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Norton School

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Norton School ranks 66 th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

66^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Norton School is a K–6 elementary school in Cheshire, CT, serving 412 students as part of the highly rated Cheshire School District, which ranks 16th out of 153 districts statewide. Norton itself holds a 4-star rating and ranks 66th out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools, placing it in the 87th percentile. While its state ranking has drifted downward from a peak of 13th in 2018–2019, Norton remains well above average and outperforms nearly all neighboring schools outside Cheshire, including Mary G. Fritz Elementary School of Yalesville (72nd percentile), Maple Hill School (35th percentile), and West Woods School (43rd percentile).

One of Norton's standout strengths is attendance: its chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.3% in 2025–2026 is roughly one-fifth the state average and less than half the district average. Academically, the school excels in literacy, with 6th grade English Language Arts proficiency reaching 88% — the highest among all Cheshire elementary schools — and 4th grade ELA at 85.3%. Fourth grade math is equally impressive at 84% proficiency, the best in the district. Norton also stands out for its effectiveness with male students, ranking 8th out of 232 elementary schools statewide for boys' performance, an uncommon distinction at the elementary level.

The main areas for parents to watch are 5th grade performance and some variation across student groups. In 2025–2026, 5th grade math proficiency dropped to 61.3%, well below the district average of 72.1% and below every other Cheshire elementary school, including Chapman School (87.7%) and Highland School (72.9%). This may reflect a single challenging cohort rather than a systemic weakness, since the same grade scored much higher in prior years. Norton's results for female students, while still above average, are less exceptional than those for boys. Compared with nearby Prospect Elementary School — the closest competitor in a neighboring district — Norton posts notably stronger 4th grade scores in both reading and math.

412

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,647

Per pupil spending ?

16.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

414 North Brooksvale Rd.
Cheshire, CT 06410

(203) 272-7283

District: Cheshire School District

Students who attend Norton School usually attend:

Middle:	Dodd Middle School
High:	Cheshire High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.0%

Hispanic:

10.0%

Asian:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 98th percentile in 2019 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (77% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Connecticut elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 98th-percentile peak (2019) to 87th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Cheshire School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg76%

Connecticut avg50%

66^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Cheshire School District

17^th of 153Cheshire School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	85.7	66 of 492	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	88.6	42 of 493	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	42 of 497	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	25 of 491	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	33 of 490	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	29 of 538	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	13 of 522	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	84 of 532	84.2%	★★★★☆
2017	85.4	67 of 519	87.1%	★★★★☆
2016	81.1	106 of 518	79.5%	★★★★☆
2015	83.1	100 of 551	81.9%	★★★★☆
2013	79.6	94 of 557	83.1%	★★★★☆
2012	79.5	82 of 564	85.5%	★★★★☆
2011	82.8	36 of 565	93.6%	★★★★★
2010	79.0	104 of 579	82.0%	★★★★☆
2009	77.9	117 of 566	79.3%	★★★★☆
2008	83.0	40 of 565	92.9%	★★★★★
2007	80.8	74 of 568	87.0%	★★★★☆
2006	80.6	85 of 570	85.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	59 of 228	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	83.6	35 of 232	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	56 of 237	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	24 of 230	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	19 of 234	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	38 of 455	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	14 of 242	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	70.7	96 of 259	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	9 of 234	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	86.8	16 of 239	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	37 of 233	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	28 of 231	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	20 of 232	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	40 of 445	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	6 of 247	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	78.5	62 of 262	76.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	96 of 246	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.2	43 of 248	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	57 of 250	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	13 of 262	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	22 of 252	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	30 of 327	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	25 of 295	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	69.1	92 of 296	68.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)96th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts80%+30 vs state

Mathematics74%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)	SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Norton School	Public	K-6	414 North Brooksvale Rd.	Cheshire	06410	Capitol Planning Region	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 272-7283	412	29	14.0	16.0%	305 (74.0%)	14 (3.4%)	41 (10.0%)	37 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	85.7	66^th of 492 public elementary schools	86.6%		88.6	42^nd of 493 public elementary schools	91.5%	24	518.0	2438.0	85.3	74.2	88.0	2451.0	84.0	61.3		$18,647
Doolittle School	Public	K-6	735 Cornwall Ave.	Cheshire	06410	Capitol Planning Region	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 272-3549	529	39	13.5	19.3%	381 (72.0%)	15 (2.8%)	52 (9.8%)	51 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.5%)	83.6	80^th of 492 public elementary schools	83.7%		83.7	79^th of 493 public elementary schools	84.0%	1	72.3	78.6	63.9	2573.0	80.7	75.7	68.0	69.2	77.3	$19,164
Highland School	Public	K-6	490 Highland Ave.	Cheshire	06410	Capitol Planning Region	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 272-0335	899	64	14.0	17.7%	643 (71.5%)	23 (2.6%)	113 (12.6%)	87 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.6%)	88.7	47^th of 492 public elementary schools	90.4%		90.6	30^th of 493 public elementary schools	93.9%	17	76.7	74.8	73.5	79.7	81.1	80.9	79.4	72.9	82.7	$19,089
Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 New Haven Road	Prospect	06712	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 16	No	No	No	No	(203) 578-3300	572	44	13.1	23.8%	472 (82.5%)	23 (4.0%)	42 (7.3%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	81.3	100^th of 492 public elementary schools	79.7%		83.2	82^nd of 493 public elementary schools	83.4%	18	512.0	73.2	71.3	71.3		80.4	67.7	66.3		$19,211
Chapman School	Public	K-6	38 Country Club Rd.	Cheshire	06410	Capitol Planning Region	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 272-3591	369	28	13.3	16.0%	264 (71.5%)	12 (3.3%)	43 (11.7%)	36 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	85.9	63^rd of 492 public elementary schools	87.2%		85.4	65^th of 493 public elementary schools	86.8%	2	519.0	77.4	67.6	80.7	67.9	88.7	66.2	87.7	79.2	$17,244
West Woods School	Public	PK, KG-6	350 West Todd St.	Hamden	06518	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Hamden School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 407-2050	317	22	14.4	28.1%	96 (30.3%)	81 (25.6%)	67 (21.1%)	41 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.5%)	41.9	280^th of 492 public elementary schools	43.1%		58.6	226^th of 493 public elementary schools	54.2%	54	493.0	21.2	50.0	50.0	65.2	18.2	44.6	30.0	60.9	$25,553
Cook Hill School	Public	PK, KG-2	57 Hall Road	Wallingford	06492	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 284-5400	357	30	11.9	35.3%	241 (67.5%)	9 (2.5%)	77 (21.6%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)								(n/a)										$24,018
Highland School	Public	PK, KG-2	200 Highland Avenue	Wallingford	06492	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 294-3970	292	24	12.3	26.7%	223 (76.4%)	5 (1.7%)	40 (13.7%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)								(n/a)										$21,868
Parker Farms School	Public	2-5	30 Parker Farms Road	Wallingford	06492	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 294-6200	268	24	11.0	47.4%	157 (58.6%)	3 (1.1%)	87 (32.5%)	12 (4.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	44.9	266^th of 492 public elementary schools	45.9%		43.3	268^th of 493 public elementary schools	45.6%	2	499.0	45.6	49.0	48.8		56.7	47.9	46.3		$21,975
Mary G. Fritz Elementary School of Yalesville	Public	3-5	415 Church Street	Yalesville	06492	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 284-6900	265	26	10.3	30.6%	198 (74.7%)	2 (0.8%)	44 (16.6%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	76.7	138^th of 492 public elementary schools	72.0%		75.3	142^nd of 493 public elementary schools	71.2%	4	512.0	66.0	70.7	57.3		79.8	72.8	62.7		$22,555

Frequently Asked Questions about Norton School

What district is Norton School in?

Cheshire School District

How many students attend Norton School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Norton School.

Is Norton School a good school?

Norton School ranks 66^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Norton School attend?

Students who attend Norton School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dodd Middle School
High : Cheshire High School

What is the racial makeup of Norton School?

Students at Norton School are 74% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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