Princeton High School
Princeton, IL · Princeton HSD 500
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Town, distant
369th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 39%▼ Declining
103 S Euclid Ave, Princeton, IL 61356
(815)875-3308NCES ID 173270003392Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Princeton High School 369th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 39% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 58th in 2019 to 39th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 486 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 93.3% | 88.9% | ▼ 4.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.6% | 7.0% | ▲ 4.4 pts | |
| Black | 0.5% | 1.6% | ▲ 1.1 pts | |
| Asian | 1.3% | 1.2% | ▼ 0.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.0% | 0.8% | ▼ 1.2 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $188K in zip 61356 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Princeton High School
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What school district is Princeton High School in?
Princeton High School is part of the Princeton HSD 500 district in Princeton, Illinois.
Is Princeton High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Princeton High School 369th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 39% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Princeton High School?
White 89%, Hispanic 7%, Black 2%, Asian 1% (486 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Princeton High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61356 is $188K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.