Summary:
ZIP code 45246 is home to five public schools — three elementary schools (Springdale, Heritage Hill, and Glendale), one middle school (grades 6–8), and one high school (grades 9–12) — all part of the Princeton City district, serving 4,158 students combined. The district overall ranks in the 31st percentile of Ohio districts with 2 stars, but that single ranking masks wide differences between individual schools.
The strongest standouts are Springdale Elementary School and Princeton High School. Springdale is the top-ranked elementary here — 55th percentile, 3 stars — and beats the state in most 2025–2026 tests, including 5th grade science (69.0% vs. 62.7%), 4th grade math (85.7% vs. 67.3%), and 5th grade math (77.6% vs. 59.1%), though its rank has slipped from 4 stars/76th percentile in 2023–2024. Princeton High has a 97.8% graduation rate versus the district's 93.4% and beats the state in five of six End-of-Course subjects; only English II falls short (56.7% vs. 62.7%). Princeton Community Middle School sits mid-pack at 43rd percentile, with 8th grade math above state and an eye-catching 100% Algebra I proficiency in both years — likely reflecting a smaller advanced group of students.
Two elementary schools rank lowest: Glendale Elementary School (28th percentile, 1 star) and Heritage Hill Elementary School (30th percentile, 1 star). Glendale has the lowest chronic absenteeism (10.9%) and the highest per-student spending ($12,994) yet some of the weakest proficiency scores. Heritage Hill has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (84.43%) and mostly below-state scores, alongside the smallest classes (13.7 students per teacher). Absenteeism is a bigger concern at the secondary level: 27.4% at the high school and 27.2% at the middle school, versus 23.5% district-wide.
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