Princeton Elementary: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
Princeton posts low test scores — and attendance holds near the state average — families haven't checked out. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
Princeton Elementary scores 23 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 6th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “17% proficient” and call it done. Princeton deserves a closer read. The school sits in Princeton, where two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.
Your other options
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Frequently asked questions
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For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 0% | 17% | 42% | 42% | 17% | −31 |
| Grade 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 0% | 9% | 64% | 27% | 9% | −37 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 0% | 17% | 58% | 25% | 17% | −19 |
| Grade 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 0% | 9% | 9% | 82% | 9% | −23 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 23 | 0% | 9% | 70% | 22% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Elementary ← | — | 23 | 0.0% | 16.7% | — | 1.9% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Growth data isn't available — the state needs matched grades across years to compute it.
- — Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.