Best Public Schools in Princeton, TX

Summary:

The city of Princeton, Texas is home to 9 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all of which are part of the Princeton Independent School District (ISD). The district is ranked 438 out of 968 school districts in Texas and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, Southard Middle School and Harper Elementary School stand out as the top performers. Southard Middle School is ranked 513 out of 2,361 Texas middle schools and has consistently high STAAR test scores, while Harper Elementary is ranked 1,865 out of 4,675 Texas elementary schools and also demonstrates strong academic performance. In contrast, Mayfield Elementary and Godwin Elementary appear to be the lowest-performing schools in the district, with lower test scores and rankings compared to their peers.

The district as a whole shows a mix of performance, with Princeton High School having STAAR EOC proficiency rates that are generally lower than the district and state averages, except for U.S. History. The elementary and middle schools in the district have more varied results, with some schools like Smith Elementary and Southard Middle performing better than others. Additionally, the district exhibits potential equity concerns, with a wide range in free and reduced-price lunch rates and spending per student across the schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2024)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2024)		STAAR Spanish Science (2024)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2024)	STAAR EOC Biology (2024)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2024)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2024)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2024)	STAAR Reading (2024)						STAAR Mathematics (2024)						STAAR Science (2024)		STAAR Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lacy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	224 E College St	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 952-5400	670	43	15.5	59.1%	236 (35.2%)	150 (22.4%)	223 (33.3%)	34 (5.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	53.5	1941^st of 4675 public elementary schools	58.5%		51.4	2101^st of 4647 public elementary schools	54.8%	160											48.6	40.8	56.8				33.3	40.8	59.0				32.6			$9,719	$1,081	$8,638
Princeton High School	Public	9-12	1000 E Princeton Dr	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 952-5400	1,521	93	16.3	56.9%	404 (26.6%)	269 (17.7%)	758 (49.8%)	30 (2.0%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	48 (3.2%)	41.6	1142^nd of 1987 public high schools	42.5%		48.9	954^th of 1961 public high schools	51.4%	188						5.5	17.3	3.8	55.6	66.9																$9,311	$577	$8,733
Clark Middle	Public	6-8	301 Panther Pkwy	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 952-5400	707	42	16.8	65.6%	182 (25.7%)	97 (13.7%)	374 (52.9%)	25 (3.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.1%)	57.7	831^st of 2361 public middle schools	64.8%		52.8	992^nd of 2330 public middle schools	57.4%	161						97.6								54.6	52.6	46.1				37.1	43.1	66.7		47.9	27.8	$10,071	$548	$9,522
Huddleston Special Programs Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	600 Mabel Ave	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 952-5400	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Godwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1019 N 6th St	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 952-5400	587	39	15.1	65.1%	188 (32.0%)	118 (20.1%)	238 (40.5%)	19 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	32.2	3301^st of 4675 public elementary schools	29.4%		41.2	2712^th of 4647 public elementary schools	41.6%	589	16.7		0.0								40.8	46.5	40.0				26.4	32.3	40.0				13.6			$9,567	$817	$8,750
Princeton Daep	Public, Alternative	1-12	600 Mabel Ave	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 952-5400	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Forest Meadow Dr	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 952-5400	683	39	17.4	54.5%	245 (35.9%)	166 (24.3%)	189 (27.7%)	24 (3.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.9%)	58.5	1662^nd of 4675 public elementary schools	64.4%		72.4	1061^st of 4647 public elementary schools	77.2%	601											55.3	49.2	50.4				43.6	43.1	49.6				36.5			$7,972	$621	$7,350
Lowe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Beauchamp Blvd	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 952-5400	676	42	16.1	54.7%	168 (24.9%)	143 (21.2%)	257 (38.0%)	58 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.8%)	50.3	2139^th of 4675 public elementary schools	54.2%		52.7	2026^th of 4647 public elementary schools	56.4%	113											41.4	52.8	55.7				40.4	46.7	50.0				13.7			$9,601	$719	$8,882
Mattei Middle	Public	6-8	9055 County Rd 728	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 952-5400																			(n/a)						91.1								47.5	50.2	39.1				35.1	41.2	52.0		39.7	30.9
Mayfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5970 Waterway Dr	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 952-5400	609	36	16.8	72.7%	193 (31.7%)	23 (3.8%)	361 (59.3%)	7 (1.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	41.1	2741^st of 4675 public elementary schools	41.4%					(n/a)											44.3	40.4	41.4				38.9	31.7	50.5				21.4
Southard Middle	Public	6-8	455 Monte Carlo Blvd	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 952-5400	1,063	66	16.1	57.7%	328 (30.9%)	222 (20.9%)	400 (37.6%)	45 (4.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.9%)	71.4	513^th of 2361 public middle schools	78.3%		70.1	524^th of 2330 public middle schools	77.5%	11						100.0								59.2	55.4	56.9				51.4	50.4	52.1		55.6	44.9	$8,678	$600	$8,078
Harper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8080 Cr 398	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 952-5400	436	31	13.9	56.0%	122 (28.0%)	72 (16.5%)	202 (46.3%)	23 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	55.1	1865^th of 4675 public elementary schools	60.1%		74.3	996^th of 4647 public elementary schools	78.6%	869	0.0	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0						47.4	44.3	59.2				36.0	43.9	70.8				21.7			$9,354	$900	$8,454

Cities Near Princeton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
McKinney	6.83 mi	58	159^th
Farmersville	7.03 mi	7	216^th
Fairview	7.19 mi	2	1^st
Allen	7.6 mi	26	57^th
Lucas	7.93 mi	3	3^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.