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
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Virginia public high schools
- BTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public high schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 68 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 75 | 23% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 71% · 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
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.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 90.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 87.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like J.I. Burton High
J.I. Burton High's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.I. Burton High this school | 328 | 99.1% | 76.3% |
| Thomas Walker High Ewing | 291 | 99.7% | 71.5% |
| Grundy High Grundy | 352 | 98.3% | 66.6% |
| Parry McCluer High Buena Vista | 315 | 92.1% | 77.8% |
| Chincoteague High Chincoteague | 271 | 96.3% | 80.3% |
| Castlewood High Castlewood | 285 | 91.2% | 70.6% |
Matched among Virginia high 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 J.I. Burton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #138 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #84 of 316 ▲ 75 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #173 of 316 ▼ 118 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #288 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #138 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #272 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #32 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #74 of 131 |
Ranked against other public high 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
328
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 328 | 24.1 | 13.6:1 | 99% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 24 | 13.2:1 | 98% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 312 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 96% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 20 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 23.1 | 13.3:1 | 92% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 63% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 16 | 20.4:1 | 45% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 268 | 23 | 11.7:1 | 31% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 25 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J.I. Burton High.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (306 to 328); teachers up 5% (23.1 to 24.1).
About J.I. Burton High
J.I. Burton High is the name of a very small high school in Norton, Virginia. It teaches 328 students in grades 8 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Virginia enroll about 1,213 students on average.
J.I. Burton High belongs to Norton City Public Schools, a district of 2 schools and 855 students.
White students account for 86% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Hispanic. A diversity index of 25% means there is a 25% chance two randomly chosen students at J.I. Burton High are from different groups.
Staffing at J.I. Burton High comes to 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.6:1. The average for high schools in Virginia is about 13.9:1. On the income side, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Norton city average a similar 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, J.I. Burton High lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Virginia public high schools.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, J.I. Burton High does better than predicted by 15.1 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 76.3%; the prediction is 61.1%.
Census data for Norton city show the median household earns about $41,495 a year, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. Public schools in Norton city number 2, with about 855 students.
Norton Elementary is the nearest public school to J.I. Burton High, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles of J.I. Burton High, there are 4 other public schools. On proficiency, J.I. Burton High is behind the 83.5% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
Federal data place J.I. Burton High in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 328, close to the 326 recorded in 2020-21. The ratio was 16.3:1 in 2020-21 and 13.6:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at J.I. Burton High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.