Princeton Elementary

Set in Princeton, North Carolina, Princeton Elementary is a big elementary school, overseen by Johnston County Public Schools. It serves 770 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 65% bigger than typical.

Within Johnston County Public Schools, which oversees 48 schools and 37,320 students, Princeton Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Princeton Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Johnston County as a whole.

On the resource side, Princeton Elementary reports 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Princeton Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Johnston County) records that the typical household earns roughly $83,384 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Johnston County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,004 students), Princeton Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Princeton High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Princeton Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.9%.

Princeton Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Princeton Elementary has expanded 4%, going from 740 students in 2018 to 770 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 70% to 60% over that span.

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