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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
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Minnesota public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public middle schools
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
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 241 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 262 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 237 | 32% |
Student demographics
17%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
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 →
Schools most like Princeton Middle School
Princeton Middle School's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Middle School this school | 740 | 29.7% | 40.4% |
| FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY FOLEY | 781 | 28.6% | 49.2% |
| DASSEL-COKATO MIDDLE COKATO | 576 | 30.7% | 57.2% |
| Discovery Middle School ALEXANDRIA | 898 | 28.1% | 48.8% |
| Chisago Lakes Middle LINDSTROM | 742 | 24.9% | 53.5% |
| ROBERT J. ELKINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND RAPIDS | 764 | 34.2% | 43.8% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #124 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #136 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #130 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 740 | #91 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #158 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.5% | #195 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #158 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #129 of 129 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
740
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 661
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 740 | 39.4 | 18.8:1 | 30% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 739 | 39.9 | 18.5:1 | 35% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 732 | 39.5 | 18.5:1 | 38% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 745 | 39 | 19.1:1 | 27% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 742 | 36.7 | 20.2:1 | 30% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 708 | 37 | 19.1:1 | 31% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 818 | 42 | 19.5:1 | 34% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 774 | 37 | 20.9:1 | 21% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 661 | 36 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Princeton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (742 to 740); teachers up 7% (36.7 to 39.4).
About Princeton Middle School
Princeton Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in PRINCETON, Minnesota. The school counted 740 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 49% larger than the average of about 495 students for middle schools in Minnesota.
PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 3,291 students in 12 schools, including Princeton Middle School.
Of every 100 students at Princeton Middle School, about 91 are White. It is also 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put Mille Lacs County at about 89% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 17, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 18.8:1 is based on 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Minnesota is 17.5:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 30% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Mille Lacs County report 44%.
Princeton Middle School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 41% of Minnesota public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Princeton Middle School is 8.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
Census data for Mille Lacs County show the median household earns about $72,729 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 27 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,100, Princeton Middle School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Princeton Middle School is closest to Princeton Intermediate School, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
For locale, NCES codes Princeton Middle School as Town: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 740, close to the 745 recorded in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Princeton Middle 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 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
Other Princeton Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Princeton Middle. Princeton Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Princeton Middle SchoolPRINCETON, NJ · 794 students
- Princeton Middle SchoolPrinceton, WV · 488 students
Nearby schools
- Princeton Intermediate School0.4 mi · 675
- Princeton Primary School0.4 mi · 639
- Onward Transition Program1.0 mi · 11
- Early Childhood Special Education1.0 mi · 100
- Credit Recovery1.4 mi · 19
- Princeton Area Learning Center1.4 mi · 24
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.