NORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

NORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a sizable K-5 school in FIRTH, Nebraska, operated by NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160. The school instructs 535 students in grades 3 through 5. That puts it 97% bigger than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

NORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160, a district that educates 2,343 students overall.

On demographics, NORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest reads as 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, NORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lancaster County (around 32%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.7%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Lancaster County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,793, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Lancaster County runs 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,123 students), of which NORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: NORRIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 559 students in 2018 compared to 535 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for NORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.