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What's the one class at Princeton Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
770
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370237003117
Princeton Elementary
650 Holt's Pond Rd, Princeton, NC 27569 · (919) 936-0755 · Johnston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL770 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
767 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 135 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 141 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
56.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Elementary
Princeton Elementary's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Elementary this school | 770 | 99.6% | 64.0% |
| Meadow School Benson | 646 | 98.3% | 65.1% |
| Beulaville Elementary Beulaville | 877 | 99.5% | 39.8% |
| Millers Creek Elementary School Millers Creek | 699 | 99.6% | 63.5% |
| Estes Elementary Asheville | 754 | 99.5% | 56.1% |
| Dixon Road Elementary Willow Spring | 644 | 99.5% | 67.0% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Johnston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #377 of 1,297 | #10 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #392 of 1,296 | #10 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #431 of 1,300 | #13 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 770 | #111 of 1,485 | #9 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #883 of 1,377 | #11 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #830 of 1,379 | #23 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #40 of 1,414 | #5 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #281 of 369 | #6 of 9 |
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
770
+50 (+7%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 826
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 770 | 49.8 | 15.5:1 | 100% (767) |
| 2023-24 | 787 | 53.5 | 14.7:1 | 100% (784) |
| 2022-23 | 713 | 49.5 | 14.4:1 | 60% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 720 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 44% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 740 | 49 | 15.1:1 | 49% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 750 | 52 | 14.4:1 | 56% (417) |
| 2010-11 | 826 | 57 | 14.5:1 | 57% (473) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Princeton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (740 to 770); teachers up 2% (49 to 49.8).
About Princeton Elementary
Princeton Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Princeton, North Carolina. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 770 students. The average among elementary schools in North Carolina is roughly 467 students; this school is 65% bigger than that.
Within Johnston County Public Schools, Princeton Elementary is one of 48 schools. The district enrolls 37,320 students.
At 60%, White students outnumber all other groups at Princeton Elementary combined. It is also 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. That is close to the 64% White share among all Johnston County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Princeton Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.5:1, with 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Elementary schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 14.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%.
The allk12 Grade for Princeton Elementary is A-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Princeton Elementary is 15.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 64.0%. Predicted: 48.4%.
Johnston County census figures show that median household income is about $83,384, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Princeton Elementary is among the 52 public schools in Johnston County.
Nearest public school: Princeton High, about 1.1 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Princeton Elementary places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 720 in 2020-21 and 770 in 2024-25, a rise of 50 students.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Johnston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,263
Census ACS
Median income
$83,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
41,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnston County Public Schools
- Corinth Holders HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Clayton HighHigh · 1,929 students
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,889 students
- West Johnston HighHigh · 1,563 students
- Smithfield-Selma HighHigh · 1,548 students
- South Johnston HighHigh · 1,355 students
Other Princeton Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Princeton Elementary. Princeton Elementary is the largest of the 8.
- Princeton Elementary SchoolLithonia, GA · 751 students
- Princeton Elementary SchoolSAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI · 652 students
- Princeton Elementary SchoolPrinceton, LA · 491 students
- PRINCETON ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 444 students
- Princeton ElementarySuitland, MD · 269 students
Nearby schools
- Princeton High1.1 mi · 988
- Pine Level Elementary5.2 mi · 341
- Rosewood Elementary5.8 mi · 650
- Micro Elementary6.6 mi · 404
- Rosewood High6.7 mi · 460
- Rosewood Middle6.9 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About Princeton ElementaryHow many students attend Princeton Elementary?
Princeton Elementary enrolls approximately 770 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Princeton Elementary serve?
Princeton Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Princeton Elementary?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Princeton Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Princeton Elementary?
At Princeton Elementary, the student body is approximately 60% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Princeton Elementary?
Princeton Elementary is overseen by Johnston County Public Schools in Johnston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.