Photo: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger) · Public domainNorton’s public schools score below 60% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Norton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.
Norton’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 283 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Norton’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts (the state reports Norton’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $20,573 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Norton Middle, then Norton High. 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.
What’s behind Norton’s grade
C+: better than 40% of Massachusetts school districts, #183 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Graduation is above the Massachusetts average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Norton, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Norton · depends on your address
J C Solmonese
Grades PK–3 · 491 students · 12:1 students per teacher
L G Nourse Elementary
Grades K–3 · 272 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Norton · depends on your address
J C Solmonese
Grades PK–3 · 491 students · 12:1 students per teacher
L G Nourse Elementary
Grades K–3 · 272 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Norton · depends on your address
J C Solmonese
Grades PK–3 · 491 students · 12:1 students per teacher
L G Nourse Elementary
Grades K–3 · 272 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Norton · depends on your address
J C Solmonese
Grades PK–3 · 491 students · 12:1 students per teacher
L G Nourse Elementary
Grades K–3 · 272 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Norton
Henri A. Yelle
Grades 4–5 · 371 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Norton
Henri A. Yelle
Grades 4–5 · 371 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Norton
Norton Middle
Grades 6–8 · 527 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Norton
Norton Middle
Grades 6–8 · 527 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Norton
Norton Middle
Grades 6–8 · 527 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Norton
Norton High
Grades 9–12 · 685 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Norton
Norton High
Grades 9–12 · 685 students · 11:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Norton
Norton High
Grades 9–12 · 685 students · 11:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Norton
Norton High
Grades 9–12 · 685 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Norton’s public schools are run by Norton School District. 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.
Below the state in reading
Norton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Norton’s borders.
Every school in Norton
5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Norton’s schools
Are Norton’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Norton children attend score below 60% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #183 of 283 Massachusetts 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 School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,346 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
Where do Norton kids go to high school?
Norton High, with 685 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Norton’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Norton School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Norton spend per student?
$20,573 in Norton School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Norton families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Norton → They have their own page.
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 Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.