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Southard Middle

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Southard Middle ranks 790 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

790^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 66% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Southard Middle in Princeton, TX, serves 929 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Princeton Independent School District (Isd), with over half of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Southard Middle stands out for its exceptional performance in advanced math, with 100% of students scoring proficient on the Algebra I End-of-Course exam for multiple years—far above the district and state averages. However, the school has seen a notable decline in its overall statewide rank, dropping from the 87th percentile to the 66th percentile over five years. While math proficiency remains strong across all grades, reading scores for 6th and 7th graders have consistently been at or below the state average. Social studies is also a persistent weakness, with only 38% of 8th graders proficient, compared to over 75% at nearby Willow Springs Middle in the Lovejoy Independent School District (Isd).

An interesting comparison is with Clark Middle, located just 1.31 miles away in the same district. Clark has a smaller enrollment and a higher percentage of low-income students but now outperforms Southard in nearly every subject, including 7th-grade reading (59.79% vs. 50.16%) and 8th-grade math (67.72% vs. 51.79%). Clark is on an upward trajectory, while Southard is declining. Southard has historically been effective at supporting students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 89th percentile for this group, but that performance has also dropped recently. The school’s support for special education and African American students has shown significant year-over-year volatility, suggesting instability in programs or staffing. Southard is at a critical point where it can learn from its past successes and from nearby schools to reverse its downward trend.

929

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,971

Per pupil spending ?

58%

Free/discounted lunch ?

455 Monte Carlo Blvd
Princeton, TX 75407

(469) 952-5400

District: Princeton Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.6%

White:

27.8%

African American:

26.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2021 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2021

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg48%

Texas avg47%

790^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 21 pts since 2021

From top 13% (2021) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle 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	58.9	790 of 2335	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.4	673 of 2344	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	515 of 2372	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	524 of 2330	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	387 of 2254	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	286 of 2252	87.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	448 of 1295	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.5	223 of 997	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	152 of 1280	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	157 of 1273	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	156 of 1251	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	142 of 1213	88.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	321 of 642	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.2	317 of 505	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.1	280 of 617	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	312 of 616	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.4	244 of 606	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.5	94 of 589	84.0%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	71.6	344 of 2182	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	202 of 2118	90.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	592 of 1428	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.3	269 of 1770	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	295 of 1720	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	286 of 1643	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	278 of 1592	82.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	790 of 2240	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.2	441 of 1825	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	373 of 2242	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	482 of 2241	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	411 of 2221	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	264 of 2151	87.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	720 of 1497	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	559 of 1230	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	685 of 1481	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	453 of 1488	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	314 of 1501	79.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	661 of 2141	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.2	509 of 1731	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	304 of 2119	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	384 of 2116	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	310 of 2077	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	210 of 2043	89.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	771 of 2253	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.2	426 of 1820	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	245 of 2235	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	260 of 2251	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	221 of 2220	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	96 of 2172	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	760 of 2253	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.1	603 of 1818	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	509 of 2246	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	544 of 2245	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	360 of 2228	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	303 of 2168	86.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	378 of 806	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.8	336 of 676	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	460 of 818	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.1	253 of 817	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	167 of 813	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	79 of 743	89.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	576 of 1956	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	42.8	878 of 1568	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	791 of 1891	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	287 of 1815	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	201 of 1757	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	113 of 1712	93.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	614 of 1731	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.3	410 of 1439	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	573 of 1733	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	645 of 1749	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.1	369 of 1723	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	218 of 1700	87.2%	★★★★☆

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)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)71st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile~ school

African American (2026)65th percentile~ school

Female (2026)65th percentile~ school

White (2026)65th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)53rd percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)52nd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)50th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I99%+45 vs state

Reading54%~ state avg

Mathematics45%+6 vs state

Social Studies38%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Southard Middle	Public	6-8	455 Monte Carlo Blvd	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 952-5400	929	54	17.1	58.0%	258 (27.8%)	248 (26.7%)	303 (32.6%)	55 (5.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (6.5%)	58.9	790^th of 2335 public middle schools	66.2%		64.4	673^rd of 2344 public middle schools	71.3%	117	98.8		52.0	50.2	58.7		38.9	46.2	51.8	38.1	$8,971
Clark Middle	Public	6-8	301 Panther Pkwy	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 952-5400	479	37	12.9	64.5%	88 (18.4%)	143 (29.9%)	192 (40.1%)	35 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	66.6	582^nd of 2335 public middle schools	75.1%		66.8	601^st of 2344 public middle schools	74.4%	19	100.0		50.9	59.8	63.9		37.7	58.6	67.7	32.9	$10,585
Mattei Middle	Public	6-8	9055 County Rd 728	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 952-5400	839	49	17.1	69.2%	171 (20.4%)	140 (16.7%)	444 (52.9%)	55 (6.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (2.7%)	45.6	1188^th of 2335 public middle schools	49.1%		47.3	1158^th of 2344 public middle schools	50.6%	30	98.6		49.3	47.5	52.4		33.6	39.5	43.4	22.4	$8,476
Sloan Creek Intermediate	Public	5-6	440 Country Club Rd	Fairview	75002	Collin County	Lovejoy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 742-8400	612	34	17.7	3.8%	415 (67.8%)	19 (3.1%)	61 (10.0%)	85 (13.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)								(n/a)		85.6	84.6			73.1	85.5		100.0		$8,580
Faubion Middle	Public	6-8	2000 Rollins St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-6900	1,033	82	12.5	43.8%	363 (35.1%)	176 (17.0%)	393 (38.0%)	38 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (5.8%)	77.7	362^nd of 2335 public middle schools	84.5%		79.1	342^nd of 2344 public middle schools	85.4%	20	97.9		65.8	61.3	61.8		62.8	65.7	53.9	45.3	$9,008
Farmersville J H	Public	7-8	501 Hwy 78 N	Farmersville	75442	Collin County	Farmersville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 782-6202	361	19	19.0	60.4%	167 (46.3%)	23 (6.4%)	151 (41.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	61.5	712^th of 2335 public middle schools	69.5%		57.4	862^nd of 2344 public middle schools	63.2%	150	85.7			60.6	72.0			37.1	25.7	31.5	$9,401
Melissa Middle	Public	6-8	3150 Cardinal Dr	Melissa	75454	Collin County	Melissa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 837-4355	1,741	117	14.8		722 (41.5%)	271 (15.6%)	334 (19.2%)	290 (16.7%)	12 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	109 (6.3%)								(n/a)											$6,751
Scott Morgan Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Community Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-4900	1,108	77	14.3	41.1%	288 (26.0%)	275 (24.8%)	349 (31.5%)	112 (10.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (6.9%)	64.2	650^th of 2335 public middle schools	72.2%		72.1	484^th of 2344 public middle schools	79.4%	166	98.1		59.2	57.1	65.6		45.6	47.6	27.2	38.5	$8,223
Willow Springs Middle	Public	7-8	1101 W Lucas Rd	Lucas	75002	Collin County	Lovejoy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 742-8500	688	44	15.5		473 (68.8%)	24 (3.5%)	56 (8.1%)	92 (13.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.0%)	95.9	54^th of 2335 public middle schools	97.7%		95.8	56^th of 2344 public middle schools	97.6%	2	99.2			84.4	90.5			44.0	83.1	76.0	$8,832
Walter & Lois Curtis Middle	Public	7-8	1530 Rivercrest Blvd	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0340	1,323	73	18.0	19.2%	472 (35.7%)	162 (12.2%)	198 (15.0%)	398 (30.1%)	7 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	83 (6.3%)	94.7	71^st of 2335 public middle schools	97.0%		93.3	93^rd of 2344 public middle schools	96.0%	22	98.7			78.7	87.6			76.5	65.6	65.0	$8,133

Frequently Asked Questions about Southard Middle

How many students attend Southard Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 929 students attended Southard Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Southard Middle?

Students at Southard Middle are 33% Hispanic, 28% White, 27% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Is Southard Middle a good school?

Southard Middle ranks 790^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Southard Middle in?

Princeton Independent School District (Isd)

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