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What's one thing Norton Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510276001163
Norton Elementary
205 E Park Ave, Norton, VA 24273 · (276) 679-0971 · Norton city
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Virginia public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
526 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 16% larger than its 7th grade class (57).
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
Students here typically continue to
Norton Elementary→J.I. Burton High
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
75.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 down about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
75.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% 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 14 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 Norton Elementary
Norton Elementary's state test result (75.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Elementary this school | 527 | 99.8% | 75.3% |
| Chilhowie Elementary Chiilhowie | 589 | 100.0% | 85.6% |
| Luray Elementary Luray | 474 | 93.5% | 59.4% |
| Hillsville Elementary Hillsville | 461 | 92.4% | 77.0% |
| Pulaski Elementary Pulaski | 472 | 91.7% | 67.4% |
| Ridgeview Elementary Clintwood | 667 | 96.0% | 67.7% |
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 Norton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #430 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #569 of 1,111 ▼ 110 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #459 of 1,111 ▼ 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #510 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #483 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #1,018 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #126 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.1% | #164 of 324 |
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
527
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 527 | 38.5 | 13.7:1 | 100% (526) |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 40.3 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 42.5 | 11.8:1 | 96% (482) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 33 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 34.1 | 14.4:1 | 92% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 37 | 14.6:1 | 69% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 23 | 23.9:1 | 58% (319) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 37 | 11.9:1 | 54% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 31 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (492 to 527); teachers up 13% (34.1 to 38.5).
About Norton Elementary
Norton Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Norton, Virginia. The school serves 527 students in pre-K through 7 in 2024-25.
The 2 schools in Norton City Public Schools enroll 855 students altogether, Norton Elementary among them.
About 86% of the student body at Norton Elementary is White. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 38.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. For comparison, public schools in Norton city average 100%.
The allk12 Grade for Norton Elementary is A-. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Norton Elementary beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 14.3 points (75.3% versus 60.9%), a top-10% result in Virginia on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Norton city show that the median household income is $41,495, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Norton Elementary is one of 2 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Norton Elementary is J.I. Burton High, about 1.0 miles away. Norton Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 83.7% proficiency; Norton Elementary posts 75.3%.
Norton Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 535 in 2020-21, 527 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.2:1 to 13.7:1 over the same years.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Central HighHigh · 676 students
- J.I. Burton HighHigh · 328 students
Other Norton Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Norton Elementary. Norton Elementary is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Norton Elementary SchoolSnellville, GA · 1,042 students
- Norton ElementaryLouisville, KY · 716 students
- Norton Elementary SchoolNorton, OH · 564 students
- Norton Elementary SchoolTHREE RIVERS, MI · 186 students
Nearby schools
- J.I. Burton High1.0 mi · 328
- Central High1.7 mi · 676
- Wise Primary3.4 mi · 603
- L.F. Addington Middle3.4 mi · 387
- Union Middle7.4 mi · 561
- Union Primary7.5 mi · 809
Frequently asked questions
About Norton ElementaryHow many students attend Norton Elementary?
Norton Elementary enrolls approximately 527 students in grades PK-07.
What grades does Norton Elementary serve?
Norton Elementary serves grades PK-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Norton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Norton Elementary is approximately 13.7:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Norton Elementary?
At Norton Elementary, the student body is approximately 86% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Norton Elementary?
Norton Elementary is overseen by Norton City Public Schools in Norton city.
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