Accountability rating (2018-2019)

B

Princeton ISD: A

Total students

1,606

Avg. teacher experience

10.5 years

Princeton ISD: 10 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

95 %

Princeton ISD: 95%

Statewide: 90.3%

Princeton High School is a high school in Princeton, TX, in the Princeton ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 1,606 students. 32.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2018-2019 school year.

In the Class of 2020, 95% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.7% during the 2019-2020 school year.

The average SAT score at Princeton High School was 1023 for 2019-2020 graduates. The average ACT score was 21.2.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,320, which is $5,679 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.5 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 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,606

African American

209 (13%)

Princeton ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

12 (0.7%)

Princeton ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

22 (1.4%)

Princeton ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

793 (49.4%)

Princeton ISD: 46.2%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Princeton ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

528 (32.9%)

Princeton ISD: 34.5%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

41 (2.6%)

Princeton ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

13.0%

American Indian

0.7%

Asian

1.4%

Hispanic

49.4%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

32.9%

Two or more races

2.6%

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

32.4 %

Princeton ISD: 40.4%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

46.3 %

Princeton ISD: 51%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

10.6 %

Princeton ISD: 18.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

32.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

46.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

10.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

9.8 %

Princeton ISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

4.6 %

Princeton ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

10.3 %

Princeton ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

9.8%

Gifted and talented

4.6%

Special education

10.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

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

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

B

Princeton ISD: A

Student achievement (2018-2019)

B

Princeton ISD: B

School progress (2018-2019)

B

Princeton ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

B

Princeton ISD: B

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 2021 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2016-2017 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 %

Princeton ISD: 95%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

94.3 %

Princeton ISD: 94.3%

Statewide: 87%

American Indian

N/A

Princeton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

Asian

Masked

Princeton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

94 %

Princeton ISD: 94%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Princeton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 89.2%

White

96.4 %

Princeton ISD: 96.4%

Statewide: 94%

Two or more races

90 %

Princeton ISD: 90%

Statewide: 91.1%

African American

94.3%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

94.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

96.4%

Two or more races

90.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2019-2020 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

0.7 %

Princeton ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.6%

American Indian

0 %

Princeton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

African American

1.1 %

Princeton ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 2.5%

Asian

0 %

Princeton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Hispanic

0.4 %

Princeton ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Princeton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.5%

White

0.7 %

Princeton ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.9%

Two or more races

2.5 %

Princeton ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 1.5%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

9.8 %

Princeton ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

10 %

Princeton ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

8.3 %

Princeton ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

8.3 %

Princeton ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

9.1 %

Princeton ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Princeton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 7.2%

White

11 %

Princeton ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

12.8 %

Princeton ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 6.7%

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 2019-2020 school year.

All students

10.8 %

Princeton ISD: 10.8%

Statewide: 22%

African American

2.5 %

Princeton ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 13.3%

American Indian

Masked

Princeton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.2%

Asian

77.8 %

Princeton ISD: 77.8%

Statewide: 59.1%

Hispanic

5.5 %

Princeton ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 18.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Princeton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

17.8 %

Princeton ISD: 17.8%

Statewide: 25.4%

Two or more races

6.7 %

Princeton ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 25.8%

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 2019-2020 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

42.5 %

Princeton ISD: 42.5%

Statewide: 59%

African American

Masked

Princeton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 40.4%

American Indian

N/A

Princeton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 57.6%

Asian

57.1 %

Princeton ISD: 57.1%

Statewide: 81.2%

Hispanic

41.2 %

Princeton ISD: 41.2%

Statewide: 47.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Princeton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 58.9%

White

43.5 %

Princeton ISD: 43.5%

Statewide: 69%

Two or more races

Masked

Princeton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 69.1%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2019-2020, 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

1023

Princeton ISD: 1023

Statewide: 1019

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2019-2020. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

21.2

Princeton ISD: 21.2

Statewide: 20.2

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 2019-2020.

Reading

78.9 %

Princeton ISD: 78.9%

Statewide: 59.7%

Math

67.2 %

Princeton ISD: 67.2%

Statewide: 47.9%

Reading + Math

60.5 %

Princeton ISD: 60.5%

Statewide: 43.2%

Reading

78.9%

Math

67.2%

Reading + Math

60.5%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

99.6

African American

8.9 (8.9%)

Princeton ISD: 5%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

1 (1%)

Princeton ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Princeton ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

10.3 (10.4%)

Princeton ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

1 (1%)

Princeton ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

77.4 (77.7%)

Princeton ISD: 81%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

1 (1%)

Princeton ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

7.7 (7.7%)

Princeton ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

63.9 (64.2%)

Princeton ISD: 73.9%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

28 (28.1%)

Princeton ISD: 23.3%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Princeton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

16.1

Princeton ISD: 15.2

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 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

10.5 years

Princeton ISD: 10 years

Statewide: 11.2 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

$63,320

Princeton ISD: $59,330

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$56,716

Princeton ISD: $53,508

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$57,355

Princeton ISD: $54,090

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$61,521

Princeton ISD: $57,777

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$66,794

Princeton ISD: $63,531

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$73,301

Princeton ISD: $68,054

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$77,678

Princeton ISD: $70,394

Statewide: $69,974

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