GREEN EL

Set in PRINCETON, Texas, GREEN EL is a reasonably sized elementary-level community, overseen by PRINCETON ISD. It teaches 489 students across grades pre-K through 5.

PRINCETON ISD comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 9,956 students; GREEN EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GREEN EL logs that the largest single group is Black at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 21% White, 17% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, GREEN EL has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 53% of students at GREEN EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Collin County's rate of about 30%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GREEN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.5%.

Around the school, Collin County reports that median household income runs about $121,600, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Collin County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), of which GREEN EL is one.

The closest other public school is SMITH EL, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GREEN EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GREEN EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.