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Norway JRSR High School

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Norway JRSR High School ranks 245 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 7-12

245^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 69% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Norway JRSR High School is a small, combined junior/senior high school in Norway, MI, serving 183 students in grades 7 through 12 as part of the highly rated Norway-Vulcan Area Schools district.

The most striking finding is the school’s exceptional performance in grades 7 and 8, where proficiency rates dramatically exceed state averages. For example, 7th-grade math proficiency is 64.6% versus 33.3% statewide, and 8th-grade PSAT ELA proficiency is 73.2% versus 64.8% statewide. This indicates a highly effective foundational program that sets students up for success well ahead of their peers across Michigan. However, this early promise does not translate into high school success. By 11th grade, proficiency rates drop considerably: science falls to 26.8% (below the state’s 35.2%), social studies drops to 28.6% (versus 43.2% statewide), and SAT math sits at 23.2%. This “middle school success, high school slump” pattern is not seen at nearby Kingsford High School (82nd percentile) or Iron Mountain High School, both of which post stronger 11th-grade scores despite serving larger or more economically diverse student bodies.

Despite the academic volatility, the school maintains a strong graduation rate (90% in 2024 versus 82.8% statewide) and an exceptionally low dropout rate, often at 0%. Chronic absenteeism has also steadily declined from 27.8% in 2022 to 16.4% in 2025—far better than the state average of 27.9% and better than nearby North Central Area Senior High School (37.2%). The school’s overall state ranking has swung wildly in recent years (from the 69th percentile in 2023 to the 30th in 2024, then back to the 69th in 2025), which is typical for a small student body where a few students can skew percentages. With per-pupil spending of $15,430—higher than Kingsford’s $11,739—the primary challenge for the administration is diagnosing why the strong middle school foundation fades by 11th grade, ensuring that the early promise shown by students is fully realized by graduation.

183

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,430

Per pupil spending ?

29.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

300 Section St
Norway, MI 49870-1356

(906) 563-9542

District: Norway-Vulcan Area Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.8%

Two or more races:

4.9%

Hispanic:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (52% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

Michigan avg43%

Middle school

130^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 15%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

245^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^th of 625Norway-Vulcan Area Schools among Michigan districts

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

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	245 of 800	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.7	514 of 739	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.3	230 of 743	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	337 of 735	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	218 of 531	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	222 of 561	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	294 of 666	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	411 of 824	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.6	443 of 835	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.4	483 of 852	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.2	474 of 832	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.0	332 of 799	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.4	300 of 805	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.5	218 of 773	71.8%	★★★★☆
2011	70.3	277 of 784	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	79.8	133 of 765	82.6%	★★★★☆
2009	81.8	114 of 754	84.9%	★★★★☆
2008	71.6	247 of 750	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.3	221 of 767	71.2%	★★★★☆
2006	87.0	64 of 705	90.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	204 of 686	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	32.2	435 of 629	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	74.6	123 of 619	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.8	301 of 611	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	202 of 416	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.2	267 of 462	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	401 of 554	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.1	256 of 710	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	250 of 719	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.7	86 of 654	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	133 of 614	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	106 of 369	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	89 of 417	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	204 of 532	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	292 of 755	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	355 of 693	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.4	477 of 628	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	349 of 633	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	286 of 611	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	186 of 440	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.8	106 of 472	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	147 of 543	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	31.2	484 of 707	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	55.9	94 of 315	70.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	298 of 671	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	16.6	540 of 639	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.7	335 of 638	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	431 of 647	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	249 of 492	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	239 of 516	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	313 of 582	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	460 of 708	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)82nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile-8 vs school

High school

Female (2026)70th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)70th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts75%+14 vs state

Math65%+31 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing57%+5 vs state

Mathematics55%+22 vs state

Social Studies42%-4 vs state

Science36%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)	M-Step Math (2026)	M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Norway JRSR High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	300 Section St	Norway	49870	Dickinson County	Norway-Vulcan Area Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(906) 563-9542	183	9	20.7	29.5%	168 (91.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	62	245^th of 800 public high schools	69.4%		28.7	514^th of 739 public high schools	30.4%	269	73.2	83.7	64.7	48.8	65.3	47.1	57.1	23.2	47.9	64.6	48.8	26.8	60.5	28.6	$15,430	$644	$14,786
Kingsford High School	Public	9-12	431 Hamilton Ave	Kingsford	49802	Dickinson County	Breitung Township School District	No	No	No	No	(906) 779-2670	566	28	20.2	38.0%	517 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (5.8%)	75.4	142^nd of 800 public high schools	82.3%		67.5	199^th of 739 public high schools	73.1%	57		76.1	71.3		51.6	34.1	60.4	25.4				46.9		57.5	$11,739	$809	$10,930
Iron Mountain High School	Public	9-12	300 W B St	Iron Mountain	49801	Dickinson County	Iron Mountain Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 779-2610	243	11	22.8	52.3%	198 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.9%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	53.1	334^th of 800 public high schools	58.3%		26.4	525^th of 739 public high schools	29.0%	191		57.9	58.8		31.6	23.5	55.8	30.2				39.5		32.6	$14,057	$396	$13,662
DickinsonIron Technical Educational Center	Public	9-12	300 North Blvd	Kingsford	49802	Dickinson County	Dickinson-Iron Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(906) 779-2697	0	10	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Central Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	3795 Hwy Us 2 41	Powers	49874	Menominee County	North Central Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 497-5226	100	7	13.7	39.0%	94 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.3	258^th of 800 public high schools	67.8%		79.9	114^th of 739 public high schools	84.6%	144		62.5	73.5		12.5	14.7	57.7	460.0				57.7		53.8	$17,859	$2,868	$14,991
Phoenix Alternative High School	Public	9-12	W3719 Grove Lane	Spalding	49874	Menominee County	Carney-Nadeau Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 497-5282	36	4	9.6	80.6%	26 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.1%)								(n/a)															$12,125	$782	$11,343

Frequently Asked Questions about Norway JRSR High School

What schools feed into Norway JRSR High School?

Norway JRSR High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : NorwayVulcan Elementary School

Is Norway JRSR High School a good school?

Norway JRSR High School ranks 245^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Norway JRSR High School in?

Norway-Vulcan Area Schools

What is the racial makeup of Norway JRSR High School?

Students at Norway JRSR High School are 92% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Norway JRSR High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 183 students attended Norway JRSR High School.

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2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

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