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What's one thing Norton Commons Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
598
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299002430
Norton Commons Elementary
10941 Kings Crown Drive, Prospect, KY 40059 · (502) 485-8367 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
163 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
57.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Norton Commons Elementary
Norton Commons Elementary's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Commons Elementary this school | 598 | 27.3% | 55.2% |
| Norton Elementary Louisville | 716 | 23.3% | 72.7% |
| Athens-Chilesburg Elementary Lexington | 620 | 21.3% | 71.8% |
| Garrett Morgan Elementary Lexington | 746 | 32.4% | 57.3% |
| Wellington Elementary Lexington | 608 | 36.0% | 66.9% |
| Erpenbeck Elementary School Florence | 764 | 36.1% | 67.5% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Norton Commons Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #154 of 669 | #7 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #140 of 668 | #5 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #144 of 674 | #7 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #118 of 744 | #17 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #619 of 674 | #74 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #99 of 674 | #47 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.3% | #696 of 721 | #86 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.0% | #34 of 233 | #7 of 46 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
598
+20 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 18.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 598 | 34.2 | 17.5:1 | 27% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 619 | 37.9 | 16.3:1 | 31% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 34.8 | 17.8:1 | 32% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 31 | 18.6:1 | 26% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 28.2 | 17.4:1 | 30% (146) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norton Commons Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (490 to 598); teachers up 21% (28.2 to 34.2).
About Norton Commons Elementary
Norton Commons Elementary is an elementary school in Prospect, Kentucky, according to federal school records. The school counted 598 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 42% bigger than the 421-student average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Norton Commons Elementary is part of a district of 167 schools: Jefferson County, with 95,124 students.
The share of White students at Norton Commons Elementary is 52%, a majority. After that, the student body is 18% Black, 14% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Jefferson County is about 63% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 34.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 17.5:1. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is 15.4:1. Roughly 27% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 61% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 34 points.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Norton Commons Elementary outscored 64%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Norton Commons Elementary is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 55.2% actual, 54.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kentucky.
Census data for Jefferson County show the median household earns about $69,866 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Norton Commons Elementary, Jefferson County has 175 public schools.
Chancey Elementary is about 2.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Norton Commons Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.8%; Norton Commons Elementary's is 55.2%, ranking 3rd of 7.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
In 2020-21, Norton Commons Elementary enrolled 578 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 598. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 18.6:1 in 2020-21 to 17.5:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Norton Commons Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
783,022
Census ACS
Median income
$69,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
175
95,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Eastern HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
Other schools in Prospect
- Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
Nearby schools
- Chancey Elementary2.2 mi · 510
- Norton Elementary2.9 mi · 716
- Zachary Taylor Elementary3.0 mi · 260
- Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School3.3 mi · 627
- Westport Early Childhood Center3.6 mi · 271
- Westport Middle4.1 mi · 988
Frequently asked questions
About Norton Commons ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Norton Commons Elementary?
Norton Commons Elementary enrolls approximately 598 students in grades PK-05.
Is Norton Commons Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Norton Commons Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Norton Commons Elementary have?
Norton Commons Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Norton Commons Elementary?
Student demographics at Norton Commons Elementary are roughly 52% White, 8% Hispanic, 18% Black, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Norton Commons Elementary in?
Norton Commons Elementary is part of Jefferson County.
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