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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRISCO ISD·NCES 482001013186
Norris Elementary School
10101 SHEPTON LN, FRISCO, TX 75035 · (469) 633-4075 · Collin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Texas public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
15 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 49% smaller than its 5th grade class (131).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
80.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
83.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 58.0% | 22.0% | 13.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 60.0% | 23.0% | 8.0% | 9.0% |
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 | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 93.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 78.0% |
| 2021-22 | 80.0% | 69.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
84.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Norris Elementary School
Norris Elementary School's state test result (84.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Elementary School this school | 606 | 2.5% | 84.8% |
| Talley Elementary School FRISCO | 616 | 4.2% | 87.0% |
| Richard J Lee Elementary School DALLAS | 663 | 3.8% | 79.8% |
| Liscano Elementary School FRISCO | 654 | 3.7% | 81.0% |
| Valley Ranch Elementary School IRVING | 577 | 5.0% | 82.5% |
| Canyon Ranch Elementary School IRVING | 705 | 8.2% | 80.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Norris Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #32 of 4,401 | #7 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #85 of 4,466 ▼ 56 | #13 of 165 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #259 of 4,466 ▼ 159 | #33 of 165 ▼ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #2,067 of 3,998 | #55 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #1,579 of 4,938 | #73 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #3,437 of 4,622 | #140 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #3,414 of 4,628 | #176 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.5% | #4,785 of 4,789 | #176 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #711 of 2,838 | #23 of 94 |
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
606
-133 (-18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 606 | 37.4 | 16.2:1 | 2% (15) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 39.5 | 16.3:1 | 2% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 728 | 40.2 | 18.1:1 | 2% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 739 | 43 | 17.2:1 | 2% (14) |
| 2017-18 | 817 | 42.6 | 19.2:1 | 3% (21) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 2% (14) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norris Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (817 to 606); teachers down 12% (42.6 to 37.4).
About Norris Elementary School
Federal records list Norris Elementary School as an elementary school in FRISCO, Texas. Enrollment stands at 606 students, covering kindergarten through 5.
FRISCO ISD is responsible for 76 schools, Norris Elementary School included, with 65,289 students in all.
Asian students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 5% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Native American. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 19%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.2:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 1.1 students per teacher. By family income, 2% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 30% average for public schools in Collin County is 28 points higher.
Norris Elementary School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 95% of Texas public elementary schools.
Norris Elementary School scores 84.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 72.6%.
For Collin County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $121,600, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 56%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 338 public schools and about 227,575 students.
Measured in a straight line, Nelson Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Norris Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 77.9%, lower than Norris Elementary School's 84.8%.
Norris Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 133 students, from 739 to 606.
This page is set up for the Norris Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FRISCO ISD
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,996 students
Other schools in FRISCO
- Rock Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,442 students
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
Other Norris Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Norris Elementary. Norris Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Norris ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 810 students
- NORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFIRTH, NE · 512 students
- NORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 421 students
- Norris Elementary SchoolThomson, GA · 287 students
- Norris ElementaryNorris, TN · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Nelson Middle School0.2 mi · 1,094
- Independence High School0.4 mi · 1,698
- Ashley Elementary School0.8 mi · 572
- Heritage High School1.2 mi · 1,996
- Liscano Elementary School1.2 mi · 654
- Ogle Elementary School1.2 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Norris Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Norris Elementary School?
Norris Elementary School enrolls approximately 606 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Norris Elementary School serve?
Norris Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Norris Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Norris Elementary School is approximately 16.2:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Norris Elementary School?
Student demographics at Norris Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 83% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Norris Elementary School in?
Norris Elementary School is part of FRISCO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.