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Schools in Princeton Township

Princeton Township’s public schools

Princeton High School District 500 and Princeton Elementary School District 115 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Princeton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 105% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Princeton Elementary School District 115
Students per teacher
14.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
5
1,570 students on the public path
In brief

Princeton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Princeton Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Lincoln Elem School places highest (better than 73%); Logan Jr High School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Princeton Township, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Princeton High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, 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 Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
5–8Logan Jr High SchoolPrinceton Elementary School District 115B−
9–12Princeton High SchoolPrinceton High School District 500B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Princeton High School District 500.

Two districts serve Princeton Township

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

Princeton High School District 500Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 479 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,488IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Princeton Elementary School District 115Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,091 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,908IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Princeton High School District 50027%
State average 29.9% · 106 students tested
Math · 9–12, Princeton High School District 50027%
State average 25.8% · 128 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Princeton Elementary School District 11528%
State average 29.9% · 612 students tested
Math · PK–12, Princeton Elementary School District 11521%
State average 25.8% · 553 students tested

Princeton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Princeton Township—Princeton Elementary School District 115 PK–12 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12
WyanetBBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 PK–12 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12
SelbyB−Princeton Elementary School District 115 PK–12 · Malden Community Consolidated School District 84 PK–8 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12
Arispie—Princeton Elementary School District 115 PK–12 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12
Dover—Princeton Elementary School District 115 PK–12 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12
Princeton (city)B−Princeton Elementary School District 115 PK–12 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12

All 5 neighbors share Princeton High School District 500 with Princeton Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Princeton Township

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

District schools in Princeton Townshipby address
Douglas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Princeton
217 students18:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Princeton
220 students12:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Princeton
B+
211 students12:1Rate it →
Logan Jr High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Princeton
B−
443 students15:1Rate it →
Princeton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Princeton
B+
479 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Princeton Township’s schools

Are Princeton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Princeton Township. Princeton High School District 500 and Princeton Elementary School District 115 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Princeton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Princeton Township in?

Princeton High School District 500 and Princeton Elementary School District 115.

Where do Princeton Township kids go to high school?

Princeton High School.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, 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.