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Southard Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

455 Monte Carlo Blvd, Princeton, TX 75407 · (469) 952-5400 · Part of Princeton Independent School District

Princeton’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
929
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Southard Middle

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 9.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Princeton kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Princeton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Southard MiddleYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency59%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

455 Monte Carlo Blvd, Princeton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6290
Grade 7314
Grade 8325
Enrollment over time
846’20
932’21
1,063’22
809’23
929’24

Up 9.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 33%White 28%Black 27%Two or more races 6%Asian 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southard Middle from Princeton families.

Other schools in Princeton Independent School District

The district →
Lowe El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Princeton
B
675 students16:1
Mayfield El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Princeton
668 students16:1
Smith El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Princeton
A−
623 students15:1
Lacy El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Princeton
B+
595 students16:1
Green El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Princeton
489 students16:1
James El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Princeton
477 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Princeton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.