Summary:
ZIP code 45246 contains just one middle school, Princeton Community Middle School, which serves grades 6–8 in the Princeton City district with an enrollment of 1,332 students, so families here have a single, relatively large middle school option rather than a choice among several campuses. About 66.44% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, and the student-teacher ratio was 17.7:1. The school holds a 2-star rating and ranked 592nd of 1,046 schools in 2025–26, the 43rd percentile — modestly ahead of its district, which sits at 532nd of 773, or the 31st percentile.
The clearest strength is advanced math. Algebra I End-of-Course proficiency was 100% in both 2024–25 and 2025–26, well above the district (71% in 2025–26) and the state (61.6%). That exam is typically taken only by students who have reached that course, so it reflects a select group rather than all 8th graders. Eighth grade Mathematics also improved substantially, reaching 62.8% proficiency in 2025–26 — a 16.0-point gain — which is now above both the district (61.4%) and the state (52.0%). Eighth grade English Language Arts rose from 41.8% to 50.4%, an 8.6-point gain, edging slightly above the district (49.2%) but still under the state (58.3%).
Results are uneven elsewhere. Seventh grade Mathematics fell sharply from 48.2% to 36.5%, an 11.7-point decline that leaves it 12.1 points below the state, while 6th grade Math (47.8%) improved but remains under the state's 56.2%. All three ELA grades trail state proficiency. Chronic absenteeism is 27.2%, compared with 23.5% in the district — a meaningful headwind. The school's rank climbed from the 38th percentile in 2023–24 to the 43rd in 2024–25 and held there in 2025–26, so progress has stabilized rather than continued. Overall, this is a mixed performer with genuine pockets of excellence in advanced math.
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