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James Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3819^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

James Elementary is a PK-5 school in Princeton, TX, serving 477 students within the Princeton Independent School District (Isd), and it faces significant academic challenges with a 1-star rating and a state ranking in the 17th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year.

The most defining characteristic of James Elementary is its high level of economic disadvantage, with 81.13% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—the highest rate among all seven elementary schools in its district. This is substantially higher than nearby schools like Harper Elementary (49.84%) and contrasts sharply with high-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as Joe V Hart Elementary in the Lovejoy Independent School District (Isd) and George W Bush Elementary in the Wylie Independent School District (Isd), which achieve proficiency rates of 80-90% in Reading and Math. Despite having the lowest student-teacher ratio in its district at 14.1:1, James Elementary consistently underperforms across all grades and subjects, with a particularly severe weakness in Mathematics—only 27.35% of 5th graders were proficient in Math in the 2025-2026 school year, compared to the district average of 46.03%.

There is a glimmer of hope in 4th-grade Reading, where proficiency (44.36%) actually exceeded the district average (44.17%), suggesting a potential strength that could be replicated. However, even the school's Gifted and Talented students rank in the 20th percentile statewide, indicating systemic issues with curriculum rigor and instructional quality. The performance gap between James Elementary and its district is widening, highlighting a critical need for targeted math intervention and overall academic support to help the school keep pace with its peers.

477

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8633 County Rd 728
Princeton, TX 75407

(469) 952-5400

District: Princeton Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.5%

White:

22.4%

African American:

5.2%

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Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg44%

Texas avg51%

3,819^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

526^th of 951Princeton Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

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)

Special Education (2026)28th percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+6 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading41%-14 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Joe V Hart Elementary	Public	K-4	450 Country Club Rd	Lucas	75002	Collin County	Lovejoy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 742-8200	530	27	19.6	4.0%	364 (68.7%)	15 (2.8%)	68 (12.8%)	46 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.4%)	97.2	90^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.1%		93.5	245^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.7%	155			83.5	81.1		75.2	86.5		$8,849
George W Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2000 Eagle Aerie Ln	St Paul	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 429-2600	924	62	14.9	17.7%	310 (33.5%)	108 (11.7%)	223 (24.1%)	217 (23.5%)	15 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.5%)	97.7	68^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.5%		94.7	198^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.7%	130	63.6	71.4	84.3	82.4		79.4	85.7		$8,625

Frequently Asked Questions about James Elementary

What is the racial makeup of James Elementary?

Students at James Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 22% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend James Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended James Elementary.

What district is James Elementary in?

Princeton Independent School District (Isd)

Is James Elementary a good school?

James Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.5% of Texas elementary schools.

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

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

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