NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL

NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a high-enrollment intermediate school in NORFOLK, Nebraska, one of the schools within NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 628 students spanning grades 5 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 411 students per school, that is 53% bigger than typical.

NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 4,543 students. NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school records 33% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

On the resource side, NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages about 14.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Madison County (around 47%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.1%; this one delivers 56.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Madison County) shows that median household income runs about $63,128, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 6,196 students).

NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 59.2%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 3% since 2018, when it stood at 648 (now 628). Hispanic enrollment moved from 28% to 33% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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