Enrollment
186
Elementary
DISTRICT 259 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263384006931
Norton Elementary School
59692 AL JONES RD, THREE RIVERS, MI 49093 · (269) 244-1144 · St. Joseph County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
94 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Three Rivers Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
60.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Elementary School this school | 186 | 50.5% | 47.2% |
| Twin Lake School TWIN LAKE | 205 | 51.7% | N/A |
| Vowles School MOUNT PLEASANT | 235 | 50.2% | N/A |
| East Leroy Elementary School EAST LEROY | 199 | 50.3% | N/A |
| Parchment North Elem School KALAMAZOO | 208 | 53.8% | 31.9% |
| South Elementary School ITHACA | 234 | 48.7% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #500 of 1,085 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #220 of 1,072 | #2 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #490 of 1,139 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #1,454 of 1,630 | #13 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #882 of 1,563 | #12 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.3% | #86 of 979 | #3 of 11 |
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
186
-55 (-23%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 280
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 186 | 12 | 15.5:1 | 51% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 14.1 | 17.5:1 | 62% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 15 | 17.5:1 | 61% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 14 | 17.2:1 | 59% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 267 | 16.2 | 16.4:1 | 63% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 15 | 18.0:1 | 52% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 274 | 15 | 18.3:1 | 61% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 269 | 12 | 22.4:1 | 32% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 280 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (267 to 186); teachers down 26% (16.2 to 12).
About Norton Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Norton Elementary School serves students in THREE RIVERS, Michigan. The school had 186 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369, so this school runs 50% smaller than that.
Norton Elementary School is one school in Three Rivers Community Schools, a system of 6 schools with 2,145 students.
White students are the majority at Norton Elementary School, with 74% of enrollment. The school is also 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 85%. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.5 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 51%.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Norton Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Norton Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Michigan is predicted to score 43.9%. Norton Elementary School scores 47.2%, 3.3 points above that line.
In St. Joseph County (population about 60,969), the median household income is $66,425, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 32 public schools in St. Joseph County, enrolling about 9,517 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Andrews Elementary School, about 3.7 miles away. Norton Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Norton Elementary School's average proficiency of 47.2% compares with 38.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Norton Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 23% from its 2020-21 level of 241. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.2:1 in 2020-21, and 15.5:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,969
Census ACS
Median income
$66,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
9,517 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Three Rivers Community Schools
- Three Rivers High SchoolHigh · 632 students
- Three Rivers Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Andrews Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Ruth Hoppin SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
Other schools in THREE RIVERS
- Three Rivers High SchoolHigh · 632 students
- Three Rivers Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Andrews Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Ruth Hoppin SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
Other Norton Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Norton Elementary. Norton Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Norton Elementary SchoolSnellville, GA · 1,042 students
- Norton ElementaryLouisville, KY · 716 students
- Norton Elementary SchoolNorton, OH · 564 students
- Norton ElementaryNorton, VA · 527 students
Nearby schools
- Andrews Elementary School3.7 mi · 296
- Ruth Hoppin School4.3 mi · 293
- Three Rivers Middle School5.1 mi · 476
- Three Rivers High School5.1 mi · 632
- Constantine Middle School6.9 mi · 309
- Riverside Elementary School7.0 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Norton Elementary SchoolHow large is Norton Elementary School?
Norton Elementary School enrolls approximately 186 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Norton Elementary School serve?
Norton Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Norton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Norton Elementary School is approximately 15.5:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Norton Elementary School?
Norton Elementary School reports a student body of 74% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Norton Elementary School public or private?
Norton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Three Rivers Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.