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Canup Early Childhood

Public school in Princeton, Texas · Princeton ISD · Grades Pre-K

Canup Early Childhood serves 421 students in pre-K in Princeton (Collin County). It is one of 14 schools in Princeton ISD. By enrollment it is the 18th largest of 130 public schools in Texas (median 257 students). With 20 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas school (17).

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 130 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.

421
students
20
students per teacher
73.2%
free/reduced lunch eligible
Pre-K
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 21 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelPre-K
GradesPre-K
DistrictPrinceton ISD
CountyCollin County
Area typeTown, fringe
School mealsNational School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students
NCES school ID483585013936

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolPrinceton ISDTexas schools (median)
Students4219,956257
Students per teacher201617
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible73.2%63%85.7%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.

Canup Early Childhood in context

Size

Canup Early Childhood is the only school in Princeton ISD. Its 421 students are 4.2% of the district's 9,956. The 8 nearest schools are a median 11.4 miles away and have a median of 275 students, so Canup Early Childhood is larger than most of them.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.

Grades

Canup Early Childhood serves a single grade, pre-K, with 421 students.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

Hispanic students are the largest group, at 47.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Princeton ISD (41%). Black students are next, at 26.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

73.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63% across Princeton ISD and a median of 85.7% for Texas schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.

Teachers

Canup Early Childhood has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 17, a school with 421 students would have about 24.8 teachers, so Canup Early Childhood has 3.8 fewer.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (17).

Location

NCES classifies its location as town, fringe, which means it is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other school is Lovejoy Childhood Development Center, 7.6 miles away in Lovejoy ISD. There are 0 schools within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
Hispanic
47.3%
Black
26.6%
White
11.6%
Asian
8.3%
Two or more races
5.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.5%

43% of students are girls and 57% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

301 N 5th St, Princeton, TX 75407
Phone: (469)952-5400
Website: princetonisd.net

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Canup Early Childhood. Blue: the nearest schools.

Nearby schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Lovejoy Childhood Development CenterLovejoy ISD7.6 mi6015–
Melissa Ridge Education CenterMelissa ISD8.9 mi29116.719.9%
Herman Lawson Early Childhood SchoolMcKinney ISD8.9 mi60621.698.8%
George J Anderson Early Childhood SchoolAllen ISD9.7 mi43914.138.3%
Isaacs Early Childhood SchoolPlano ISD13.2 mi25911.350.6%
Pearson Early ChildhoodPlano ISD14.9 mi22013.730%
Head StartPlano ISD14.9 mi14320.197.9%
Brenda Calhoun Early Childhood SchoolProsper ISD15.4 mi74418.79.3%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in Princeton ISD

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Clark Middle SchoolMiddle6–8479
Godwin Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5469
Green Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5489
Harper Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5642
James Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5477
Lacy Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5595
Lovelady High SchoolHigh9–101,388
Lowe Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5675
Mattei Middle SchoolMiddle6–8839
Mayfield Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5668
Princeton Senior High SchoolHigh9–121,262
Smith Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5623
Southard Middle SchoolMiddle6–8929