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Norton Middle
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 152 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 189 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 35% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 18 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 30.0% |
| 2018-19 | 55.0% | 49.0% |
| 2017-18 | 52.0% | 54.0% |
| 2016-17 | 55.0% | 53.0% |
Where Norton Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Bristol County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #165 of 304 | #16 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #155 of 304 | #10 of 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #145 of 299 | #12 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #156 of 310 | #18 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #216 of 296 | #13 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #242 of 296 | #19 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #116 of 204 | #9 of 18 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 527 | 41.4 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 40.8 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 44.6 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 39 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 51.6 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 44 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 698 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 18% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 707 | N/A | N/A | 9% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 457 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
About Norton Middle
Norton Middle is one of the public schools in Norton, Massachusetts. It is a mid-sized middle-grades school. It has an enrollment of 527 students in grades 6 through 8.
Norton counts 2,346 students in its 5 schools, and Norton Middle is one of them.
The share of White students at Norton Middle is 84%. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Norton Middle is 29%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Norton Middle, there are about 12.7 students; the school has 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts, this school's ratio is higher.
American Community Survey estimates for Bristol County show that median household income comes to about $85,625, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bristol County counts 142 public schools with about 80,897 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, J C Solmonese, is about 0.8 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The federal government classifies Norton Middle's location as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Norton Middle enrolled 597 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 527. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.3:1 to 12.7:1.
Norton Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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