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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLESON ISD·NCES 481218000719
Norwood Elementary School
619 EVELYN LN, BURLESON, TX 76028 · (817) 245-3400 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
12.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
239 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +1.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 21.0% | 32.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 29.0% | 30.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Norwood Elementary School
Norwood Elementary School's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwood Elementary School this school | 425 | 56.2% | 40.6% |
| Olsen Park Elementary School AMARILLO | 387 | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Young Elementary School DECATUR | 445 | 57.1% | 56.8% |
| Lakeview Elementary School AMARILLO | 388 | 55.4% | 41.3% |
| Blooming Grove Elementary School BLOOMING GROVE | 449 | 58.6% | 33.2% |
| Early Childhood Center LINDALE | 462 | 56.7% | N/A |
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 Norwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #2,510 of 4,401 | #22 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,375 of 4,466 ▲ 168 | #20 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,219 of 4,466 ▲ 175 | #25 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,462 of 3,998 | #20 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #3,275 of 4,938 | #23 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #500 of 4,622 | #2 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #1,394 of 4,628 | #9 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.2% | #3,307 of 4,789 | #17 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #2,564 of 2,838 | #18 of 21 |
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
425
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 562
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 425 | 34.2 | 12.4:1 | 56% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 34.9 | 13.5:1 | 61% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 31.8 | 14.9:1 | 63% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 33 | 12.2:1 | 55% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 31.7 | 13.9:1 | 62% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 53% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 34 | 14.0:1 | 47% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 533 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 30% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 562 | 29 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (441 to 425); teachers up 8% (31.7 to 34.2).
About Norwood Elementary School
Norwood Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school based in BURLESON, Texas. Enrolled students number 425 students, in pre-K through 5.
Norwood Elementary School falls under BURLESON ISD, which has 18 schools enrolling 12,759 students.
White students make up a majority at Norwood Elementary School, at 56%. The remaining shares are 28% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Johnson County's population at about 72%. Norwood Elementary School's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school's lunch program data list 56% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Norwood Elementary School is C. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Norwood Elementary School's results are 9.0 points below predicted: 40.6% against 49.7%.
Census estimates describe Johnson County this way: the median household income is $84,859, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Johnson County has 77 public schools and roughly 39,004 students.
The next-closest public school is Crossroads High School, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 40.6% is below the 62.4% average for nearby schools.
Norwood Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Norwood Elementary School's enrollment climbed 5%, to 425.
Discussions about Norwood Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,597
Census ACS
Median income
$84,859
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
39,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BURLESON ISD
- Burleson Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,061 students
- Burleson High SchoolHigh · 1,791 students
- Nick Kerr Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,218 students
- Hughes Middle SchoolMiddle · 965 students
- Ann Brock El at Oak GroveElementary · 683 students
- Academy at Nola DunnElementary · 668 students
Other schools in BURLESON
- Burleson Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,061 students
- Burleson High SchoolHigh · 1,791 students
- Nick Kerr Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,218 students
- Hughes Middle SchoolMiddle · 965 students
- North Joshua Elementary SchoolElementary · 733 students
- Academy at Nola DunnElementary · 668 students
Other Norwood Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Norwood Elementary. Norwood Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 10.
- Norwood ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 521 students
- Norwood ElementaryKnoxville, TN · 471 students
- Norwood Elementary SchoolWest Jefferson, OH · 445 students
- NORWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 443 students
- Norwood ElementaryNorwood, NC · 354 students
Nearby schools
- Crossroads High School0.1 mi · 84
- Burleson Collegiate High School0.7 mi · 151
- Game Development Design School at Burleson ISD0.9 mi · 323
- Academy at Nola Dunn0.9 mi · 668
- Richard Bransom Elementary School1.2 mi · 566
- Mound Elementary School1.2 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Norwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Norwood Elementary School?
Norwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Norwood Elementary School serve?
Norwood Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Norwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Norwood Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Norwood Elementary School?
Norwood Elementary School reports a student body of 56% White, 28% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Norwood Elementary School in?
Norwood Elementary School is part of BURLESON ISD.
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