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Godwin Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3853^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Godwin Elementary is a PK-5 school in Princeton, TX, serving 469 students within the Princeton Independent School District (Isd). The school has experienced a significant and concerning decline in performance over the past decade, dropping from the 81st percentile (4 stars) in 2015-2016 to the 17th percentile (1 star) in the most recent data. This makes it the lowest-ranked school in its district alongside James Elementary, and it now consistently underperforms both district and state averages on STAAR exams across all subjects and grade levels.

Godwin’s struggles are particularly acute for its most vulnerable students. English Language Learner students rank in the 1st percentile statewide, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds rank in the 10th percentile. The school also shows a sharp decline in serving its Gifted and Talented students, who dropped from the 58th to the 20th percentile. Notably, a nearby school, Harper Elementary, located just 2.7 miles away, presents a stark contrast. Harper is ranked in the 69th percentile (3 stars) and consistently outperforms Godwin by wide margins—for example, achieving 66.15% proficiency in 5th Grade Math compared to Godwin’s 39.36%. Harper also has a lower rate of economic disadvantage (49.84% vs. 68.44%), suggesting that Godwin must actively address socioeconomic challenges to improve.

Despite the overall negative trend, there is a glimmer of hope in 5th Grade Reading, where Godwin achieved a 52.63% proficiency rate—the only grade and subject where it outperformed its own district average. This suggests a specific teacher or program that could be studied for replication. Spending is not the primary issue, as Godwin’s per-student spending ($9,567) is in line with other district schools and significantly lower than the struggling Finch Elementary in McKinney Independent School District (Isd) ($16,207). The district should look to its higher-performing schools like Smith Elementary (61st percentile) for best practices to help Godwin reverse its trend.

469

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,031

Per pupil spending ?

68.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1019 N 6th St
Princeton, TX 75407

(469) 952-5400

District: Princeton Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Godwin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clark Middle
High:	Princeton Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.7%

African American:

28.1%

White:

23.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 64 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg44%

Texas avg51%

3,853^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 65 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

526^th of 951Princeton 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	23.4	3853 of 4627	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	3818 of 4651	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	3328 of 4710	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	2712 of 4647	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	2515 of 4581	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	2134 of 4578	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	2611 of 4479	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	2132 of 4359	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.9	1583 of 4329	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	78.9	796 of 4286	81.4%	★★★★☆
2015	66.9	1426 of 4320	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	40.6	2869 of 4260	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.7	2314 of 4221	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.7	3015 of 4206	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.1	2227 of 4095	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.1	2111 of 3937	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.5	2059 of 3884	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.7	1557 of 3768	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.0	2252 of 3724	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	1721 of 2406	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	1780 of 1905	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1826 of 2443	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1642 of 2443	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	1113 of 2421	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	825 of 2483	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	33.4	811 of 1045	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.0	2165 of 4461	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	1672 of 4331	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	2847 of 4295	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	2957 of 4240	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	1626 of 1643	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	2391 of 2918	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	2602 of 3668	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.6	1925 of 3556	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	2388 of 3487	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	2198 of 3446	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	2810 of 3333	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	2971 of 3226	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	4106 of 4575	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	3197 of 3744	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3321 of 4658	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	2846 of 4588	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	2352 of 4561	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	2419 of 4499	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	2513 of 4348	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	1743 of 4306	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	2474 of 3075	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	63.0	1106 of 2619	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	2178 of 2980	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	1930 of 2958	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	1800 of 3006	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	1862 of 3184	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	1962 of 3106	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	3963 of 4413	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.7	2426 of 3644	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	2712 of 4465	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	2699 of 4401	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	2681 of 4376	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	2601 of 4329	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	2922 of 4188	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	2080 of 4168	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	4085 of 4520	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	3310 of 3705	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3412 of 4594	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.3	2531 of 4521	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	2172 of 4477	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	1937 of 4451	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	2582 of 4309	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	1978 of 4264	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	3476 of 4582	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	2983 of 3739	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	3154 of 4647	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	2513 of 4585	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	2689 of 4563	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	1918 of 4498	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	2568 of 4357	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	2479 of 4319	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	22.1	949 of 1099	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	2705 of 4301	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.7	2935 of 3549	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	3612 of 4292	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	2867 of 4086	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.1	1189 of 3952	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	1383 of 3799	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	1889 of 3684	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	1577 of 3558	55.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	2133 of 3006	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.5	2019 of 2612	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	2127 of 3108	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	1652 of 3106	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	2092 of 3082	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	1580 of 3082	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	2022 of 3142	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	2257 of 3127	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)51st percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile+20 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2024)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)14th percentile-28 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading38%-16 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 vs state

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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	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
Godwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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	3853^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	16.7%		23.6	3818^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.9%	35							30.0	30.2	52.6	28.8	29.5	39.4	$8,031
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	2731^st of 4627 public elementary schools	41.0%		37.6	2947^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.6%	216							33.3	52.6	57.7	27.8	44.4	51.7	$9,212
Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 W Princeton 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	2871^st of 4627 public elementary schools	38.0%					(n/a)							49.6	42.1	48.9	43.7	36.7	41.2	$00
Lowe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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	2570^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.5%		52.6	1983^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	57.4%	587							46.6	37.2	59.1	45.5	36.3	44.6	$8,335
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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	1818^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.7%		57.4	1699^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.5%	119							51.7	49.5	62.0	37.9	51.0	57.6	$8,325
Harper Elementary	Public	K-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%)	63.6	1425^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.2%		66.4	1293^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.2%	132							51.4	54.3	65.7	39.4	57.9	66.2	$7,943
James Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	23.9	3819^th of 4627 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	3768^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.6%		38.7	2871^st of 4651 public elementary schools	38.3%	897	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 Elememtary	Public	K-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	1060^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.1%		73.7	974^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.1%	86							60.5	58.3	71.4	52.9	54.6	55.9	$6,958
Mayfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5970 Waterway Dr	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 952-5400	668	42	15.9	61.7%	193 (28.9%)	90 (13.5%)	329 (49.3%)	29 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	29	3494^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.5%		39.6	2797^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.9%	697							37.6	41.5	47.7	33.6	34.9	39.3	$8,220

Frequently Asked Questions about Godwin Elementary

Is Godwin Elementary a good school?

Godwin Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.7% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Godwin Elementary?

Students at Godwin Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 28% African American, 24% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Godwin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Godwin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clark Middle
High : Princeton Senior High School

How many students attend Godwin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Godwin Elementary.

What district is Godwin Elementary in?

Princeton Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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