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Princeton Senior High School
1321 Stafford Dr
Princeton WV, 24740, Mercer County
Phone: 304-425-8101
Ranking:
(23 out of 111, top 21%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Mercer County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 61 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 62 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,061 | 1,101 | 1,082 | 1,075 | 1,052 | 1,002 | 1,023 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 271 | 25.5% | 321 | 29.2% | 323 | 29.9% | 314 | 29.2% | 351 | 33.4% | 293 | 29.2% | 348 | 34.0% |
Grade 10: | 286 | 27.0% | 265 | 24.1% | 280 | 25.9% | 295 | 27.4% | 238 | 22.6% | 267 | 26.6% | 243 | 23.8% |
Grade 11: | 240 | 22.6% | 248 | 22.5% | 251 | 23.2% | 216 | 20.1% | 240 | 22.8% | 213 | 21.3% | 236 | 23.1% |
Grade 12: | 264 | 24.9% | 267 | 24.3% | 228 | 21.1% | 250 | 23.3% | 223 | 21.2% | 229 | 22.9% | 196 | 19.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 538 | 50.7% | 555 | 50.4% | 543 | 50.2% | 534 | 49.7% | 529 | 50.3% | 499 | 49.8% | 501 | 49.0% |
Female: | 523 | 49.3% | 546 | 49.6% | 539 | 49.8% | 541 | 50.3% | 523 | 49.7% | 495 | 49.4% | 518 | 50.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 12 | 1.1% | 15 | 1.4% | 10 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.7% | 11 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
Black: | 82 | 7.7% | 76 | 6.9% | 73 | 6.7% | 71 | 6.6% | 66 | 6.3% | 60 | 6.0% | 60 | 5.9% |
White: | 957 | 90.2% | 998 | 90.6% | 990 | 91.5% | 990 | 92.1% | 967 | 91.9% | 927 | 92.5% | 946 | 92.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 549 | 49.9% | 424 | 39.2% | 412 | 38.3% | 338 | 32.1% | 317 | 31.6% | 327 | 32.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 92 | 8.5% | 91 | 8.5% | 78 | 7.4% | 72 | 7.2% | 61 | 6.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.39 | 17.76 | 17.45 | 17.80 | 17.25 | 15.90 | 16.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
WESTEST 2 | ||||||
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 54.47 | 51.74 | 54 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 40.62 | 34.36 | 39 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 40.07 | 36.67 | 42 |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 46.74 | 41.97 | 42 |
2009 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 50.19 | 45.71 | 47 |
2010 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 47.34 | 41.8 | 43 |
2011 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 44.86 | 42.33 | 47 |
2012 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 53.06 | 46.98 | 47 |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 62.25 | 59.96 | 60 |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 43.11 | 45.25 | 44 |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 43.84 | 41.57 | 44 |
2012 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 58.13 | 47.38 | 44 |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 70.05 | 65.29 | 59 |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 38.15 | 38.79 | 41 |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.57 | 39.62 | 44 |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 65.56 | 50.85 | 44 |
2009 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 61.92 | 55.12 | 52 |
2010 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 34.21 | 31.55 | 35 |
2011 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 41 | 36.62 | 44 |
2012 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 57.91 | 42.53 | 44 |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 65.96 | 64.13 | 63 |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 34.38 | 29.94 | 33 |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 37.43 | 34.57 | 37 |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 34.17 | 31.11 | 37 |
2009 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 70.3 | 65.81 | 61 |
2010 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 45.59 | 38.99 | 36 |
2011 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 54.35 | 46.65 | 39 |
2012 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 67.5 | 49.61 | 39 |
2009 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 50.75 | 44.85 | 47 |
2010 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 39.37 | 34.5 | 40 |
2011 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 54.41 | 42.77 | 47 |
2012 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 58.27 | 43.78 | 47 |
2009 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 54.16 | 51 | 52 |
2010 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 25.47 | 22.84 | 30 |
2011 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 30.14 | 27.87 | 35 |
2012 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 25.08 | 23.02 | 35 |
2009 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 49.42 | 49.64 | 52 |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 34.16 | 33.07 | 36 |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 44.44 | 35.73 | 38 |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 44.2 | 35.3 | 38 |
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* Princeton Senior High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.