Norton Elementary

Summary:

Norton Elementary is a public elementary school located in Norton, Virginia, serving grades PK-7 with a total enrollment of 501 students. The school is part of the Norton City Public Schools district, which is ranked 10th out of 130 districts in Virginia and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having a significantly higher percentage of White students (87.82%) compared to the state average, Castlewood Elementary, the closest school to Norton Elementary, has lower proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Reading. Norton Elementary students consistently outperform the state average in various SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments, with 93.55% of 7th-grade students proficient or better in SOL Mathematics, compared to the state average of 52.49%. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined from 221 out of 1,103 Virginia elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 489 out of 1,114 in 2023-2024, suggesting some challenges in maintaining its relative academic standing.

While Norton Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (96.21%), the school has maintained strong academic performance, consistently ranking in the top 30% of Virginia elementary schools and outperforming the state average on SOL assessments. This suggests the school is effectively supporting its predominantly economically disadvantaged and White student population. However, the school's racial homogeneity may present challenges in terms of cultural responsiveness and ensuring an inclusive learning environment.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-7

 205 E Park Ave
       Norton, VA  24273


(276) 679-0971

District: Norton City Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
489th of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,189 Help


Students who attend Norton Elementary usually attend:

High:    J.I. Burton High

Student/teacher ratio:  11.7 Help
Number of students:  501

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.8%
Two or more races:
5.8%
African American:
4.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.2% Help


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Compare Details Norton Elementary ranks better than 56.1% of elementary schools in Virginia. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.09. (See more...)
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Compare Details Norton Elementary ranks better than 95% of middle schools in Virginia. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.31. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Norton Elementary is $8,189.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Norton Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Norton Elementary 489th of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See Norton Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Norton Elementary 21st of 417 Virginia public middle schools. (See Norton Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Norton City Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Norton City Public Schools 10th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Norton Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Norton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 43.45 675th 1062 36.4%
2006 65.16 348th 1071 67.5%
2007 49.28 608th 1083 43.9%
2008 66.76 329th 1081 69.6%
2009 54.15 528th 1082 51.2%
2010 54.66 553rd 1113 50.3%
2011 63.74 385th 1117 65.5%
2012 47.06 671st 1117 39.9%
2013 49.33 609th 1120 45.6%
2014 46.64 653rd 1110 41.2%
2015 56.92 533rd 1100 51.5%
2016 57.43 508th 1096 53.6%
2017 56.22 528th 1099 52.0%
2018 69.97 316th 1097 71.2%
2019 70.06 324th 1105 70.7%
2021 78.95 221st 1103 80.0%
2022 72.26 311th 1109 72.0%
2023 71.27 330th 1114 70.4%
2024 60.09 489th 1114 56.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Norton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 65.43 334th 1036 67.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Norton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 69.94 320th 1100 70.9%
2024 54.82 539th 1098 50.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Norton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 43.98 226th 324 30.2%
2024 48.10 235th 355 33.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Norton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 68.45 342nd 1093 68.7%
2024 63.48 427th 1101 61.2%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Norton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 51.25 532nd 984 45.9%
2024 34.83 727th 979 25.7%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Norton Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Norton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 62.83 102nd 383 73.4%
2007 44.63 242nd 387 37.5%
2008 51.02 193rd 391 50.6%
2009 49.43 196th 390 49.7%
2010 46.40 236th 408 42.2%
2011 55.54 161st 413 61.0%
2012 34.80 308th 413 25.4%
2013 30.17 319th 416 23.3%
2014 37.28 272nd 416 34.6%
2015 51.92 187th 412 54.6%
2016 45.84 236th 409 42.3%
2017 51.08 200th 415 51.8%
2018 63.10 115th 413 72.2%
2019 76.96 47th 424 88.9%
2021 81.61 28th 419 93.3%
2022 76.35 59th 415 85.8%
2023 79.25 60th 422 85.8%
2024 85.31 21st 417 95.0%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Norton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 92.09 8th 402 98.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Norton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 86.14 20th 411 95.1%
2024 88.55 10th 407 97.5%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Norton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 69.23 120th 409 70.7%
2024 79.33 58th 407 85.7%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Norton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 71.12 93rd 402 76.9%
2024 78.10 43rd 396 89.1%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Norton Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 556 556
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 542 542
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 512 512
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 526 526
1993 435 34 9 1 3 n/a n/a 0 482
1994 428 43 8 2 2 n/a n/a 0 483
1995 348 46 4 0 1 n/a n/a 0 399
1996 348 46 4 0 1 n/a n/a 0 399
1997 352 39 3 1 3 n/a n/a 0 398
1998 423 42 5 1 3 n/a n/a 0 474
1999 392 50 2 0 3 n/a n/a 0 447
2000 403 51 3 1 3 n/a n/a -4 457
2001 381 51 3 3 3 n/a n/a 0 441
2002 394 56 3 2 3 n/a n/a 0 458
2003 394 56 3 2 3 n/a n/a 0 458
2004 412 52 3 4 1 n/a n/a 0 472
2005 414 45 4 7 1 n/a n/a 0 471
2006 408 44 5 4 0 n/a n/a 0 461
2007 402 50 4 9 0 n/a n/a 0 465
2008 405 56 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 469
2009 434 53 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 494
2010 469 47 4 3 0 n/a n/a 11 534
2011 461 43 6 11 1 0 28 0 550
2012 466 49 5 12 1 0 29 0 562
2013 479 42 3 9 1 0 29 0 563
2014 435 50 4 9 1 0 33 0 532
2015 436 44 4 7 1 0 34 0 526
2016 452 38 4 7 0 0 40 0 541
2017 427 35 2 6 0 0 40 0 510
2018 428 27 4 6 0 0 27 0 492
2019 457 25 2 11 0 0 39 0 534
2020 428 20 2 7 1 0 38 0 496
2021 464 23 2 10 1 1 34 0 535
2022 441 21 2 9 1 1 28 0 503
2023 440 21 1 9 1 0 29 0 501

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Norton Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 556 30.9 17.9 n/a
1990 542 30.3 17.8 n/a
1991 512 31.0 16.5 n/a
1992 526 31.6 16.6 n/a
1993 482 30.5 15.8 n/a
1994 483 24.5 n/a 41.8
1995 399 n/a 0.0 44.9
1996 399 n/a 0.0 44.9
1997 398 n/a 0.0 45
1998 474 n/a 0.0 42
1999 447 33.0 13.5 51.9
2000 457 n/a 0.0 52.1
2001 441 37.0 11.9 54.2
2002 458 42.5 10.8 50.2
2003 458 42.5 10.8 50.2
2004 472 42.0 11.2 51.5
2005 471 37.0 12.7 52.4
2006 461 39.0 11.8 52.7
2007 465 36.7 12.7 50.1
2008 469 19.2 24.4 55.9
2009 494 20.5 24.2 53.4
2010 534 21.5 24.8 57.9
2011 550 23.2 23.6 58
2012 562 37.0 15.1 60.1
2013 563 37.9 14.8 56.5
2014 532 33.8 15.7 62
2015 526 35.0 15.0 59.3
2016 541 37.0 14.6 69.3
2017 510 37.4 13.6 64.1
2018 492 34.1 14.4 92.1
2019 534 33.5 15.9 88.8
2020 496 32.1 15.4 92.7
2021 535 33.9 15.7 n/a
2022 503 39.6 12.7 91.5
2023 501 42.5 11.7 96.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Norton Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 556 30.9 17.9 n/a
1990 542 30.3 17.8 n/a
1991 512 31.0 16.5 n/a
1992 526 31.6 16.6 n/a
1993 482 30.5 15.8 n/a
1994 483 24.5 n/a 41.8
1995 399 n/a 0.0 44.9
1996 399 n/a 0.0 44.9
1997 398 n/a 0.0 45
1998 474 n/a 0.0 42
1999 447 33.0 13.5 51.9
2000 457 n/a 0.0 52.1
2001 441 37.0 11.9 54.2
2002 458 42.5 10.8 50.2
2003 458 42.5 10.8 50.2
2004 472 42.0 11.2 51.5
2005 471 37.0 12.7 52.4
2006 461 39.0 11.8 52.7
2007 465 36.7 12.7 50.1
2008 469 19.2 24.4 55.9
2009 494 20.5 24.2 53.4
2010 534 21.5 24.8 57.9
2011 550 23.2 23.6 58
2012 562 37.0 15.1 60.1
2013 563 37.9 14.8 56.5
2014 532 33.8 15.7 62
2015 526 35.0 15.0 59.3
2016 541 37.0 14.6 69.3
2017 510 37.4 13.6 64.1
2018 492 34.1 14.4 92.1
2019 534 33.5 15.9 88.8
2020 496 32.1 15.4 92.7
2021 535 33.9 15.7 n/a
2022 503 39.6 12.7 91.5
2023 501 42.5 11.7 96.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Norton Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $00 (0.0%) $5,885 (100.0%) $5,885
2020 $00 (0.0%) $7,412 (100.0%) $7,412
2021 $400 (4.9%) $7,790 (95.1%) $8,189

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Norton Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 324th of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 330th of 1114 Elementary schools
 0.3%
Ranks 47th of 424 Middle schoolsRanks 60th of 422 Middle schools
 3.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Norton Elementary)8670.8
 15.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Norton City Public Schools)8670.8
 15.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (Norton Elementary)7367.7
 5.3%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Norton City Public Schools)7367.7
 5.3%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Norton Elementary)8977.6
 11.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Norton City Public Schools)8977.6
 11.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (Norton Elementary)7677.6
 1.6%
   4th Grade English Reading (Norton City Public Schools)7677.6
 1.6%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Norton Elementary)8687.5
 1.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Norton City Public Schools)8687.5
 1.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (Norton Elementary)8678.6
 7.4%
   5th Grade Science (Norton City Public Schools)8678.6
 7.4%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (Norton Elementary)9378.6
 14.4%
   5th Grade English Reading (Norton City Public Schools)9378.6
 14.4%
   5th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7871.4
 6.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Norton Elementary)9379.1
 13.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Norton City Public Schools)9379.1
 13.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7857.8
 20.2%
6th Grade English Reading (Norton Elementary)9288.6
 3.4%
   6th Grade English Reading (Norton City Public Schools)9288.6
 3.4%
   6th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7770.4
 6.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Norton Elementary)8076.2
 3.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Norton City Public Schools)8176.2
 4.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7851.4
 26.6%
7th Grade English Reading (Norton Elementary)8976.7
 12.3%
   7th Grade English Reading (Norton City Public Schools)8976.7
 12.3%
   7th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7970.3
 8.7%
8th Grade Mathematics (Norton Elementary)100100
   8th Grade Mathematics (Norton City Public Schools)8270
 12%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7757
 20%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students534501
 6.2%
African American2521
 16%
American Indian01
Asian21
 50%
Hispanic119
 18.2%
Pacific Islander00
White457440
 3.7%
Two or More Races3929
 25.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients88.8%96.2%
 7.4%


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Norton Elementary ranks 489th of 1114 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Norton Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : J.I. Burton High

In the 2022-23 school year, 501 students attended Norton Elementary.

Students at Norton Elementary are 88% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Hispanic.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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