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Princeton Joint Unified

At a glance

1336^thof 1,543 California districts▲ 99

Better than 13% of California districts

Elementary 1 High 2Grades K-12

473 State St.
Princeton, CA 95970·(530) 439-2261·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2016–2025

2025: better than 13.4% of districts

Schools

126

Students

Top rankedPrinceton High1046^th of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Princeton High up 646 spots statewide this year

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Newly ranked this year

Princeton Elementary

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Summary:

The Princeton Joint Unified district is a small, rural district in California with two schools serving about 126 students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Within the district, Princeton High stands out as a school showing strong improvement, with a graduation rate above the state average and better performance in English and Science than the district overall. In contrast, Princeton Elementary has seen declining performance ratings and struggles with proficiency, especially in the upper grades where scores drop significantly. Both schools serve a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

Key challenges across the district include mathematics, where both schools perform below state averages, and chronic absenteeism at the high school level. The notable performance difference between the two schools, despite similar student demographics, suggests that targeted support for elementary students and a continued focus on high school success could help improve outcomes for all students in Princeton Joint Unified.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Princeton Elementary	Public	K-8	428 Norman Rd.	Princeton	95970	Colusa County	Princeton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 439-2501	83	6	14.8	66.3%	23 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (61.4%)	1 (1.2%)	5 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	12.5	5467^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.7%					(n/a)	8.3	9.1		8.7	16.7	9.1		29.8	16.7	9.1		29.8	$23,041	$20,062	$2,979
Princeton High	Public	9-12	473 State St.	Princeton	95970	Colusa County	Princeton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 439-2261	43	5	8.2	67.4%	16 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (51.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	49.8	1046^th of 2162 public high schools	51.6%		20.6	1692^nd of 2159 public high schools	21.6%	646			29.4	29.4			52.9	52.9			17.7	17.7	$50,406	$49,330	$1,076
Princeton Landing High	Public	10-12	473 State St.	Princeton	95970	Colusa County	Princeton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 439-2261	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Willows Unified	12.89 mi	4	1264^th
Maxwell Unified	13.06 mi	3	962^nd
Glenn County Regional Occupational Program	13.07 mi	1
Glenn County Office of Education	13.11 mi	4
Walden Academy District	13.42 mi	1	1418^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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