High Schools in Princeton HSD 500

The Princeton HSD 500 school district in Illinois contains a single high school, Princeton High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 151st out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2022-2023 to 320th out of 697 in 2023-2024.

Princeton High School's four-year graduation rate of 91.5% is above the state average, but its dropout rate of 2.2% and chronic absenteeism rate of 28.9% are areas of concern. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the SAT/Mathematics and SAT/English Language Arts assessments are below the state averages, while its proficiency rate on the ISA/Science assessment is significantly higher than the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio is 15.6, and its per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $17,416, with 41.01% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Overall, Princeton High School appears to have some strengths, particularly in science education, but also faces challenges in areas like attendance and academic proficiency in math and English. The school's fluctuating performance and the impact of socioeconomic factors on student outcomes may be areas that the school and district need to address to support student success.