Summary:
Princeton HSD 500 has one listed school, Princeton High School, serving grades 9–12 with 479 students. In 2025–2026, the school was below the state in all nine reported English, math, and science comparisons; its smallest gap was 3 points in grade 11 math, and its largest was 12 points in grade 10 science. The most important finding is that the academic shortfall appears across every tested subject and grade, not just one area.
There is no meaningful top-to-bottom comparison among schools because Princeton High is the only school listed. Within its results, math is comparatively strongest: its average was 34% proficient, 5 points below the state average of 39%; the average gaps were 9 points below in both English language arts (47% versus 55%) and science (39% versus 48%). Grade 10 science was the largest individual concern, with 36% proficient compared with 48% statewide. Graduation is a positive exception: 94% of students graduated in 2025–2026, 4 points above the state rate. Chronic absenteeism was higher, at 28% compared with 24% statewide.
Results changed unevenly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: math improved relative to the state at all three grades, while English results fell behind in grades 9 and 10 and science fell further behind in grades 9 and 11. Grade 9 English stands out: the school went from 2 points above the state to 10 points below. SchoolDigger’s school ranking history also shows a declining percentile position: 54th percentile and 3 stars in 2023–2024, 48th percentile and 2 stars in 2024–2025, and 37th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–2026. In 2024–2025, the student–teacher ratio was 15.5, and 40% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. With only one school listed, these figures cannot show how Princeton High compares with similar local schools.
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