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Lacy Elementary

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Lacy Elementary ranks 2737 th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Lacy Elementary in Princeton, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 595 students within the Princeton Independent School District (Isd), where a significant majority of students (68%) are economically disadvantaged. The school has a unique academic profile: it shows a clear pattern of struggling in the early grades but excelling by 5th grade. For instance, 3rd graders significantly underperformed district and state averages in Reading (33.33%) and Math (27.78%), yet by 5th grade, students surpassed both averages in Reading (57.65%) and Math (51.72%). This "growth trajectory" sets Lacy apart from nearby schools like Harper Elementary, which shows strong performance across all grades, and Godwin Elementary, which has consistently low performance. Lacy is the only school in the district demonstrating this specific pattern of dramatic improvement from 3rd to 5th grade.

Despite this strength, Lacy's overall state ranking has declined sharply in recent years, dropping from a stable 3-star ranking (55th-68th percentile) to the 41st percentile (2 stars) for the 2025-2026 school year. This decline is steeper than that of its closest peer, Smith Elementary, which has maintained a steady 3-star ranking. The school's 3rd-grade Math proficiency (27.78%) was the lowest among all seven Princeton ISD elementary schools, indicating a critical need for intervention in the early grades. However, Lacy has a hidden strength in 5th-grade Science, where scores have consistently been above district and state averages, outperforming nearby schools like Mayfield Elementary and Godwin Elementary.

An equity gap is widening at Lacy: while the overall school rank has dropped, the performance of its Low Socio-Economic Status (SES) students has fallen even more sharply, from the 59th percentile (3 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 45th percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026. This suggests the school is becoming less effective at supporting its most vulnerable students. Notably, Lacy's per-student spending ($9,719) is higher than Harper Elementary ($9,354) but lower than Godwin Elementary ($9,567), indicating that challenges are more likely related to instructional strategies or student support systems than funding. Compared to its nearest neighbor, Godwin Elementary (ranked in the 17th percentile), Lacy has a stronger foundation and more potential for improvement, having demonstrated it can achieve better results in the upper grades.

595

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,212

Per pupil spending ?

68.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

224 E College St
Princeton, TX 75407-1002

(469) 952-5400

District: Princeton Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Lacy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clark Middle
High:	Princeton Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.6%

White:

28.4%

African American:

23.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (44% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

Texas avg50%

2,737^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 39 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Princeton Independent School District (Isd)

524^th of 947Princeton Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	2737 of 4643	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.6	2947 of 4651	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	1958 of 4710	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	2101 of 4647	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	1549 of 4581	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	1475 of 4578	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	2845 of 4479	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	1750 of 4359	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.1	1476 of 4329	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	78.0	846 of 4286	80.3%	★★★★☆
2015	59.6	1811 of 4320	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.7	2064 of 4260	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.2	1267 of 4221	70.0%	★★★★☆
2012	76.4	810 of 4206	80.7%	★★★★☆
2011	67.0	1371 of 4095	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.1	838 of 3937	78.7%	★★★★☆
2009	76.2	711 of 3884	81.7%	★★★★☆
2008	51.9	2101 of 3768	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.2	1468 of 3724	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.8	1280 of 3476	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.7	1336 of 3475	61.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	1425 of 2414	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	1092 of 1905	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.6	578 of 2443	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	667 of 2443	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	362 of 2421	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	669 of 2444	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	975 of 2515	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	746 of 2483	70.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	914 of 1000	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	59.6	475 of 1045	54.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	54.1	1820 of 4461	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	1582 of 4331	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	2802 of 4295	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	3008 of 4240	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1634 of 2918	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	1723 of 3668	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.7	2693 of 3556	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	2221 of 3487	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	1155 of 3446	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.5	2800 of 3333	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	2845 of 3226	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	2871 of 4588	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	2008 of 3744	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.3	1671 of 4658	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	1792 of 4588	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	1428 of 4561	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	1426 of 4499	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.4	3181 of 4348	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.0	2111 of 4306	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	956 of 3080	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.1	1367 of 2619	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	1818 of 2980	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	2478 of 2958	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.7	1697 of 3006	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	2697 of 3184	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.7	1853 of 3106	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	3166 of 4425	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.3	2236 of 3644	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	2634 of 4465	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	2625 of 4401	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.5	1429 of 4376	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	1187 of 4329	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	34.3	3001 of 4188	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.3	2043 of 4168	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	2477 of 4535	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	2417 of 3705	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	1876 of 4594	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	2452 of 4521	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.0	1306 of 4477	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	1223 of 4451	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	37.7	2935 of 4309	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	1918 of 4264	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	2593 of 4597	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	2547 of 3739	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	2342 of 4647	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	2431 of 4585	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	1818 of 4563	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	1576 of 4498	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	2439 of 4357	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	1458 of 4319	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	326 of 975	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	193 of 1128	82.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	2993 of 4308	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.0	2180 of 3549	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	2740 of 4292	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	3609 of 4086	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.5	1871 of 3952	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	915 of 3799	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	47.7	1548 of 3684	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.2	526 of 3558	85.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	1565 of 3015	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	1880 of 2612	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	2239 of 3108	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	1992 of 3106	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	1902 of 3082	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	1959 of 3082	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	1909 of 3142	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	1412 of 3127	54.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)69th percentile+28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile+30 vs school

At Risk (2022)59th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)41st percentile~ school

Female (2026)37th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2026)9th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%-7 vs state

Mathematics40%-7 vs state

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by a teacher
Tuesday, March 1, 2011

This is absolutely the hardest working school I have ever been associated with, either as a parent, teacher, or student. This school truly prepares it's students for success and the scores prove it and the faces of the students beaming with pride emphasis it. I simply love being a part of the process that takes struggling, underprivileged students and helps mold them into students who score commended on the state's mandatory and ridiculously long and difficult tests. It makes my day!!!Go LACY!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Lacy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	224 E College St	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 952-5400	595	38	15.6	68.1%	169 (28.4%)	139 (23.4%)	218 (36.6%)	35 (5.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	40.2	2737^th of 4643 public elementary schools	41.1%		37.6	2947^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.6%	210							33.3	52.6	57.7	27.8	44.4	51.7	$9,212
Godwin Elementary	Public	K-5	1019 N 6th St	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 952-5400	469	31	15.3	68.4%	112 (23.9%)	132 (28.1%)	186 (39.7%)	16 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	23.4	3864^th of 4643 public elementary schools	16.8%		23.6	3818^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.9%	46							30.0	30.2	52.6	28.8	29.5	39.4	$8,031
Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Dowlin Pkwy	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 952-5400	489	30	16.4	53.4%	103 (21.1%)	189 (38.7%)	81 (16.6%)	83 (17.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	38.3	2878^th of 4643 public elementary schools	38.0%					(n/a)							49.6	42.1	48.9	43.7	36.7	41.2	$00
Lowe Elementary	Public	K-5	450 Beauchamp Blvd	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 952-5400	675	41	16.4	56.1%	148 (21.9%)	162 (24.0%)	245 (36.3%)	73 (10.8%)	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.2%)	42.3	2576^th of 4643 public elementary schools	44.5%		52.6	1983^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	57.4%	593							46.6	37.2	59.1	45.5	36.3	44.6	$8,335
Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	2101 Forest Meadow Dr	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 952-5400	623	41	15.2	58.7%	186 (29.9%)	170 (27.3%)	184 (29.5%)	25 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.7%)	55.8	1822^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	60.8%		57.4	1699^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.5%	123							51.7	49.5	62.0	37.9	51.0	57.6	$8,325
Harper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8080 Cr 398	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 952-5400	642	39	16.6	49.8%	139 (21.7%)	191 (29.8%)	170 (26.5%)	107 (16.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	63.7	1428^th of 4643 public elementary schools	69.2%		66.4	1293^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.2%	135							51.4	54.3	65.7	39.4	57.9	66.2	$7,943
James Elementary	Public	K-5	8633 County Rd 728	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 952-5400	477	34	14.1	81.1%	107 (22.4%)	25 (5.2%)	322 (67.5%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	24	3830^th of 4643 public elementary schools	17.5%					(n/a)							35.2	44.4	41.5	30.5	36.1	27.4	$00
Webb Elementary	Public	K-5	810 E Louisiana St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-6000	475	33	14.4	56.6%	106 (22.3%)	71 (14.9%)	249 (52.4%)	23 (4.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	24.7	3779^th of 4643 public elementary schools	18.6%		38.7	2871^st of 4651 public elementary schools	38.3%	908	35.0	0.0	0.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	50.7	35.9	42.5	32.4	27.2	31.3	$10,267
Sumeer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 Greer Way	Melissa	75454	Collin County	Melissa Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(214) 386-2800	962	52	18.6	24.0%	307 (31.9%)	189 (19.6%)	195 (20.3%)	189 (19.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (7.8%)	71.8	1062^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	77.1%		73.7	974^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.1%	88							60.5	58.3	71.4	52.9	54.6	55.9	$6,958
Finch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 S Tennessee St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-5600	341	32	10.8	81.2%	34 (10.0%)	34 (10.0%)	259 (76.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	14.5	4334^th of 4643 public elementary schools	6.7%		30.7	3381^st of 4651 public elementary schools	27.3%	953							33.3	29.7	50.0	15.6	24.3	17.7	$14,371

Frequently Asked Questions about Lacy Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lacy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lacy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clark Middle
High : Princeton Senior High School

What district is Lacy Elementary in?

Princeton Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Lacy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 595 students attended Lacy Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lacy Elementary?

Students at Lacy Elementary are 37% Hispanic, 28% White, 23% African American, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is Lacy Elementary a good school?

Lacy Elementary ranks 2737^th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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