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Schools in Princeton · Norris School District 160

Princeton’s public schools beat 78% of Nebraska districts

The public schools Princeton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 78% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests and graduation.

Reading proficiency
61%
▲ 13 pts vs NE 48%
2020–21
Math proficiency
53%
▲ 7 pts vs NE 46%
2020–21
Graduate on time
97%
▲ 11 pts vs NE 86%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 20% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade

How Princeton compares

A− Test scoresA− Graduation
Nebraska school districts we grade (246)Better than 78%
Lower resultsHigher results
High confidence. Built on 1,331 tested students and a graduating class of 174; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Nebraska’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Nebraska only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Princeton.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Norris Elementary Schoolin Firth
3–5Norris Intermediate Schoolin Firth
6–8Norris Middle Schoolin Firth
9–12Norris High Schoolin Firth

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading61%
State average 48.2%
Math53%
State average 46.1%

Every school in Princeton

0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

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Colleges near Princeton

There’s no college in Princeton, but 7 are within 30 miles. The closest is Doane University in Crete, 13.3 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Princeton. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Nebraska. Stars are from neighbors.

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