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Lowe Elementary

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Lowe Elementary ranks 2570 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2570^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Lowe Elementary in Princeton, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 675 students within the Princeton Independent School District (Isd), where over half of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has historically been a solid mid-tier performer, but its state ranking has dropped significantly to the 44th percentile (2 stars) for the 2025-2026 school year, its lowest point in recent years. This decline is especially notable when compared to nearby Harper Elementary, which serves a similar-sized student body with a slightly lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students and has climbed to the 69th percentile (3 stars) in the same period.

A key differentiator is the school's inconsistent performance across grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, 5th-grade Reading proficiency (59.09%) was above the state average, while 4th-grade Reading (37.17%) was significantly below it. This "roller coaster" pattern suggests that student success may depend heavily on the specific teacher or instructional approach for a given grade. Additionally, Lowe shows a clear strength in Reading compared to Math, with 5th-grade Math proficiency (44.55%) trailing behind Harper's 66.15% by over 20 percentage points. This indicates that while literacy instruction may be effective, math instruction needs targeted improvement.

The most concerning trend is the school's declining effectiveness with its economically disadvantaged and Hispanic student populations. In the 2023-2024 school year, Lowe served its low socio-economic status students at the 40th percentile, but by 2025-2026, that rank plummeted to the 21st percentile (1 star). Similarly, support for Hispanic students dropped from the 35th to the 13th percentile over the same period. This suggests that the overall decline is driven by a failure to meet the needs of these groups, even as the school shows relative strength with other subgroups like Asian and African American students. The stark contrast with Harper Elementary, which outperforms Lowe in nearly every metric despite similar demographics, points to school-specific challenges in leadership, instruction, or resource allocation that parents should investigate further.

675

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,335

Per pupil spending ?

56.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

450 Beauchamp Blvd
Princeton, TX 75407

(469) 952-5400

District: Princeton Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.3%

African American:

24.0%

White:

21.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2021 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (45% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2021

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg44%

Texas avg51%

2,570^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 22 pts since 2021

From top 34% (2021) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	42.3	2570 of 4627	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.6	1983 of 4651	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	2160 of 4710	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	2026 of 4647	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	1532 of 4581	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	1557 of 4578	66.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	921 of 2406	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.2	660 of 1905	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	1179 of 2443	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	994 of 2443	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.2	280 of 2421	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	566 of 2444	76.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	385 of 999	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.7	185 of 814	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	586 of 1045	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	527 of 1015	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.7	143 of 957	85.1%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.7	2838 of 4461	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	2021 of 4331	53.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	2207 of 2918	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	2015 of 3668	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	2384 of 3556	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	2577 of 3487	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	2137 of 3446	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	2616 of 4575	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.6	1623 of 3744	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	1661 of 4658	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	2021 of 4588	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	1542 of 4561	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	1360 of 4499	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	1922 of 3075	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	69.1	768 of 2619	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	1359 of 2980	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	2074 of 2958	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.0	1392 of 3006	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	3825 of 4413	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	2774 of 3644	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	2886 of 4465	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	2953 of 4401	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	2692 of 4376	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	1853 of 4329	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	3585 of 4520	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.1	2473 of 3705	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	2740 of 4594	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	2573 of 4521	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	2318 of 4477	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.0	1515 of 4451	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	2594 of 4582	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.5	1470 of 3739	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	2177 of 4647	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	2047 of 4585	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	1473 of 4563	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	1804 of 4498	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	648 of 1106	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.4	319 of 975	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	702 of 1128	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	818 of 1099	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	557 of 1004	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.2	875 of 961	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	1933 of 4301	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.2	2339 of 3549	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	2318 of 4292	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	2941 of 4086	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	2159 of 3952	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.3	588 of 3799	84.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	1967 of 3006	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.9	1130 of 2612	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	1060 of 3108	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	879 of 3106	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	1019 of 3082	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	1042 of 3082	66.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)62nd percentile+17 vs school

Asian (2026)61st percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)55th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)41st percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)37th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)36th percentile-30 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%-7 vs state

Mathematics42%-5 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Finch Elementary	Public	K-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	4321^st of 4627 public elementary schools	6.6%		30.7	3381^st of 4651 public elementary schools	27.3%	940							33.3	29.7	50.0	15.6	24.3	17.7	$14,371
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 Lowe Elementary

How many students attend Lowe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 675 students attended Lowe Elementary.

Is Lowe Elementary a good school?

Lowe Elementary ranks 2570^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lowe Elementary in?

Princeton Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Lowe Elementary?

Students at Lowe Elementary are 36% Hispanic, 24% African American, 22% White, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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