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Schools in Princeton

Princeton’s public schools

Princeton Joint Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Princeton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$31.1K
▲ 47% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
126 students on the public path
In brief

Princeton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Princeton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Princeton Elementary places highest (better than 44%); Princeton High lowest (17%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Princeton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Princeton ElementaryPrinceton Joint Unified School DistrictC+
9–12Princeton HighPrinceton Joint Unified School DistrictC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Princeton Joint Unified School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Princeton Joint Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 126 students, down 17% since 2021–22 · 11.7 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$31,111CA $21,206 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 46.7% · 71 students tested
Math17%
State average 33.1% · 71 students tested

Princeton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Princeton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Princeton—Princeton Joint Unified

Every school in Princeton

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Princetonby address
Princeton Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8
C+
83 students15:1Rate it →
Princeton High
High · Grades 9–12
C−
43 students8:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Princeton Landing High).

Questions about Princeton’s schools

Are Princeton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Princeton. Princeton Joint Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Princeton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Princeton in?

Princeton Joint Unified School District.

Where do Princeton kids go to high school?

Princeton High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.