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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