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What's the biggest difference between Princeton Intermediate School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
675
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273003001271
Princeton Intermediate School
1202 N 7TH AVE, PRINCETON, MN 55371 · (763) 389-6801 · Mille Lacs County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL675 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
261 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 230 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 242 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 203 | 30% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
49.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
55.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Princeton Intermediate School
Princeton Intermediate School's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Intermediate School this school | 675 | 38.7% | 46.8% |
| Princeton Primary School PRINCETON | 639 | 36.9% | N/A |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY NEW ULM | 643 | 37.6% | 49.6% |
| Bay View Elementary DULUTH | 529 | 40.6% | 52.9% |
| EAGLE VIEW ELEMENTARY BREEZY POINT | 557 | 36.6% | 63.8% |
| Mississippi Heights Elementary SAUK RAPIDS | 808 | 35.8% | 43.8% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Princeton Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Mille Lacs County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #400 of 844 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #352 of 844 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #410 of 844 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 675 | #99 of 1,130 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #576 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #647 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.7% | #532 of 942 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #283 of 499 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
675
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 675 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 39% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 45.2 | 15.2:1 | 38% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 746 | 46.5 | 16.1:1 | 41% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 693 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 24% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 765 | 43.8 | 17.5:1 | 34% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 744 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 33% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 800 | 43 | 18.6:1 | 34% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 703 | 38 | 18.5:1 | 24% (169) |
| 1990-91 | 715 | 35 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Princeton Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (765 to 675); teachers up 1% (43.8 to 44).
About Princeton Intermediate School
Princeton Intermediate School is a large elementary school serving families in PRINCETON, Minnesota. Its enrollment is 675 students, spread over grades 3 through 5. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota enroll around 344, and this school is 96% bigger than that mark.
PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs Princeton Intermediate School along with 11 other schools, enrolling 3,291 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Princeton Intermediate School, about 87 are White. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Mille Lacs County at about 89% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Princeton Intermediate School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 44 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.3:1. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 1.6 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 39%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.3% for Princeton Intermediate School. The school posts 46.8%, 2.5 points above the prediction.
In the surrounding county, Mille Lacs County, median household income comes to about $72,729, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 27, with about 6,100 students.
Princeton Primary School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's student count fell 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Princeton Intermediate School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Mille Lacs County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,125
Census ACS
Median income
$72,729
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
6,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Princeton High SchoolHigh · 940 students
- Princeton Middle SchoolMiddle · 740 students
- Princeton Primary SchoolElementary · 639 students
- Early Childhood Special EducationElementary · 100 students
- Princeton Online MNHigh · 63 students
- Princeton Online MN K-5Elementary · 53 students
Other schools in PRINCETON
- Princeton High SchoolHigh · 940 students
- Princeton Middle SchoolMiddle · 740 students
- Princeton Primary SchoolElementary · 639 students
- Early Childhood Special EducationElementary · 100 students
- Princeton Online MNHigh · 63 students
- Princeton Online MN K-5Elementary · 53 students
Nearby schools
- Princeton Primary School0.1 mi · 639
- Princeton Middle School0.4 mi · 740
- Onward Transition Program1.0 mi · 11
- Early Childhood Special Education1.0 mi · 100
- Credit Recovery1.2 mi · 19
- Princeton Area Learning Center1.2 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About Princeton Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Princeton Intermediate School?
Princeton Intermediate School enrolls approximately 675 students in grades 03-05.
Is Princeton Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Princeton Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Princeton Intermediate School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Princeton Intermediate School.
How diverse is Princeton Intermediate School?
Princeton Intermediate School reports a student body of 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Princeton Intermediate School public or private?
Princeton Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.