Summary:
Zip code 75407, located in Princeton, Texas, is served by a single high school, Princeton Senior High School, which educates students in grades 9 through 12 within the Princeton Independent School District (Isd).
Princeton Senior High School has an enrollment of 1,262 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. The school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, with 62.04% of students receiving free or reduced lunch. While the school boasts a strong graduation rate of 94.1% and a low dropout rate of 1.0%, its academic performance on standardized tests is a significant concern. The school has consistently ranked in the 41st to 47th percentile statewide over the last three years, earning a 2-star rating. Test score proficiency in the 2025-2026 school year reveals a stark contrast: U.S. History proficiency was 68.23%, nearly matching the state average, but proficiency in Biology (23.08%), Algebra I (7.69%), English I Reading (5.17%), and English II Reading (3.01%) was drastically lower than state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school reported a 0% proficiency rate in both English I and English II Reading, an extreme data point that warrants investigation.
The most notable finding is the massive disparity between the high graduation rate and the low academic proficiency in core subjects, suggesting a potential gap in the rigor of coursework required for graduation. Furthermore, the school's performance is dramatically lower than the district averages; for example, the district's Algebra I proficiency was 56.88% while the school's was only 7.69%. This indicates that Princeton Senior High School is a significant outlier within the Princeton Independent School District (Isd). While economic factors are a major hurdle, the relatively high spending per student ($9,311) suggests that funding alone is not the solution, and there are likely specific, addressable instructional or systemic issues causing the extreme underperformance in STEM and English/Language Arts.
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