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Enrollment
631
Middle
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317443001310
NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL
510 PASEWALK AVE, NORFOLK, NE 68701 · (402) 644-2516 · Madison County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Nebraska public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Nebraska public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
344 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 37%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 305 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 326 | 52% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 57% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.9%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
46.2%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 57% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL
NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 631 | 54.5% | 47.5% |
| NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL NORFOLK | 628 | 54.9% | 56.0% |
| BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL SCOTTSBLUFF | 754 | 60.3% | 46.3% |
| HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL HASTINGS | 757 | 63.0% | 46.6% |
| GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL GERING | 408 | 46.8% | 39.3% |
| ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE | 513 | 47.6% | 50.6% |
Matched among Nebraska middle 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 NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #75 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #81 of 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #77 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #47 of 143 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #25 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #24 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #15 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #26 of 32 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
631
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 855
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 631 | 48.5 | 13.0:1 | 55% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 49.4 | 13.0:1 | 57% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 641 | 49 | 13.1:1 | 52% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 628 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 49% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 42.6 | 14.4:1 | 48% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | 42 | 15.0:1 | 47% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | 42 | 14.1:1 | 47% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 689 | 51 | 13.5:1 | 30% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 855 | 50 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (615 to 631); teachers up 14% (42.6 to 48.5).
About NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL
NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL, a high-enrollment middle school, is located in NORFOLK, Nebraska. Classes run from 7 through 8, and the school has 631 students. Against the 411-student average for middle schools in Nebraska, enrollment here is 54% higher.
NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS is responsible for 11 schools, NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL included, with 4,543 students in all.
Roughly 58% of students at NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL are White. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, Madison County residents are about 80% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL employs 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.0:1. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 14.5:1 average for middle schools in Nebraska. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 55% in 2024-25. That is 8 points above the 47% average for public schools in Madison County.
The allk12 Grade for NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL is C-. Compared with Nebraska public middle schools, the school scored higher than 22% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After accounting for student poverty, NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Nebraska schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.5% is 9.7 points below the 57.3% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Madison County show that the median household income is $63,128, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. There are 23 public schools in Madison County, enrolling about 6,196 students in all.
The next-closest public school is LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL is behind the 60.4% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (628) to 2024-25 (631). The ratio was 14.3:1 in 2020-21 and 13.0:1 in 2024-25.
The NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,532
Census ACS
Median income
$63,128
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,196 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,359 students
- NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 628 students
- BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 333 students
- LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 256 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 227 students
Other schools in NORFOLK
- NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,359 students
- NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 628 students
- BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 333 students
- LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 256 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 227 students
Nearby schools
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 220
- GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 194
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 227
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 256
- NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,359
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 194
Frequently asked questions
About NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL?
NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 631 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 58% White, 32% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.