools in Premier High Schools. By enrollment it is the 1580th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.2 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 ÷ 6.27 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 | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480020712127 |
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 | 108 | 7,948 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.2 | 18.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.6% | 76.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% 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 San Juan in context
Size
Of the 46 high schools in Premier High Schools, Premier H S of San Juan is the 28th largest, with 1.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.2 miles away and have a median of 739 students, so Premier H S of San Juan 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 32 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 18, against an average of 27 per grade. This year grade 12 has 14% more students than grade 9 (32 against 28). 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
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
92.6% 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 San Juan has 6.27 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 108 students would have about 7.7 teachers, so Premier H S of San Juan has 1.4 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Psja Memorial Early College High School, 1.3 miles away in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD. There are 12 high schools within 5 miles and 42 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 100% |
60.2% of students are girls and 39.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 28 |
| Grade 10 | 18 |
| Grade 11 | 30 |
| Grade 12 | 32 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1202 E Business 83, San Juan, TX 78589
Phone: (956)961-4721
Website: responsiveed.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Premier H S of San Juan. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psja Memorial Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.3 mi | 1,997 | 15.1 | 96.8% |
| Psja Collegiate School of Health Professions | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.9 mi | 340 | 8.5 | 98.8% |
| Psja Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.0 mi | 2,300 | 13.3 | 93.7% |
| IDEA College Preparatory San Juan | IDEA Public Schools | 2.0 mi | 741 | 15.2 | 89.2% |
| Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.4 mi | 553 | 13.8 | 95.5% |
| IDEA College Preparatory Alamo | IDEA Public Schools | 2.4 mi | 737 | 16.6 | 95.8% |
| Buell Central DAEP | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.8 mi | 117 | 7.3 | 99.1% |
| Psja Southwest Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 3.6 mi | 1,588 | 12.5 | 95.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.