Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCETON ISD·NCES 483585022952
JAMES EL
8633 COUNTY RD 728, PRINCETON, TX 75407 · (469) 952-5400 · Collin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
387 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2024
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2024
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2024, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Source: STAAR. 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
About JAMES EL
JAMES EL, a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in PRINCETON, Texas, one of the schools within PRINCETON ISD, enrolls 477 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Within PRINCETON ISD, which oversees 14 schools and 9,956 students, JAMES EL is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, JAMES EL logs that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 22% White, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting JAMES EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Collin County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, JAMES EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.3%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Collin County) reports that median household earnings sit near $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JAMES EL is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).
Nearest neighbor: MATTEI MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, JAMES EL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for JAMES EL typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PRINCETON ISD
- LOVELADY H SHigh · 1,388 students
- PRINCETON SR H SHigh · 1,262 students
- SOUTHARD MIDDLEMiddle · 929 students
- MATTEI MIDDLEMiddle · 839 students
- LOWE ELElementary · 675 students
- MAYFIELD ELElementary · 668 students
Other schools in PRINCETON
- LOVELADY H SHigh · 1,388 students
- PRINCETON SR H SHigh · 1,262 students
- SOUTHARD MIDDLEMiddle · 929 students
- MATTEI MIDDLEMiddle · 839 students
- LOWE ELElementary · 675 students
- MAYFIELD ELElementary · 668 students
Nearby schools
- MATTEI MIDDLE0.1 mi · 839
- HARPER EL1.5 mi · 642
- MAYFIELD EL3.0 mi · 668
- LOWE EL3.0 mi · 675
- CANUP EARLY CHILDHOOD3.6 mi · 421
- PRINCETON SR H S3.6 mi · 1,262
Frequently asked questions
About JAMES ELHow large is JAMES EL?
JAMES EL enrolls approximately 477 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does JAMES EL serve?
JAMES EL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does JAMES EL have?
JAMES EL employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at JAMES EL?
Student demographics at JAMES EL are roughly 22% White, 68% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is JAMES EL public or private?
JAMES EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PRINCETON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.