Enrollment
96
Middle
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 201002000059
Norton Jr High
706 North Jones Street, Norton, KS 67654 · (785) 877-5851 · Norton County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
46 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Norton Jr High→Norton High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Norton Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
24.5%
KS avg 44.5% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
24.5%
KS avg 38.8% . +13.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
96
-9 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.7:1
% White
92%
was 94%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Norton Jr High
Set in Norton, Kansas, Norton Jr High is a tiny 6-8 campus, operated by Norton Community Schools. It serves 96 students across grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 76% leaner than the state mean of about 402.
Within Norton Community Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 701 students, Norton Jr High is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Norton Jr High shows that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Norton County as a whole.
On the resource side, Norton Jr High logs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Norton Jr High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 39.3%; actual is 20.1%, a gap of -19.2 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Norton County put median household earnings sit near $54,050, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Norton County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 820 students), of which Norton Jr High is one.
The closest other public school is Norton High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Norton Jr High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Norton Jr High at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 41.2%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 105 students in 2018 compared to 96 in 2025.
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Norton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,359
Census ACS
Median income
$54,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
820 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norton Community Schools
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 424 students
- Norton HighHigh · 181 students
Other schools in Norton
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 424 students
- Norton HighHigh · 181 students
Nearby schools
- Norton High0.0 mi · 181
- Eisenhower Elem0.3 mi · 424
- Almena Elem10.5 mi · 78
- Northern Valley High10.5 mi · 41
- Long Island Middle School20.5 mi · 31
- Logan Elem20.8 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About Norton Jr HighHow large is Norton Jr High?
Norton Jr High enrolls approximately 96 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Norton Jr High serve?
Norton Jr High serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Norton Jr High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Norton Jr High is approximately 11.9:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Norton Jr High?
At Norton Jr High, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Norton Jr High in?
Norton Jr High is part of Norton Community Schools.
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