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What's something Princeton Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
740
Middle
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273003001272
Princeton Middle School
1100 4TH AVE N, PRINCETON, MN 55371 · (763) 389-6704 · Mille Lacs County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL740 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
220 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 48%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
37.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
740
-2 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 20.2:1
% White
91%
was 94%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Princeton Middle School
Princeton Middle School is one of the medium-sized 6-8 campuss in PRINCETON, Minnesota, operated by PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 740 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 495 students per school, that is 49% above typical.
Within PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 12 schools and 3,291 students, Princeton Middle School is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Princeton Middle School logs that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder consists of 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, Princeton Middle School reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Mille Lacs County (around 44%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, Princeton Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.1%, the actual is 40.4%, a residual of -8.7 points.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Mille Lacs County) logs that median household income runs about $72,729, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Mille Lacs County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,100 students), of which Princeton Middle School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Princeton Intermediate School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Princeton Middle School operates from a town-center location.
Looking at the recent track record. Princeton Middle School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 742 (now 740). Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Princeton Middle School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. 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 Intermediate SchoolElementary · 675 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 Intermediate SchoolElementary · 675 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 Intermediate School0.4 mi · 675
- Princeton Primary School0.4 mi · 639
- Early Childhood Special Education1.0 mi · 100
- Onward Transition Program1.0 mi · 11
- Princeton Area Learning Center1.4 mi · 24
- Credit Recovery1.4 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About Princeton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Princeton Middle School?
Princeton Middle School enrolls approximately 740 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Princeton Middle School serve?
Princeton Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Princeton Middle School have?
Princeton Middle School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Princeton Middle School?
Student demographics at Princeton Middle School are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Princeton Middle School in?
Princeton Middle School is part of PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.