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Norfolk School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Norfolk.

Norfolk’s School Grade B better than 56% of Connecticut school districts

Students
61
Schools
1
Spent per student
$54,125
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
The gist

What stands out about Norfolk School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 109% more per student than the CT average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% of the 199 Connecticut school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Norfolk. Grade by grade →

PK–6Botelle Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Northwestern Regional Middle SchoolRegional School District 07
9–12Northwestern Regional High SchoolRegional School District 07

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22
Math proficiency30–39%
State average 39.8% · 41 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 50.5% · 44 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 98% at Regional School District 07, which runs the high school (state 88.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$54,125 per student · 109% above CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 49%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 85%State 13%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
80’20
70’21
66’22
56’23
61’24

Down 23.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Connecticut.