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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWOOD-NORFOLK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362136003043

NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

7852 STATE HWY 56, NORWOOD, NY 13668 · (315) 353-6674 · St. Lawrence County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
149 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 58%
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
Pre-K
55
Kindergarten
54
Grade 1
46
Grade 2
58
Grade 3
73
Grade 4
55
Student demographics
White
340100%
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 39%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
16147%
Female
18053%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORWOOD-NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOLNORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within NORWOOD-NORFOLK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
38.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 38 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 New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

Source: NYS Assessments. 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for New York 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 New York'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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
341
-92 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.9:1
% White
100%
was 98%
% Hispanic
0%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the modestly sized primary schools in NORWOOD, New York, operated by NORWOOD-NORFOLK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 341 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 23% leaner than that benchmark.

NORWOOD-NORFOLK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 907 students; NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (100%) are White. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.9%, the actual is 40.2%, a residual of -18.7 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for St. Lawrence County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,850 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Lawrence County runs 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,653 students), of which NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 61.8%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 21%, going from 433 students in 2018 to 341 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

St. Lawrence County at a glance

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Population
107,226
Census ACS
Median income
$62,850
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
13,653 students

Quick facts

School name
NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
NORWOOD-NORFOLK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
7852 STATE HWY 56, NORWOOD, NY 13668
Phone
(315) 353-6674
County
St. Lawrence County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
341
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
12.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
149 (44%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
362136003043
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 341 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 100% White, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by NORWOOD-NORFOLK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in St. Lawrence County.
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