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What's one thing Norge Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
578
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMSBURG-JAMES CITY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510402001775
Norge Elementary
7311 Richmond Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23188 · (757) 564-3372 · James City County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
443 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 66%
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 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
77.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 73.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Norge Elementary
Norge Elementary's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norge Elementary this school | 578 | 76.6% | 76.0% |
| Pembroke Elementary Virginia Beach | 529 | 80.2% | 70.8% |
| Laurel Lane Elementary Williamsburg | 526 | 73.6% | 75.3% |
| Ashland Elementary Ashland | 675 | 80.6% | N/A |
| Windsor Woods Elementary Virginia Beach | 487 | 73.9% | 77.6% |
| O.B. Gates Elementary Chesterfield | 620 | 76.9% | 72.5% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Norge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In James City County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #418 of 1,101 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #495 of 1,111 ▼ 76 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #596 of 1,111 ▼ 94 | #6 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #409 of 1,176 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #62 of 1,105 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #208 of 1,106 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.6% | #548 of 1,157 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #495 of 759 | N/A |
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
578
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 578 | 53.5 | 10.8:1 | 77% (443) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 53.5 | 11.3:1 | 72% (437) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 53.5 | 11.8:1 | 72% (457) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 44 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 43.3 | 14.7:1 | 49% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 692 | 41 | 16.9:1 | 42% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 42 | 12.3:1 | 42% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 590 | 46 | 12.8:1 | 32% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 606 | 40 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (635 to 578); teachers up 23% (43.3 to 53.5).
About Norge Elementary
Norge Elementary is an elementary school in Williamsburg, Virginia, reachable at (757) 564-3372. It has an enrollment of 578 students in pre-K through 5.
The Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools system has 16 schools and 11,371 students.
At Norge Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 45%. The remaining students are 19% Hispanic, 19% Black, 14% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in James City County, the White share is about 73%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 10.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Norge Elementary, which has 53.5. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Norge Elementary is about 77%. That is higher than the 44% average for public schools in James City County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Norge Elementary is 8.8 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 76.0% actual, 67.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
For James City County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $109,985, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 15 public schools in the county, enrolling about 9,715, Norge Elementary among them.
Among nearby public schools, Toano Middle is closest at about 1.9 miles. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Norge Elementary. On state test proficiency, Norge Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Norge Elementary falls in the Suburb: Small locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 578, close to the 574 recorded in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.1:1 to 10.8:1.
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James City County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,013
Census ACS
Median income
$109,985
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
9,715 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
- Warhill HighHigh · 1,277 students
- Lafayette HighHigh · 1,247 students
- Jamestown HighHigh · 1,243 students
- Stonehouse ElementaryElementary · 838 students
- Lois Hornsby MiddleMiddle · 805 students
- Toano MiddleMiddle · 704 students
Other schools in Williamsburg
- Warhill HighHigh · 1,277 students
- Lafayette HighHigh · 1,247 students
- Jamestown HighHigh · 1,243 students
- Stonehouse ElementaryElementary · 838 students
- Lois Hornsby MiddleMiddle · 805 students
- Bruton HighHigh · 723 students
Nearby schools
- Toano Middle1.9 mi · 704
- Warhill High2.3 mi · 1,277
- Stonehouse Elementary2.5 mi · 838
- J. Blaine Blayton Elementary2.8 mi · 481
- Lois Hornsby Middle2.9 mi · 805
- Lafayette High3.4 mi · 1,247
Frequently asked questions
About Norge ElementaryHow large is Norge Elementary?
Norge Elementary enrolls approximately 578 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Norge Elementary serve?
Norge Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Norge Elementary?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Norge Elementary.
How diverse is Norge Elementary?
Norge Elementary reports a student body of 45% White, 19% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Norge Elementary?
Norge Elementary is overseen by Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools in James City County.
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