Top Rankings
Norfolk Public Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 645 students in Norfolk Public Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Nebraska.
Public Middle School in Norfolk Public School School District have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Nebraska public middle school average of 32% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
12 Schools
337 Schools
# Students
4,471 Students
82,355 Students
# Teachers
296 Teachers
6,793 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Norfolk Public Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 245 school districts in Nebraska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 94% has increased from 91% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#171 out of 246 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
48%
Graduation Rate
94%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.50
# American Indian Students
82 Students
1,404 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
2%
# Asian Students
35 Students
1,996 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
1,275 Students
15,006 Students
% Hispanic Students
28%
18%
# Black Students
63 Students
4,613 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
2,765 Students
55,987 Students
% White Students
62%
68%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
116 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
251 Students
3,233 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
266
128
# Students in K Grade:
322
229
# Students in 1st Grade:
333
223
# Students in 2nd Grade:
322
227
# Students in 3rd Grade:
322
205
# Students in 4th Grade:
275
335
# Students in 5th Grade:
334
1,777
# Students in 6th Grade:
319
15,169
# Students in 7th Grade:
334
24,278
# Students in 8th Grade:
311
24,345
# Students in 9th Grade:
333
3,873
# Students in 10th Grade:
342
3,931
# Students in 11th Grade:
326
3,793
# Students in 12th Grade:
332
3,842
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,429 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,508. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,344 is less than the state median of $16,823. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$60 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$55 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,429
$15,508
Spending / Student
$12,344
$16,823
Best Norfolk Public Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Norfolk Jr High School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
510 Pasewalk Ave
Norfolk, NE 68702
(402) 644-2516
Norfolk, NE 68702
(402) 644-2516
Grades: 7-8
| 645 students
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