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Norton Jr High

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

706 North Jones Street, Norton, KS 67654 · (785) 877-5851 · Part of Norton Community Schools Unified School District 211

Norton’s School Grade C better than 29% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
96
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Norton Jr High

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Norton kids: Norton High

On the path

Where Norton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Eisenhower Elem424 students
7–8Norton Jr HighYou are here
9–12Norton High181 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

706 North Jones Street, Norton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 743
Grade 853
Enrollment over time
106’20
93’21
93’22
107’23
96’24

Down 9.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Black 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Norton Jr High from Norton families.

Other schools in Norton Community Schools Unified School District 211

The district →
Eisenhower Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Norton
B+
424 students15:1
Norton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Norton
D
181 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Norton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.