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Enrollment
961
Middle
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KAUFMAN ISD·NCES 482520002817
Norman Junior High School
3701 S HOUSTON ST, KAUFMAN, TX 75142 · (972) 932-2410 · Kaufman County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL961 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Texas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
672 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 338 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 307 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 316 | 33% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Norman Junior High School→Kaufman High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within KAUFMAN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 25.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
Schools most like Norman Junior High School
Norman Junior High School's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Junior High School this school | 961 | 69.9% | 44.4% |
| Alvarado Junior High School ALVARADO | 862 | 67.7% | 38.8% |
| Miller Middle School SAN MARCOS | 896 | 69.9% | 43.4% |
| Alvin Junior High School ALVIN | 716 | 69.3% | 45.8% |
| Barwise Middle School WICHITA FALLS | 1,164 | 71.7% | 39.7% |
| Lynn Lucas Middle School WILLIS | 901 | 72.1% | 29.7% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Norman Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #730 of 1,635 | #6 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #755 of 1,670 ▼ 31 | #6 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,173 of 1,670 ▼ 174 | #11 of 15 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #1,034 of 1,570 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 961 | #325 of 1,749 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,153 of 1,542 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #668 of 1,543 | #10 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.9% | #716 of 1,648 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +61.0% | #28 of 437 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
961
-21 (-2%) vs 2020
+141% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 961 | 59.4 | 16.2:1 | 70% (672) |
| 2023-24 | 951 | 59.9 | 15.9:1 | 71% (675) |
| 2022-23 | 989 | 62.8 | 15.8:1 | 70% (689) |
| 2020-21 | 982 | 61 | 16.1:1 | 81% (792) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 42.3 | 14.1:1 | 63% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 42 | 14.1:1 | 65% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 60% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 31% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 29 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norman Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 61% (597 to 961); teachers up 40% (42.3 to 59.4).
About Norman Junior High School
Norman Junior High School is a medium-sized middle school. Its address is in KAUFMAN, Texas. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 961 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Texas is about 643, so this school runs 49% larger than that.
KAUFMAN ISD (7 schools, 4,356 students) runs Norman Junior High School.
A majority of students at Norman Junior High School, 56%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 35% White, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 29 points above the 27% share among Kaufman County residents. Norman Junior High School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1 at Norman Junior High School, with 59.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 14.4:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 70% of enrollment. Among public schools in Kaufman County, the average eligibility rate is 59%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Norman Junior High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.8% for Norman Junior High School. The school posts 44.4%, within a point of the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for Kaufman County show that median household income is about $89,485, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Norman Junior High School is one of 65 public schools in Kaufman County, which together enroll about 41,319 students.
Gary W Campbell High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Norman Junior High School. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. On proficiency, Norman Junior High School is behind the 48.4% nearby average, ranking 5th of 7.
Under the NCES locale system, Norman Junior High School is Town: Distant.
Enrollment went from 982 in 2020-21 to 961 in 2024-25, a change of 21 students.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Norman Junior High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Kaufman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KAUFMAN ISD
- Kaufman High SchoolHigh · 1,294 students
- Lucille Nash Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
- J W Monday Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Helen Edward Early Childhood CenterElementary · 505 students
- J R Phillips Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Gary W Campbell High SchoolHigh · 13 students
Other schools in KAUFMAN
- Kaufman High SchoolHigh · 1,294 students
- Lucille Nash Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
- J W Monday Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Helen Edward Early Childhood CenterElementary · 505 students
- J R Phillips Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Gary W Campbell High SchoolHigh · 13 students
Nearby schools
- Gary W Campbell High School0.1 mi · 13
- Kaufman High School0.1 mi · 1,294
- J R Phillips Elementary School1.2 mi · 466
- Lucille Nash Elementary School1.3 mi · 604
- J W Monday Elementary School1.4 mi · 513
- Helen Edward Early Childhood Center1.6 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Norman Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Norman Junior High School?
Norman Junior High School enrolls approximately 961 students in grades 06-08.
Is Norman Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Norman Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Norman Junior High School have?
Norman Junior High School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Norman Junior High School?
At Norman Junior High School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 56% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Norman Junior High School in?
Norman Junior High School is part of KAUFMAN ISD.
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