📍 455 Monte Carlo Blvd, Princeton, Collin County, 75407
Southard Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Princeton, Collin County. The school has 1,063 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Maurice Jr. It is part of the Princeton Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 65.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southard Middle enrolls 1,063 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 65.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 400 | 38% |
| White | 328 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 222 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 45 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
613 of the school's 1,063 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 514 qualify for free lunch and 99 for a reduced price. 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.
Southard Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-30, state senate district 30, state house district 70.
Southard Middle is one of 14 schools in PRINCETON ISD, based in PRINCETON, Texas. The district serves 9,956 students district-wide and employs 488 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,063 students, Southard Middle is larger than the district average of about 711 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe