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How has Norton Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
716
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000687
Norton Elementary
8101 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, KY 40241 · (502) 485-8308 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL716 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
16.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
167 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
6
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 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
58%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
77.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
73.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 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 Elementary
Norton Elementary's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Elementary this school | 716 | 23.3% | 72.7% |
| Norton Commons Elementary Prospect | 598 | 27.3% | 55.2% |
| Athens-Chilesburg Elementary Lexington | 620 | 21.3% | 71.8% |
| Garrett Morgan Elementary Lexington | 746 | 32.4% | 57.3% |
| Shirley Mann Elementary School Union | 710 | 20.6% | 69.7% |
| 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #13 of 669 | #3 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #25 of 668 | #3 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #12 of 674 | #3 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 716 | #37 of 744 | #6 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #495 of 674 | #49 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #162 of 674 | #64 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #706 of 721 | #90 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #426 of 437 | #43 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
716
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 716 | 44.7 | 16.0:1 | 23% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 728 | 44.7 | 16.3:1 | 23% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 734 | 43.7 | 16.8:1 | 23% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 702 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 20% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 721 | 37.6 | 19.2:1 | 21% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 736 | 36 | 20.4:1 | 18% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 728 | 38 | 19.2:1 | 23% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 775 | N/A | N/A | 15% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 681 | 33 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (721 to 716); teachers up 19% (37.6 to 44.7).
About Norton Elementary
Norton Elementary is a large elementary school in Kentucky, located in Louisville. It educates 716 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 70% above the 421 average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Jefferson County is the local district for Norton Elementary. It runs 167 schools with 95,124 students.
White students are the majority at Norton Elementary, with 61% of enrollment. Other groups make up 13% Asian, 12% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 63% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Norton Elementary counts 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.0 students for each one. That matches the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky fairly closely. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Jefferson County is 61%.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Norton Elementary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Norton Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Kentucky schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 72.7%. Predicted: 56.3%. Difference: 16.4 points.
Among Jefferson County residents, the median household income is $69,866, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Norton Elementary is one of 175 public schools in the county.
Westport Early Childhood Center is located about 1.3 miles from Norton Elementary. The five-mile area around Norton Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Norton Elementary's average proficiency of 72.7% compares with 39.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 702 to 716, a small change.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Norton Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Louisville
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
- Southern HighHigh · 1,725 students
Other Norton Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Norton Elementary. Norton Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Norton Elementary SchoolSnellville, GA · 1,042 students
- Norton Elementary SchoolNorton, OH · 564 students
- Norton ElementaryNorton, VA · 527 students
- Norton Elementary SchoolTHREE RIVERS, MI · 186 students
Nearby schools
- Westport Early Childhood Center1.3 mi · 271
- Kammerer Middle1.4 mi · 781
- Westport Middle1.5 mi · 988
- Ballard High1.7 mi · 2,148
- Zachary Taylor Elementary1.7 mi · 260
- The Brook-KMI1.7 mi · 29
Frequently asked questions
About Norton ElementaryHow many students attend Norton Elementary?
Norton Elementary enrolls approximately 716 students in grades KG-05.
Is Norton Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Norton Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Norton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Norton Elementary is approximately 16.0:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Norton Elementary?
Norton Elementary reports a student body of 61% White, 7% Hispanic, 12% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Norton Elementary?
Norton Elementary is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.