Princeton Elementary School

Princeton Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary school in Princeton, Louisiana, overseen by Bossier Parish. The school instructs 491 students in grades 4 through 5.

Bossier Parish comprises 34 schools with combined enrollment of 22,233 students; Princeton Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Princeton Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% multiracial. Compared to Bossier Parish overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Princeton Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Princeton Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bossier Parish indicate the typical household earns roughly $69,617 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Princeton Elementary School is one of 34 public schools in Bossier Parish (combined enrollment of about 22,233 students).

Nearest neighbor: Platt Elementary School, around 3.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Princeton Elementary School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.1%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Princeton Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 607 (now 491). The White share of enrollment edged down from 73% to 64% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

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