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NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL

1221 N 1ST ST, NORFOLK, NE 68701 · (402) 644-2569 · Madison County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL628 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
  • 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 Nebraska public middle schools

Enrollment
628
Middle
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 411
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
345 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 531150%
Grade 631750%
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
37660%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 61% · US 43%
Hispanic
20733%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Black
91%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
284%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
61%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
33253%
Female
29647%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL→NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–04GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–04JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–04LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–04WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–04WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–04WOODLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHPK–04
Based on grade levels within NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + Advanced
English Language Arts
52.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
53.4%
NE avg 60.6%

What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Nebraska 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 Nebraska'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 NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL

NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL this school62854.9%56.0%
NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL
NORFOLK
63154.5%47.5%
BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCOTTSBLUFF
75460.3%46.3%
HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
HASTINGS
75763.0%46.6%
GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL
GERING
40846.8%39.3%
ALLIANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALLIANCE
26160.5%49.2%
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 MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Nebraska
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
56.0%#61 of 86
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
53.4%#69 of 108
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
52.4%#69 of 109
Enrollment
ranked largest first
628#48 of 143
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.0:1#44 of 88
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.1%#33 of 88
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
54.9%#14 of 88
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.1%#43 of 52
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 2024-25
Enrollment
628
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
+108% since 2000-01, when it was 302
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2562844.914.0:155% (345)
2023-2460944.113.8:159% (362)
2022-2360043.513.8:156% (338)
2020-216464215.4:152% (334)
2017-1864838.217.0:150% (323)
2015-166153816.2:149% (302)
2010-115534013.8:149% (273)
2000-013022114.4:127% (81)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students down 3% (648 to 628); teachers up 18% (38.2 to 44.9).

About NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL

NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school in NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS, located in NORFOLK, Nebraska. The school serves 628 students in grades 5 through 6 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Nebraska is roughly 411 students; this school is 53% above that.

NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS enrolls 4,543 students in 11 schools, including NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL.

NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment is 60% White. The remaining shares are 33% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Madison County's population at about 80%. By the diversity index, NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 53%.

Teachers at NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL total 44.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.0:1. Middle schools in Nebraska average about 14.5:1, a similar figure. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 55% of enrollment. The gap from the 47% average for public schools in Madison County is 8 points.

NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 46% of Nebraska public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

A school with NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Nebraska is predicted to score 57.1%. NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 56.0%, 1.1 points below that line.

Among Madison County residents, median household income is about $63,128, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Madison County, which together enroll about 6,196 students.

The closest public school to NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL is NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.

The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.

Federal counts put enrollment at 646 in 2020-21 and 628 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.4:1 to 14.0:1.

Community posts for NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Madison County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Address
1221 N 1ST ST, NORFOLK, NE 68701
Phone
(402) 644-2569
County
Madison County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–06
Total enrollment
628
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student–teacher ratio
14.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
345 (55%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
317443000303
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL
How many students attend NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 628 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 60% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Madison County.
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