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Premont Ernest H Singleton Early College Academy

Public elementary school in Premont, Texas · Premont ISD · Grades Pre-K–5

Premont Ernest H Singleton Early College Academy serves 357 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Premont (Jim Wells County). It is one of 3 schools in Premont ISD. By enrollment it is the 3779th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.

357
students
17.1
students per teacher
95.2%
free/reduced lunch eligible
Pre-K–5
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 20.93 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelElementary
GradesPre-K–5
DistrictPremont ISD
CountyJim Wells County
Area typeRural, distant
School mealsFree meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision)
NCES school ID483576004049

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolPremont ISDTexas elementary schools (median)
Students357794516
Students per teacher17.114.714.8
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible95.2%93.2%72%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.

Premont Ernest H Singleton Early College Academy in context

Size

Premont Ernest H Singleton Early College Academy is the largest of Premont ISD's 2 elementary schools; its 357 students are 45% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 9.1 miles away and have a median of 140 students, so Premont Ernest H Singleton Early College Academy is larger than most of them.

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 5 with 65 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 33, against an average of 51 per grade. This year grade 5 has 97% more students than kindergarten (65 against 33). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 59 children in pre-K.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

Hispanic students are the largest group, at 97.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Premont ISD (96.2%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

95.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 93.2% across Premont ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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

Premont Ernest H Singleton Early College Academy has 20.93 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 357 students would have about 24.1 teachers, so Premont Ernest H Singleton Early College Academy has 3.2 fewer.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).

Location

NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. Premont Montessori Academy (in the same district) is listed at the same location. There are 2 elementary schools within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
Hispanic
97.5%
White
1.1%
Black
0.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0.6%
Two or more races
0.3%

50.1% of students are girls and 49.9% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Pre-K
59
Kindergarten
33
Grade 1
49
Grade 2
41
Grade 3
50
Grade 4
60
Grade 5
65

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

608 S Dolores St, Premont, TX 78375
Phone: (361)348-3915
Website: premontisd.net

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Premont Ernest H Singleton Early College Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.

Nearby elementary schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Premont Montessori AcademyPremont ISD0.1 mi5015.696%
La Gloria Elementary SchoolLa Gloria ISD4.6 mi11914.960.5%
Falfurrias Elementary SchoolBrooks County ISD9.1 mi25115.593.6%
Falfurrias Innovation AcademyBrooks County ISD9.1 mi12418.395.2%
Lasater Elementary SchoolBrooks County ISD9.2 mi15615.692.3%
Ramirez Elementary SchoolRamirez CSD17.2 mi366.386.1%
Ricardo Elementary SchoolRicardo ISD17.6 mi44915.251%
Santa Gertrudis SchoolSanta Gertrudis ISD18.6 mi43315.140.9%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in Premont ISD

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Premont Collegiate High SchoolHigh6–12387
Premont Montessori AcademyElementaryK–250