Best Public Schools in Norton, KS

Norton, Kansas, has three schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: Eisenhower Elementary (PK–6), Norton Junior High (grades 7–8), and Norton High (grades 9–12), all in Norton Community Schools. Across the three schools, the clearest area-wide concern is English language arts (ELA): the average proficiency rate was 39%, 7 points below the state’s 46% in 2025–26.

Norton High stands out in all-grades ELA and math, at 47% and 42%, each about 1 point above the state; its grade 10 results were stronger still, exceeding state rates by 6 points in ELA and 5 in math. At the other end, Norton Junior High had the lowest ELA result, 26%, about 20 points below the state, and its 32% in math was 9 points below. Grade-specific results show that Junior High’s ELA shortfall appears in both grades 7 and 8, at about 17 points below state rates. Eisenhower Elementary was close to the state in all-grades ELA and math, but 3 points below in science. Junior High led local science at 35%, just ahead of Eisenhower’s 35%; all-grades school comparisons are not like-for-like because the schools serve different grades.

Results improved overall in math, but gains varied by school: the three-school average rose from 30% to 38% between 2024–25 and 2025–26, narrowing the gap with the state from 9 points to 3. ELA’s average rose from 37% to 39%, while Norton High gained 10 points in ELA and 13 in math; Eisenhower’s ELA fell 5 points as its math rose 5. SchoolDigger ranks Norton High highest locally at the 65th percentile, followed by Eisenhower at the 38th and Junior High at the 23rd. Ratios range from 9.8 students per teacher at Norton High to 15.0 at Eisenhower; reported free/reduced-lunch rates range from 46% to 56%, providing context but not explaining score differences.