Highpoint’s public schools score below 55% of Ohio districts on tests and graduation
On the state reading tests, 48% of Highpoint’s students scored proficient, below the Ohio average (60%). The grade covers the public school district serving Highpoint, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Ohio, not nationally.
From Ohio state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Highpoint’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 602 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Highpoint’s, its schools beat 33%, lower than their 45% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 45% in math, against 60% and 52% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,393 per student, against $16,610 across Ohio (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then one middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Highpoint’s grade
B−: better than 45% of Ohio school districts. Graduation is above the Ohio average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Highpoint, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Highpoint
Princeton Community Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,332 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Cincinnati
7th grade in Highpoint
Princeton Community Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,332 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Cincinnati
8th grade in Highpoint · depends on your address
Princeton Community Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,332 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Cincinnati
Princeton Innovation Center
Grades 8–12 · 260 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Cincinnati
9th grade in Highpoint · depends on your address
Princeton High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,619 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Cincinnati
Princeton Innovation Center
Grades 8–12 · 260 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Cincinnati
10th grade in Highpoint · depends on your address
Princeton High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,619 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Cincinnati
Princeton Innovation Center
Grades 8–12 · 260 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Cincinnati
11th grade in Highpoint · depends on your address
Princeton High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,619 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Cincinnati
Princeton Innovation Center
Grades 8–12 · 260 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Cincinnati
12th grade in Highpoint · depends on your address
Princeton High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,619 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Cincinnati
Princeton Innovation Center
Grades 8–12 · 260 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Cincinnati
Highpoint’s public schools are run by Princeton City School District, which also serves Evendale, Glendale, Lincoln Heights and Sharonville and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Highpoint vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Highpoint’s borders.
Every school in Highpoint
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Highpoint’s schools
Are Highpoint’s schools good?
On Ohio’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Highpoint children attend score below 55% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Highpoint in?
Princeton City School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,927 students in 11 schools (2024–25).
Where do Highpoint kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Princeton High School and Princeton Innovation Center.
What is Highpoint’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Princeton City School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio.
How much does Highpoint spend per student?
$17,393 in Princeton City School District (FY2024), against $16,610 across Ohio. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Highpoint families are saying about school.
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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Ohio. Stars are from neighbors.