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What's the one class at PRINCETON H S every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,262
High
DISTRICT 1,325 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCETON ISD·NCES 483585004059
Princeton Sr High School
1000 E PRINCETON DR, PRINCETON, TX 75407 · (469) 952-5400 · Collin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,262 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Texas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
783 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 3 | 0% |
| Grade 10 | 10 | 1% |
| Grade 11 | 635 | 50% |
| Grade 12 | 614 | 49% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
11.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0.0% | 11.0% | 24.0% | 65.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 39.0% | 37.0% | 20.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 11.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 10.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 6.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 3.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 48.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
Schools most like Princeton Sr High School
Princeton Sr High School's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Sr High School this school | 1,262 | 62.0% | 38.8% |
| Lovelady High School PRINCETON | 1,388 | 65.4% | 53.0% |
| Poteet High School MESQUITE | 1,523 | 64.3% | 48.3% |
| Pine Tree High School LONGVIEW | 1,257 | 58.6% | 51.9% |
| West Fork High School KINGWOOD | 1,279 | 60.4% | 56.1% |
| Ryan High School DENTON | 2,051 | 57.9% | 47.3% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #1,163 of 1,385 | #31 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #732 of 1,425 ▼ 459 | #29 of 38 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #1,423 of 1,425 no change | #38 of 38 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #637 of 1,184 | #28 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,262 | #510 of 2,107 | #30 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,057 of 1,344 | #31 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #158 of 1,346 | #26 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #754 of 1,522 | #2 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #433 of 672 | #14 of 16 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,262
-345 (-21%) vs 2020
+226% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 1,262 | 74.7 | 16.9:1 | 62% (783) |
| 2023-24 | 1,741 | 103.3 | 16.9:1 | 56% (970) |
| 2022-23 | 1,521 | 93.3 | 16.3:1 | 57% (865) |
| 2020-21 | 1,607 | 99 | 16.2:1 | 46% (743) |
| 2017-18 | 1,174 | 76.7 | 15.3:1 | 52% (612) |
| 2015-16 | 1,058 | 70 | 15.1:1 | 43% (455) |
| 2010-11 | 852 | 54 | 15.8:1 | 48% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 573 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 23% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 2 | 193.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Princeton Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (1,174 to 1,262); teachers down 3% (76.7 to 74.7).
About Princeton Sr High School
The public high school Princeton Sr High School is located in PRINCETON, Texas. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,262 students. The average among high schools in Texas is roughly 796 students; this school is 59% above that.
Princeton Sr High School is one of 14 schools in PRINCETON ISD, which enrolls 9,956 students in total.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Princeton Sr High School, 46% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 23% White, 22% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Collin County's population at about 16%. Princeton Sr High School has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 74.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Princeton Sr High School and a ratio of 16.9:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 62% of students. The rate at public schools in Collin County averages 30%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Princeton Sr High School is D. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 11% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 47.2%. Princeton Sr High School scores 38.8%.
Princeton Sr High School is located in Collin County, where median household income is about $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 338 public schools in Collin County, with a combined enrollment of about 227,575.
Nearest public school: Lovelady High School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Princeton Sr High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 47.3% on proficiency, and Princeton Sr High School is below that at 38.8%.
Under the NCES locale system, Princeton Sr High School is Town: Fringe.
Princeton Sr High School had 1,607 students in 2020-21 and 1,262 in 2024-25, a 21% decrease.
Discussions about Princeton Sr High School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 High SchoolHigh · 1,388 students
- Southard Middle SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Mattei Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Lowe Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
- Mayfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolElementary · 642 students
Other schools in PRINCETON
- Lovelady High SchoolHigh · 1,388 students
- Southard Middle SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Mattei Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Lowe Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
- Mayfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolElementary · 642 students
Other Princeton Senior High schools
One other US public school is named Princeton Senior High. Princeton Sr High School is the largest of the 2.
- Princeton Senior High SchoolPrinceton, WV · 925 students
Nearby schools
- Lovelady High School0.3 mi · 1,388
- Clark Middle School0.3 mi · 479
- Canup Early Childhood0.5 mi · 421
- Godwin Elementary School0.8 mi · 469
- Lacy Elementary School1.0 mi · 595
- Southard Middle School1.6 mi · 929
Frequently asked questions
About Princeton Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Princeton Sr High School?
Princeton Sr High School enrolls approximately 1,262 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Princeton Sr High School serve?
Princeton Sr High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Princeton Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Princeton Sr High School is approximately 16.9:1 (75 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Princeton Sr High School?
Student demographics at Princeton Sr High School are roughly 23% White, 46% Hispanic, 22% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Princeton Sr High School public or private?
Princeton Sr High School 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.