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Schools in Norton · Norton Community Schools Unified School District 211

Norton’s public schools score below 71% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

In Norton, 18% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Norton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

#123of 151 Kansas townsK–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
3
701 students on the public path
In brief

Norton’s schools, in brief

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 Norton’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 29% of Kansas school districts, #123 of 151 Kansas towns. 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 (640)Better than 29%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 305 test results could put Norton anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Norton’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 Norton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Eisenhower ElemNorton Community Schools Unified School District 211B+
7–8Norton Jr HighNorton Community Schools Unified School District 211C−
9–12Norton HighNorton Community Schools Unified School District 211D

Norton’s public schools are run by Norton Community Schools Unified School District 211, which also serves Allodium, Center-District 1, Clayton and Edmond and others. 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

Norton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Norton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
NortonCNorton Community Schools Unified School District 211

Every school in Norton

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).

District schools in Nortonby address
Eisenhower Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
424 students15:1Rate it →
Norton Jr High
Middle · Grades 7–8
C−
96 students12:1Rate it →
Norton High
High · Grades 9–12
D
181 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Norton’s schools

Are Norton’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Norton children attend score below 71% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #123 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Norton in?

Norton Community Schools Unified School District 211, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 701 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Norton kids go to high school?

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

How much does Norton 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.