Total enrollment
9,956
+4,138 (+71%) vs SY 2020-21
18 schools in PRINCETON ISD
Texas · 9,956 students · 1 city
PRINCETON ISD's public-school footprint covers 18 schools with combined enrollment of about 9,956 students, averaging 553 per school.
4-year change in PRINCETON ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
+5 (+56%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How PRINCETON ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #361 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,956 | #128 of 760 | #920 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #130 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #641 of 758 | #6,437 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 63.1% | #350 of 750 | #2,524 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #31 of 557 | #245 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside PRINCETON ISD
State test results across the district's 13 scored schools run from Southard Middle School at 56.2% proficient to James Elementary School at 31.3%, a gap of 24.9 points. That is the 169th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 4,039 to 4,070 students (up 1%) and from 268 to 260 full-time teachers (down 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOVELADY H S | Princeton | High | 09-10 | 1,388 |
| PRINCETON SR H S | Princeton | High | 09-12 | 1,262 |
| SOUTHARD MIDDLE | Princeton | Middle | 06-08 | 929 |
| MATTEI MIDDLE | Princeton | Middle | 06-08 | 839 |
| LOWE EL | Princeton | Elementary | PK-05 | 675 |
| MAYFIELD EL | Princeton | Elementary | PK-05 | 668 |
| HARPER EL | Princeton | Elementary | KG-05 | 642 |
| SMITH EL | Princeton | Elementary | PK-05 | 623 |
| LACY EL | Princeton | Elementary | PK-05 | 595 |
| GREEN EL | Princeton | Elementary | PK-05 | 489 |
| CLARK MIDDLE | Princeton | Middle | 06-08 | 479 |
| JAMES EL | Princeton | Elementary | PK-05 | 477 |
| GODWIN EL | Princeton | Elementary | PK-05 | 469 |
| CANUP EARLY CHILDHOOD | Princeton | Elementary | PK-PK | 421 |
| HUDDLESTON SPECIAL PROGRAMS CENTER | Princeton | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
| COLLIN CO J J A E P | Princeton | Elementary | M-M | · |
| PERKINS EARLY CHILDHOOD | Princeton | Elementary | M-M | · |
| PRINCETON DAEP | Princeton | Elementary | M-M | · |
About PRINCETON ISD
As a sparse district in Texas, PRINCETON ISD enrolls 9,956 students across 18 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, PRINCETON ISD is made up of 12 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment rose 71%: 5,818 students in SY 2020-21 versus 9,956 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 9 to 14 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for PRINCETON ISD discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.