Enrollment
328
High
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510276001162
J.I. Burton High
109 11th St, Norton, VA 24273 · (276) 679-2554 · Norton city
GRADES 08–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
325 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
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 Norton City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
90.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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
328
+22 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.3:1
% White
86%
was 82%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
5%
was 8%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About J.I. Burton High
J.I. Burton High is a minimally staffed secondary school in Norton, Virginia, overseen by Norton City Public Schools. The school caters to 328 students in grades 8 through 12. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 1,213 students each, so J.I. Burton High sits 73% below that benchmark.
Norton City Public Schools comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 855 students; J.I. Burton High is among them.
In terms of who attends, J.I. Burton High shows that nearly all students (86%) are White. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, On paper, J.I. Burton High has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, J.I. Burton High is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 61.1%; this one delivers 76.3%, a residual of +15.1 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Norton city put median household earnings sit near $41,495, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. J.I. Burton High is one of 2 public schools in Norton city (combined enrollment of about 855 students).
Nearest neighbor: Norton Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around J.I. Burton High. On composite proficiency, J.I. Burton High comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 83.5%.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at J.I. Burton High has edged up 7%, going from 306 students in 2018 to 328 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 82% to 86%.
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Norton city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,577
Census ACS
Median income
$41,495
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
855 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norton City Public Schools
- Norton ElementaryElementary · 527 students
Other schools in Norton
- Central HighHigh · 676 students
- Norton ElementaryElementary · 527 students
Nearby schools
- Norton Elementary1.0 mi · 527
- Central High2.7 mi · 676
- Wise Primary4.4 mi · 603
- L.F. Addington Middle4.4 mi · 387
- Union Middle6.4 mi · 561
- Union Primary6.6 mi · 809
Frequently asked questions
About J.I. Burton HighWhat is the total enrollment at J.I. Burton High?
J.I. Burton High enrolls approximately 328 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does J.I. Burton High serve?
J.I. Burton High serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at J.I. Burton High?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at J.I. Burton High.
How diverse is J.I. Burton High?
J.I. Burton High reports a student body of 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is J.I. Burton High public or private?
J.I. Burton High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Norton City Public Schools.
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