Enrollment
290
High
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWOOD-NORFOLK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362136003045
NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL
7852 STATE HWY 56, NORWOOD, NY 13668 · (315) 353-6631 · St. Lawrence County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
154 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NORWOOD-NORFOLK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
76.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -10.0pp since 2023
Math
81.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 2024-25Enrollment
290
+24 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 12.1:1
% White
96%
was 92%
% Hispanic
0%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL
NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL is one of the compact secondary schools in NORWOOD, New York, overseen by NORWOOD-NORFOLK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 290 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 57% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.
Across the 3 schools in NORWOOD-NORFOLK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (907 students total), NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL logs that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 2% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.5%; this one delivers 71.3%.
Across the wider county, census data for St. Lawrence County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,850 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 SCHOOL is one.
NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 57.9%.
NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 9%: 266 students in 2018 compared to 290 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
St. Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in NORWOOD-NORFOLK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 341 students
- NORWOOD-NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 276 students
Other schools in NORWOOD
- NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 341 students
- NORWOOD-NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 276 students
Nearby schools
- NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 341
- NORWOOD-NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 276
- A A KINGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL6.8 mi · 393
- LAWRENCE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.9 mi · 526
- POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.9 mi · 373
- MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL8.1 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOLHow large is NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL?
NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL enrolls approximately 290 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL serve?
NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL.
How diverse is NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL?
NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL reports a student body of 96% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL?
NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL is overseen by NORWOOD-NORFOLK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in St. Lawrence County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.