For the 2025 school year, there are 4 public elementary schools serving 842 students in Princeton ESD 115 School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
Public Elementary Schools in Princeton ESD 115 School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 28% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 56% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
5 Schools
3,104 Schools
# Students
1,072 Students
1,223,907 Students
# Teachers
81 Teachers
89,922 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Princeton ESD 115 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#437 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)21%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.23
0.71
# American Indian Students
5 Students
2,875 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
13 Students
66,874 Students
% Asian Students
1%
6%
# Hispanic Students
85 Students
327,522 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
27%
# Black Students
15 Students
200,526 Students
% Black Students
1%
17%
# White Students
937 Students
537,078 Students
% White Students
88%
44%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
1,010 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
15 Students
52,605 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
119
55,955
# Students in K Grade:
111
116,411
# Students in 1st Grade:
101
126,375
# Students in 2nd Grade:
106
167,370
# Students in 3rd Grade:
108
130,315
# Students in 4th Grade:
114
130,334
# Students in 5th Grade:
105
129,913
# Students in 6th Grade:
99
132,181
# Students in 7th Grade:
112
113,007
# Students in 8th Grade:
97
113,824
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
2,377
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
2,138
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
1,882
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
1,813
# Ungraded Students:
-
12
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,239 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,076 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$18 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,239
$21,990
Spending / Student
$17,076
$21,244
Best Princeton ESD 115 School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Behavior Disorder Program Coop
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
400 N Galena St
Tiskilwa, IL 61368
(815) 915-4460
Tiskilwa, IL 61368
(815) 915-4460
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
Rank: #22.
Lincoln Elementary School
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
501 S Euclid Ave
Princeton, IL 61356
(815) 875-1164
Princeton, IL 61356
(815) 875-1164
Grades: 3-4
| 222 students
Rank: #33.
Logan Jr High School
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
302 W Central Ave
Princeton, IL 61356
(815) 875-6415
Princeton, IL 61356
(815) 875-6415
Grades: 5-8
| 413 students
Rank: n/an/a
725 W Putnam St
Princeton, IL 61356
(815) 875-4417
Princeton, IL 61356
(815) 875-4417
Grades: K-3
| 207 students
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