Lacy Elementary

Summary:

Lacy Elementary is a public elementary school in Princeton, Texas, serving around 670 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Princeton Independent School District, which is ranked 438 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Lacy Elementary stands out for its relatively diverse student population, with 35.22% White, 22.39% African American, 33.28% Hispanic, and 5.07% Asian students. The school performs particularly well for its African American and Special Education student subgroups, ranking in the top 4 and top 1 quartiles among Texas elementary schools, respectively. However, its performance for English Language Learners and Gifted and Talented students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom quartile. Lacy's STAAR test scores are generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages, with 5th-grade students outperforming in reading and mathematics but underperforming in science.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Princeton ISD and nearby districts like Lovejoy ISD, McKinney ISD, and Melissa ISD, Lacy Elementary generally performs on par or slightly below average. However, its strong performance for African American and Special Education students is a positive indicator. To improve, the school could focus on enhancing its support for English Language Learners and Gifted and Talented students, as well as boosting its 5th-grade science scores.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 224 E College St
       Princeton, TX  75407-1002


(469) 952-5400

District: Princeton Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1941st of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,719 Help


Students who attend Lacy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Clark Middle
High:    Princeton High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  670

Racial breakdown:

White:
35.2%
Hispanic:
33.3%
African American:
22.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lacy Elementary ranks better than 58.5% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Princeton Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.5. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Lacy Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (35.2%), Hispanic (33.3%), African American (22.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lacy Elementary is 15.5. 2 elementary schools in the Princeton Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lacy Elementary is $9,719, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Princeton Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger Rankings:

Lacy Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Princeton Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Princeton Independent School District (Isd) 438th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lacy Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lacy Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 63.70 1336th 3475 61.6%
2006 64.76 1280th 3476 63.2%
2007 63.21 1468th 3724 60.6%
2008 51.88 2101st 3768 44.2%
2009 76.20 711th 3884 81.7%
2010 74.06 838th 3937 78.7%
2011 67.01 1371st 4095 66.5%
2012 76.41 810th 4206 80.7%
2013 68.16 1267th 4221 70.0%
2014 54.69 2064th 4260 51.5%
2015 59.61 1811th 4320 58.1%
2016 78.03 846th 4286 80.3%
2017 60.14 1476th 4329 65.9%
2018 54.72 1750th 4359 59.9%
2019 37.57 2845th 4479 36.5%
2021 61.18 1475th 4578 67.8%
2022 61.02 1549th 4581 66.2%
2023 51.36 2101st 4647 54.8%
2024 53.50 1941st 4675 58.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lacy Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.87 2845th 3226 11.8%
2019 27.53 2800th 3333 16.0%
2021 56.44 1155th 3446 66.5%
2022 40.07 2221st 3487 36.3%
2023 31.65 2693rd 3556 24.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lacy Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.19 526th 3558 85.2%
2019 47.74 1548th 3684 58.0%
2021 60.33 915th 3799 75.9%
2022 45.46 1871st 3952 52.7%
2023 22.93 3609th 4086 11.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lacy Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.60 1918th 4264 55.0%
2019 37.69 2935th 4309 31.9%
2021 62.95 1223rd 4451 72.5%
2022 62.95 1306th 4477 70.8%
2023 46.23 2452nd 4521 45.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Lacy Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.05 2111th 4306 51.0%
2019 32.37 3181st 4348 26.8%
2021 61.63 1426th 4499 68.3%
2022 62.87 1428th 4561 68.7%
2023 56.10 1792nd 4588 60.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Lacy Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.66 1853rd 3106 40.3%
2019 29.61 2697th 3184 15.3%
2021 51.73 1697th 3006 43.5%
2022 30.18 2478th 2958 16.2%
2023 52.54 1818th 2980 39.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Lacy Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.27 3008th 4240 29.1%
2019 38.25 2802nd 4295 34.8%
2021 53.77 1582nd 4331 63.5%
2022 54.10 1820th 4461 59.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Lacy Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.42 1458th 4319 66.2%
2019 43.22 2439th 4357 44.0%
2021 58.22 1576th 4498 65.0%
2022 55.94 1818th 4563 60.2%
2023 45.33 2431st 4585 47.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Lacy Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.83 746th 2483 70.0%
2019 54.28 975th 2515 61.2%
2021 61.69 669th 2444 72.6%
2022 75.55 362nd 2421 85.0%
2023 63.54 667th 2443 72.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lacy Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.26 2043rd 4168 51.0%
2019 34.33 3001st 4188 28.3%
2021 63.41 1187th 4329 72.6%
2022 60.47 1429th 4376 67.3%
2023 42.16 2625th 4401 40.4%
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Rank History for White students at Lacy Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.61 1412th 3127 54.8%
2019 42.87 1909th 3142 39.2%
2021 39.52 1959th 3082 36.4%
2022 42.97 1902nd 3082 38.3%
2023 40.83 1992nd 3106 35.9%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Lacy Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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by a teacher
Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Open Quote This is absolutely the hardest working school I have ever been associated with, either as a parent, teacher, or student. This school truly prepares it's students for success and the scores prove it and the faces of the students beaming with pride emphasis it. I simply love being a part of the process that takes struggling, underprivileged students and helps mold them into students who score commended on the state's mandatory and ridiculously long and difficult tests. It makes my day!!!Go LACY!!! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Lacy Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 672 11 1 31 5 n/a n/a 0 720
1989 558 9 0 28 2 n/a n/a 0 597
1990 498 13 0 42 3 n/a n/a 0 556
1991 540 9 0 40 4 n/a n/a -126 467
1992 632 13 0 45 6 n/a n/a 0 696
1993 677 13 0 63 4 n/a n/a 0 757
1994 699 15 1 61 7 n/a n/a 0 783
1995 727 15 0 76 4 n/a n/a 0 822
1996 727 15 0 76 4 n/a n/a 0 822
1997 697 18 1 95 5 n/a n/a 0 816
1998 716 16 2 113 5 n/a n/a 0 852
1999 726 13 3 113 4 n/a n/a 0 859
2000 547 10 1 92 3 n/a n/a 0 653
2001 535 8 0 101 8 n/a n/a 0 652
2002 523 10 0 138 5 n/a n/a 0 676
2003 523 10 0 138 5 n/a n/a 0 676
2004 512 7 3 167 5 n/a n/a 0 694
2005 361 11 2 172 3 n/a n/a 0 549
2006 390 17 2 195 4 n/a n/a 0 608
2007 396 20 1 253 5 n/a n/a 0 675
2008 419 37 2 259 3 n/a n/a 0 720
2009 299 36 4 196 0 n/a n/a 0 535
2010 330 48 4 209 1 n/a n/a 0 592
2011 334 53 4 288 3 0 15 0 697
2012 295 44 4 165 5 1 14 0 528
2013 271 44 2 245 4 1 15 0 582
2014 290 44 2 268 5 2 19 0 630
2015 323 55 2 279 8 2 26 0 695
2016 162 16 0 249 3 0 18 0 448
2017 189 21 0 287 3 4 15 0 519
2018 197 41 4 280 1 3 19 0 545
2019 239 77 10 344 1 3 27 0 701
2020 246 98 21 240 2 2 24 0 633
2021 212 91 18 207 2 0 17 0 547
2022 216 115 20 248 3 0 18 0 620
2023 236 150 34 223 3 0 24 0 670

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lacy Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 720 36.0 20.0 n/a
1989 597 n/a n/a n/a
1990 556 34.0 16.3 n/a
1991 467 35.2 13.2 n/a
1992 696 44.0 15.8 26.9
1993 757 49.0 15.4 42.1
1994 783 47.8 16.4 32.4
1995 822 49.0 16.8 31.5
1996 822 49.0 16.8 31.5
1997 816 50.0 16.3 31
1998 852 48.2 17.7 29.1
1999 859 53.0 16.2 40.6
2000 653 45.5 14.4 39.7
2001 652 44.0 14.8 38.5
2002 676 45.0 15.0 44.8
2003 676 45.0 15.0 44.8
2004 694 42.5 16.3 48.4
2005 549 33.4 16.4 53.7
2006 608 39.4 15.4 51.5
2007 675 42.5 15.9 52.1
2008 720 45.4 15.9 48.9
2009 535 35.0 15.3 53.5
2010 592 38.4 15.4 60.1
2011 697 43.2 16.1 66.4
2012 528 37.0 14.2 59.3
2013 582 40.1 14.5 57.7
2014 630 42.1 14.9 55.6
2015 695 47.0 14.7 56
2016 448 34.0 13.1 66.5
2017 519 34.4 15.0 69.6
2018 545 40.5 13.4 64
2019 701 45.1 15.5 62.5
2020 633 42.1 15.0 64.9
2021 547 37.7 14.5 46.4
2022 620 42.2 14.6 51.3
2023 670 43.1 15.5 59.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lacy Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 720 36.0 20.0 n/a
1989 597 n/a n/a n/a
1990 556 34.0 16.3 n/a
1991 467 35.2 13.2 n/a
1992 696 44.0 15.8 26.9
1993 757 49.0 15.4 42.1
1994 783 47.8 16.4 32.4
1995 822 49.0 16.8 31.5
1996 822 49.0 16.8 31.5
1997 816 50.0 16.3 31
1998 852 48.2 17.7 29.1
1999 859 53.0 16.2 40.6
2000 653 45.5 14.4 39.7
2001 652 44.0 14.8 38.5
2002 676 45.0 15.0 44.8
2003 676 45.0 15.0 44.8
2004 694 42.5 16.3 48.4
2005 549 33.4 16.4 53.7
2006 608 39.4 15.4 51.5
2007 675 42.5 15.9 52.1
2008 720 45.4 15.9 48.9
2009 535 35.0 15.3 53.5
2010 592 38.4 15.4 60.1
2011 697 43.2 16.1 66.4
2012 528 37.0 14.2 59.3
2013 582 40.1 14.5 57.7
2014 630 42.1 14.9 55.6
2015 695 47.0 14.7 56
2016 448 34.0 13.1 66.5
2017 519 34.4 15.0 69.6
2018 545 40.5 13.4 64
2019 701 45.1 15.5 62.5
2020 633 42.1 15.0 64.9
2021 547 37.7 14.5 46.4
2022 620 42.2 14.6 51.3
2023 670 43.1 15.5 59.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lacy Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,107 (13.2%) $7,279 (86.8%) $8,386
2020 $1,211 (13.7%) $7,617 (86.3%) $8,828
2021 $1,081 (11.1%) $8,638 (88.9%) $9,719

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lacy Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2845th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2101st of 4647 Elementary schools
 18.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Lacy Elementary)3944
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Princeton Independent School District (Isd))4250
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lacy Elementary)4538
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Princeton Independent School District (Isd))4743
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Lacy Elementary)3251
 19%
   4th Grade Reading (Princeton Independent School District (Isd))3244
 12%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lacy Elementary)3352
 19%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Princeton Independent School District (Isd))3345
 12%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Lacy Elementary)4454
 10%
   5th Grade Reading (Princeton Independent School District (Isd))5158
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lacy Elementary)4252
 10%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Princeton Independent School District (Isd))5752
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Lacy Elementary)5928
 31%
   5th Grade Science (Princeton Independent School District (Isd))5633
 23%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students701670
 4.4%
African American77150
 94.8%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian1034
 240%
Hispanic344223
 35.2%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White239236
 1.3%
Two or More Races2724
 11.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients62.5%59.1%
 3.4%


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Students at Lacy Elementary are 35% White, 33% Hispanic, 22% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Lacy Elementary ranks 1941st of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Lacy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clark Middle
High : Princeton High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 670 students attended Lacy Elementary.


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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.

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