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Schools in Center-District 1 Township · Norton Community Schools Unified School District 211

Center-District 1 Township’s public schools score below 71% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Center-District 1 Township’s districts is 18%, below the Kansas average (29%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
36%
▲ 4 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 11 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 9% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
KS 13.3
Schools in town
0
701 students on the public path
In brief

Center-District 1 Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 867 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Center-District 1 Township’s, its schools beat 24%, lower than their 29% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 36% and math 18% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,574 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Norton Jr High, then Norton High. Enrollment is up 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

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 Center-District 1 Township’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 29% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are below the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 29%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (867)Better than 24%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 305 test results could put Center-District 1 Township anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Center-District 1 Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (306 in math, 304 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Center-District 1 Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Eisenhower Elemin NortonB+
7–8Norton Jr Highin NortonC−
9–12Norton Highin NortonD

Center-District 1 Township’s public schools are run by Norton Community Schools Unified School District 211, which also serves Allodium, Clayton, Edmond and Highland-District 2 and others. Parts of Center-District 1 Township (16% and 6% of its land) are served by Oberlin Unified School District 294 and Northern Valley Unified School District 212 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Norton Community Schools Unified School District 211Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 701 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$13,574KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 32.5% · 304 students tested
Math18%
State average 29.4% · 306 students tested

Center-District 1 Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Center-District 1 Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Center-District 1 TownshipCNorton Community Schools Unified School District 211
Almena-District 4—Northern Valley Unified School District 212
Highland-District 2—Norton Community Schools Unified School District 211
Solomon-District 3—Norton Community Schools Unified School District 211 PK–12 · Logan Unified School District 326 PK–12
Lincoln—Oberlin Unified School District 294
Grant—Oberlin Unified School District 294

2 of the 5 neighbors share Norton Community Schools Unified School District 211 with Center-District 1 Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Center-District 1 Township

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

Also serving Center-District 1 Townshipin other towns
Eisenhower Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Norton
B+
424 students15:1Rate it →
Norton Jr High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Norton
C−
96 students12:1Rate it →
Norton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Norton
D
181 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Center-District 1 Township’s schools

Are Center-District 1 Township’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Center-District 1 Township children attend score below 71% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 24%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Center-District 1 Township in?

Norton Community Schools Unified School District 211, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 701 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Center-District 1 Township are served by Oberlin Unified School District 294 and Northern Valley Unified School District 212.

Where do Center-District 1 Township kids go to high school?

Norton High in Norton, with 181 students; its own test results earn a D.

How much does Center-District 1 Township spend per student?

$13,574 in Norton Community Schools Unified School District 211 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. 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 Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.