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L G Nourse Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–3

38 Plain Street, Norton, MA 02766 · (508) 285-0110 · Part of Norton School District

Norton’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
272
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–3
The gist

What stands out about L G Nourse Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Norton kids: Norton Middle

On the path

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

K–3L G Nourse ElementaryYou are here
6–8Norton Middle527 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

38 Plain Street, Norton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten56
Grade 170
Grade 264
Grade 382
Enrollment over time
270’20
275’21
289’22
303’23
272’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Black 8%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 5%Asian 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about L G Nourse Elementary from Norton families.

Other schools in Norton School District

The district →
J C Solmonese
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Norton
C
491 students12:1
Henri A. Yelle
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Norton
B
371 students13:1
Norton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Norton
C+
527 students13:1
Norton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Norton
A−
685 students11:1

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 Massachusetts’s other public schools; Norton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.