Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Princeton ISD: A

Total students

1,349

Avg. teacher experience

9.5 years

Princeton ISD: 9.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

95.6 %

Princeton ISD: 95.6%

Statewide: 90%

Princeton High School is a high school in Princeton, TX, in the Princeton ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,349 students. 45.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 95.6% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.8% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Princeton High School was 1043 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.6.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,511, which is $3,624 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.princetonisd.net

Address

1000 E Princeton Dr
Princeton, TX 75407-1002

Office phone number

(469) 952-5400

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Princeton High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,349

African American

209 (15.5%)

Princeton ISD: 15.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

9 (0.7%)

Princeton ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

22 (1.6%)

Princeton ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

664 (49.2%)

Princeton ISD: 45.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

4 (0.3%)

Princeton ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

405 (30%)

Princeton ISD: 31.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

36 (2.7%)

Princeton ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

15.5%

American Indian

0.7%

Asian

1.6%

Hispanic

49.2%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

30.0%

Two or more races

2.7%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

45.4 %

Princeton ISD: 44%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

47.2 %

Princeton ISD: 50.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.8 %

Princeton ISD: 19.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

45.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

47.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

11.1 %

Princeton ISD: 18.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.4 %

Princeton ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.2 %

Princeton ISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.1%

Gifted and talented

4.4%

Special education

11.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Princeton ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Princeton ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Princeton ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Princeton ISD: A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

95.6 %

Princeton ISD: 95.6%

Statewide: 90%

African American

95.5 %

Princeton ISD: 95.5%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Princeton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Princeton ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

94.9 %

Princeton ISD: 94.9%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Princeton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

96 %

Princeton ISD: 96%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Princeton ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

95.5%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

94.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

96.0%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.8 %

Princeton ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0.4 %

Princeton ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Princeton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Princeton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.8 %

Princeton ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Princeton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.9 %

Princeton ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

2.2 %

Princeton ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

23.3 %

Princeton ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

21.4 %

Princeton ISD: 13.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

23.1 %

Princeton ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

3.8 %

Princeton ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

27.4 %

Princeton ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Princeton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

18.7 %

Princeton ISD: 9.8%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

26.1 %

Princeton ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

16.1 %

Princeton ISD: 16.1%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

14.3 %

Princeton ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

12.5 %

Princeton ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

54.5 %

Princeton ISD: 54.5%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

10.8 %

Princeton ISD: 10.8%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Princeton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

22 %

Princeton ISD: 22%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

22.2 %

Princeton ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

30.8 %

Princeton ISD: 30.8%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

8.3 %

Princeton ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Princeton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

50 %

Princeton ISD: 50%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

25.6 %

Princeton ISD: 25.6%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Princeton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

36.2 %

Princeton ISD: 36.2%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Princeton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1043

Princeton ISD: 1043

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

20.6

Princeton ISD: 20.6

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

80.9 %

Princeton ISD: 80.9%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

74.8 %

Princeton ISD: 74.8%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

68.1 %

Princeton ISD: 68.1%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

80.9%

Math

74.8%

Reading + Math

68.1%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

86.1

African American

7.6 (8.9%)

Princeton ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Princeton ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0.8 (0.9%)

Princeton ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

6.9 (8%)

Princeton ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0.7 (0.8%)

Princeton ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

69.4 (80.6%)

Princeton ISD: 79.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0.8 (0.9%)

Princeton ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

11.7 (13.6%)

Princeton ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

52.3 (60.7%)

Princeton ISD: 75.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

22.1 (25.7%)

Princeton ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Princeton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

15.7

Princeton ISD: 15.8

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

9.5 years

Princeton ISD: 9.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$62,511

Princeton ISD: $58,939

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$54,328

Princeton ISD: $51,283

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,985

Princeton ISD: $54,647

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,268

Princeton ISD: $56,991

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$67,672

Princeton ISD: $63,788

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$71,955

Princeton ISD: $67,660

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Princeton ISD: $73,294

Statewide: $71,111

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