For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 96 students in Norton Community Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Norton Community School have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 36% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
3 Schools
438 Schools
# Students
701 Students
133,160 Students
# Teachers
54 Teachers
9,954 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Norton Community Schools, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#159 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
31%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥90%
89%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)12.8%
24.2%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.54
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
4%
20%
% Black
1%
6%
% White
92%
64%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,337 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,295. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,692 is less than the state median of $17,212. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,337
$16,295
Spending / Student
$13,692
$17,212
Best Norton Community Schools Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Norton Jr High School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
706 North Jones Street
Norton, KS 67654
(785) 877-5851
Norton, KS 67654
(785) 877-5851
Gr: 7-8 | 96 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 8%
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