📍 170 Sterling Road, Princeton, Worcester County, 01541
Thomas Prince is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Princeton, Worcester County. The school has 342 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wachusett school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas Prince enrolls 342 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 318 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thomas Prince is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-20, state senate district 10, state house district 203.
Thomas Prince is one of 13 schools in Wachusett, based in Jefferson, Massachusetts. The district serves 6,557 students district-wide and employs 482 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 342 students, Thomas Prince is smaller than the district average of about 504 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe