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Princeton High School

Q: Is Princeton High School a good school?

Princeton High School ranks 343 rd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 60% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Princeton High School is a public high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving 1,691 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Princeton City School District, which is ranked 499 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Princeton High School has seen fluctuating statewide rankings over the past 10 years, ranging from 343 to 625 out of Ohio high schools. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also varied, starting at 1 star in 2014-2015 and gradually improving to 3 stars in recent years. While the school performs well in certain student subgroups, such as African American and Multi-racial students, it struggles with the performance of male and disabled students. Princeton High School has seen steady improvement in its four-year graduation rates, reaching 96.2% and 98.1% in the most recent school year, but its chronic absenteeism rate remains a concern, ranging from 23.6% to 28.1% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Princeton High School generally outperforms the Princeton Innovation Center, but its performance is mixed when compared to other schools in the area, such as Finneytown Secondary Campus, Sycamore High School, and Wyoming High School. The school's per-student spending of $11,029 in 2018-2019 is slightly higher than the state average but lower than some of the top-performing nearby schools.

1,619

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,148

Per pupil spending ?

68%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Viking Way
Cincinnati, OH 45246

(513) 864-1503

District: Princeton City

Feeder schools for Princeton High School:

Elementary:	Evendale Elementary School
	Glendale Elementary School
	Heritage Hill Elementary School
	Lincoln Heights Elementary School
	More...
	Sharonville Elementary School
	Springdale Elementary School
	Stewart Elementary School
	Woodlawn Elementary School
Middle:	Princeton Community Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.8%

Hispanic:

33.3%

White:

17.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (68% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓98% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg63%

Ohio avg62%

343^rd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Princeton City

499^th of 828Princeton City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	343 of 855	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	408 of 864	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	408 of 867	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	450 of 836	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	571 of 819	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	579 of 836	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	625 of 800	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.7	580 of 773	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.3	566 of 784	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.5	551 of 778	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.9	516 of 769	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.1	525 of 767	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.1	520 of 832	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.2	481 of 818	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.6	439 of 819	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.8	454 of 791	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.1	475 of 767	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.9	437 of 756	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.1	455 of 696	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.9	513 of 689	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	51.3	367 of 681	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	38 of 328	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	51 of 318	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	48 of 323	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	51 of 306	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	48.6	123 of 284	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	116 of 303	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	116 of 279	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	45 of 77	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	46 of 78	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	62 of 86	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	61 of 87	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.7	74 of 84	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	56 of 76	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	68 of 87	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	36.2	353 of 606	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	463 of 596	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	499 of 628	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	451 of 550	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	32 of 128	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	50.7	44 of 111	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	48 of 107	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	60 of 111	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	62 of 119	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	63 of 112	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	73 of 100	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	309 of 809	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	365 of 798	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	380 of 813	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	430 of 794	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	552 of 775	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	585 of 781	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	590 of 751	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	19.9	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	66.4	107 of 308	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	74 of 312	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.2	164 of 349	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	170 of 272	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	394 of 538	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	102 of 270	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	116 of 273	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	129 of 270	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	140 of 260	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	154 of 239	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	147 of 207	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.9	155 of 184	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	247 of 815	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	313 of 822	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	320 of 805	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	347 of 773	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.9	612 of 763	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	571 of 779	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	593 of 758	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	363 of 817	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	438 of 816	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	439 of 819	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	475 of 808	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	616 of 778	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	566 of 792	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	596 of 763	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	43 of 254	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	66 of 242	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	51 of 239	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	51 of 222	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	45.1	127 of 211	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	126 of 208	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.2	62 of 201	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	189 of 617	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	236 of 598	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	248 of 614	59.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	70 of 748	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	96 of 754	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	126 of 756	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	192 of 749	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	256 of 727	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	401 of 739	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	363 of 718	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)91st percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)83rd percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)65th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile-18 vs school

Foster Care (2018)16th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History84%+13 vs state

American Government79%+6 vs state

Biology71%+6 vs state

Algebra I68%+9 vs state

English II61%~ state avg

Geometry45%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

This school has a diverse population in terms of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status which enables the students to make friends with persons different than them ( and learn we are much the same). The teachers are dedicated to the success of every student. The school is large enough to have a variety of sports, music and educational offerings. Staff are very accessible to parents and a team atmosphere is pervasive. This school was rated "Excellent"last year so your information seems to be outdated. We have had three children at this school as far, with one currently attending and one in elementary school. I have a Masters degree and feel my children are well prepared for college and life from attending this fine high school. The building is not new, but that is not what makes a school, is it now. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Princeton High School	Public	9-12	100 Viking Way	Cincinnati	45246	Hamilton County	Princeton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 864-1503	1,619	95	17.0	68.0%	275 (17.0%)	645 (39.8%)	539 (33.3%)	44 (2.7%)	2 (0.1%)	17 (1.1%)	97 (6.0%)	58.8	343^rd of 855 public high schools	59.9%		54.4	408^th of 864 public high schools	52.8%	65		79.1	83.8					71.2	61.1	44.7	68.1	$14,148
Instructional Resource Center	Public	5-12	100 Scarlet Oaks Dr	Cincinnati	45241	Hamilton County	Great Oaks Career Campuses	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 771-8840	26	97	.2		17 (65.4%)	5 (19.2%)	2 (7.7%)	2 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Scarlet Oaks Cdc	Public	11-12	300 Scarlet Oaks Dr	Cincinnati	45241	Hamilton County	Great Oaks Career Campuses	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 771-8810	1,023	65	15.7	54.0%	473 (46.2%)	303 (29.6%)	165 (16.1%)	18 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (6.0%)								(n/a)
Princeton Innovation Center	Public	8-12	3900 Cottingham Dr	Cincinnati	45241	Hamilton County	Princeton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 864-2501	260	10	26.0		20 (7.7%)	77 (29.6%)	143 (55.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.2%)	1.6	852^nd of 855 public high schools	0.4%		2.8	851^st of 864 public high schools	1.5%	1		9.6	7.4					14.3	3.3	0.0	0.0	$11,118
Wyoming High School	Public	9-12	106 Pendery Ave	Wyoming	45215	Hamilton County	Wyoming City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 206-7050	581	41	14.1	11.5%	421 (72.5%)	75 (12.9%)	21 (3.6%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.0%)	82.7	51^st of 855 public high schools	94.0%		78.3	96^th of 864 public high schools	88.9%	45			93.8					88.8	87.1	73.1	83.9	$17,840
Lockland Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	249 W Forrer St	Lockland	45215	Hamilton County	Lockland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 563-5000	212	14	15.2		41 (19.3%)	110 (51.9%)	39 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.4%)	17.5	682^nd of 855 public high schools	20.2%		8.8	751^st of 864 public high schools	13.1%	69	12.0	62.5	44.7	19.0	20.0	18.2	11.5	40.0	37.2	19.4	29.0	$17,040
Lakota West High School	Public	9-12	8940 Union Centre Blvd	West Chester	45069	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 874-5699	2,968	106	28.1	30.6%	1,594 (53.7%)	471 (15.9%)	399 (13.4%)	344 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	155 (5.2%)	71.2	179^th of 855 public high schools	79.1%		69.5	203^rd of 864 public high schools	76.5%	24		84.0	86.3					81.4	76.8	60.3	69.5	$10,290
Reading Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	810 E Columbia Ave	Reading	45215	Hamilton County	Reading Community City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 733-4422	654	44	14.9	50.9%	477 (72.9%)	82 (12.5%)	42 (6.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.3%)	55.6	392^nd of 855 public high schools	54.2%		52.3	438^th of 864 public high schools	49.3%	46	51.3	78.7	77.0	55.9	38.4	57.5	46.7	67.4	66.4	28.7	75.9	$13,002
Winton Woods High School	Public	9-12	1231 W Kemper Rd	Cincinnati	45240	Hamilton County	Winton Woods City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 619-2420	1,272	73	17.4		86 (6.8%)	727 (57.2%)	328 (25.8%)	32 (2.5%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	91 (7.2%)	13.9	712^th of 855 public high schools	16.7%		17.3	680^th of 864 public high schools	21.3%	32		49.1	44.4					39.5	40.8	17.2	22.3	$11,938
Finneytown Secondary Campus - Middle and High School	Public	7-12	8916 Fontainebleau Ter	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Finneytown Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 931-0712	501	33	15.0		140 (27.9%)	244 (48.7%)	37 (7.4%)	32 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.4%)	40.5	559^th of 855 public high schools	34.6%		34.7	592^nd of 864 public high schools	31.5%	33	56.9	69.4	74.2	10.8	46.5	42.7	47.2	54.5	64.0	26.8	43.5	$14,154

Frequently Asked Questions about Princeton High School

Is Princeton High School a good school?

Princeton High School ranks 343^rd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Princeton High School?

Students at Princeton High School are 40% African American, 33% Hispanic, 17% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Princeton High School in?

Princeton City

How many students attend Princeton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,619 students attended Princeton High School.

What schools feed into Princeton High School?

Princeton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Evendale Elementary School
Elementary : Glendale Elementary School
Elementary : Heritage Hill Elementary School
Elementary : Lincoln Heights Elementary School
Elementary : Sharonville Elementary School
Elementary : Springdale Elementary School
Elementary : Stewart Elementary School
Elementary : Woodlawn Elementary School
Middle : Princeton Community Middle School

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