Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDERSON COUNTY·NCES 470009000018
Norris Elementary
42 East Circle DR, Norris, TN 37828 · (865) 494-7422 · Anderson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
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STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 61% · US 70%
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
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
71.3%
TN avg 40.9% . +13.1pp since 2022
Math
68.0%
TN avg 39.3% . +21.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 21 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.3% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.6% | 55.1% |
| 2022-23 | 58.2% | 46.7% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Norris Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Anderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #103 of 957 ▲ 95 | #3 of 15 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #53 of 959 ▲ 30 | #1 of 15 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #884 of 1,044 | #11 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #775 of 962 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #218 of 348 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25Enrollment
257
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 257 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 17.7 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 16.4 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 17 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 241 | 17 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 14 | 19.1:1 | 40% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 28% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 263 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 14 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norris Elementary.
About Norris Elementary
Norris Elementary is a public elementary school in Norris, Tennessee. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 257 students. That puts enrollment 45% below the 470-student average for elementary schools in Tennessee.
Anderson County operates 17 schools. Combined enrollment is 6,018 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Norris Elementary is White, at 90%. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Anderson County residents, the White share is about 87%. The diversity index for Norris Elementary is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Census data for Anderson County show the median household earns about $66,183 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 30 public schools in the county, enrolling about 12,059, Norris Elementary among them.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Norris Middle School, is the closest to Norris Elementary. Norris Elementary has 6 other public schools within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 257, close to the 256 recorded in 2020-21.
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Anderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,153
Census ACS
Median income
$66,183
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
12,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anderson County
- Clinton High SchoolHigh · 1,021 students
- Anderson County High SchoolHigh · 1,019 students
- Clinton Middle SchoolMiddle · 624 students
- Claxton ElementaryElementary · 456 students
- Norris Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- Lake City ElementaryElementary · 387 students
Other Norris Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Norris Elementary. Norris Elementary is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Norris ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 810 students
- Norris Elementary SchoolFRISCO, TX · 606 students
- NORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFIRTH, NE · 512 students
- NORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 421 students
- Norris Elementary SchoolThomson, GA · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Norris Middle School0.3 mi · 448
- Andersonville Elementary1.6 mi · 296
- Anderson County High School3.1 mi · 1,019
- Anderson County Innovation Academy3.2 mi · 32
- Fairview Elementary3.8 mi · 258
- Lake City Middle School4.6 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Norris ElementaryHow large is Norris Elementary?
Norris Elementary enrolls approximately 257 students in grades PK-05.
Is Norris Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Norris Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How diverse is Norris Elementary?
Norris Elementary reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Norris Elementary?
Norris Elementary is overseen by Anderson County in Anderson County.
Where is Norris Elementary located?
Norris Elementary is located at 42 East Circle DR, Norris, TN 37828.
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