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Schools in Norfolk · Norfolk School District, Regional School District 07

Norfolk’s public schools outscore 56% of Connecticut districts

Reading proficiency in Norfolk’s districts is 62%, above the Connecticut average (50%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Norfolk, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Connecticut, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Connecticut state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
62%
▲ 11 pts vs CT 50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
▲ 5 pts vs CT 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs CT 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$29.4K
▲ 14% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024 · Regional School District 07
Students per teacher
9.5
CT 12.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
815 students on the public path
In brief

Norfolk’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 161 Connecticut towns with household incomes within a quarter of Norfolk’s, its schools beat 63%, higher than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Norfolk runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

Botelle Elementary School (PK–6) is Norfolk’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Regional School District 07 with Barkhamsted, Colebrook and New Hartford: Northwestern Regional Middle School in Winsted, then Northwestern Regional High School in Winsted. The high school’s own results earn an A−, the highest on the path; the middle school earns a B−. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 62% and math 45% across both districts in spring 2022, against 50% and 40% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Norfolk spends $54,125 per student and Regional School District 07 $29,415, against $25,892 across Connecticut (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Norfolk’s grade

B− Test scoresA− Graduation

B: better than 56% of Connecticut school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Connecticut average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Connecticut school districts we grade (199)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Connecticut towns with similar household incomes (161)Better than 63%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 422 test results and a graduating class of 156 could put Norfolk anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Norfolk’s students in the tested grades sat them (420 in math, 426 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Norfolk, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Botelle Elementary SchoolNorfolk School DistrictB
7–8Northwestern Regional Middle Schoolin WinstedB−
9–12Northwestern Regional High Schoolin WinstedA−

Norfolk runs its own schools through grade 6 (Norfolk School District). From grade 7, students attend the Regional School District 07, shared with Barkhamsted, Colebrook and New Hartford. Its middle school is in Winsted. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Norfolk

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Norfolk School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 61 students, down 24% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$54,125CT $25,892 · FY2024
C
Regional School District 07Grades 7–12 · 2 schools · 754 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$29,415CT $25,892 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–6, Norfolk School District44%
State average 50.5% · 44 students tested
Math · PK–6, Norfolk School District34%
State average 39.8% · 41 students tested
Reading · 7–12, Regional School District 0764%
State average 50.5% · 382 students tested
Math · 7–12, Regional School District 0746%
State average 39.8% · 379 students tested

Norfolk vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share Norfolk’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
NorfolkBNorfolk PK–6 · Regional School District 07 7–12
CanaanB−Canaan K–8 · Regional School District 01 9–12
Goshen—Regional School District 20
North CanaanB−North Canaan PK–8 · Regional School District 01 9–12
ColebrookB+Colebrook K–6 · Regional School District 07 7–12

Every school in Norfolk

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Norfolkby address
Botelle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
61 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Norfolkin other towns
Northwestern Regional Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Winsted
B−
218 students8:1Rate it →
Northwestern Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winsted
A−
536 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Norfolk’s schools

Are Norfolk’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Connecticut: the public schools Norfolk children attend outscore 56% of Connecticut’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Norfolk in?

Two districts: Norfolk School District runs grades PK–6, and Regional School District 07 runs grades 7–12, shared with Barkhamsted, Colebrook and New Hartford.

Where do Norfolk kids go to high school?

Northwestern Regional High School in Winsted, with 536 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Norfolk’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Regional School District 07 graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut.

How much does Norfolk spend per student?

$54,125 in Norfolk School District and $29,415 in Regional School District 07 (FY2024), against $25,892 across Connecticut. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Connecticut. Stars are from neighbors.