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Norris Intermediate School

Q: Is Norris Intermediate School a good school?

Norris Intermediate School ranks 95 th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Norris Intermediate School is a public elementary school in Firth, Nebraska, serving 571 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Norris School District 160, which is ranked 27th out of 115 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Norris Intermediate School consistently outperforms the state average in academic achievement, with its 5th-grade students scoring 93.63% proficient or better in NSCAS Science in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state average of 83.38%. The school has also shown strong performance across various student subgroups, with its Hispanic students ranking 2nd out of 68 Nebraska elementary schools in NSCAS English Language Arts in the 2020-2021 school year. Additionally, the school has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, with a rate of 8.8% in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the state average of 21.1%.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Hill Elementary School, Norris Intermediate School generally outperforms its counterparts in academic achievement, particularly in NSCAS test scores. The school has maintained a strong performance over the years, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Nebraska elementary schools and earning a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating a stable and effective educational environment.

535

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,713

Per pupil spending ?

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25211 South 68 Street
Firth, NE 68358-7598

(402) 791-0040

District: Norris School District 160

Students who attend Norris Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Norris Middle School
High:	Norris High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.1%

Hispanic:

5.2%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (75% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Above the Nebraska median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg76%

Nebraska avg61%

95^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 118Norris School District 160 among Nebraska 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	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	95 of 294	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.1	71 of 428	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	88 of 459	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	62 of 457	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	90 of 442	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	107 of 452	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	96 of 450	78.7%	★★★★☆
2017	74.9	101 of 459	78.0%	★★★★☆
2016	77.9	77 of 480	84.0%	★★★★☆
2015	83.4	45 of 488	90.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	25 of 90	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	13 of 203	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	79.1	64 of 349	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	42 of 337	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	73 of 318	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	85 of 349	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	108 of 341	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2021	92.5	2 of 68	97.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	78.8	14 of 112	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	35.4	225 of 312	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	80.8	26 of 259	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	53.0	127 of 264	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.1	28 of 298	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	28 of 281	90.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	43 of 90	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.2	39 of 203	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	78 of 366	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	56 of 356	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	80 of 328	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	96 of 367	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	57 of 347	83.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	56.3	27 of 57	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	11 of 31	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.7	9 of 13	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	18 of 43	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	15 of 30	50.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	87 of 193	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	70 of 261	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	77 of 385	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	68 of 388	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	102 of 368	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	123 of 391	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	126 of 391	67.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2021)97th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)88th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2023)53rd percentile-28 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science94%+14 vs state

Mathematics74%+16 vs state

English Language Arts68%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)					NSCAS Mathematics (2025)					NSCAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Norris Intermediate School	Public	3-5	25211 South 68 Street	Firth	68358	Lancaster County	Norris School District 160	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 791-0040	535	35	15.4	10.3%	498 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	68.3	95^th of 294 public elementary schools	67.7%		80.1	71^st of 428 public elementary schools	83.4%	24	69.3	66.5	69.1		68.3	66.7	73.5	78.9		73.7	93.6	93.6	$11,713	$106	$10,586
Norris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	25211 S 68th St	Firth	68358	Lancaster County	Norris School District 160	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 791-0030	512	32	16.2	8.0%	476 (93.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)								(n/a)													$15,242	$1,468	$12,216
Freeman Elementary-Adams	Public	PK, KG-6	415 Eighth St	Adams	68301	Gage County	Freeman Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 988-2525	280	19	14.6	15.4%	271 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	60.4	123^rd of 294 public elementary schools	58.2%		58.2	217^th of 428 public elementary schools	49.3%	94		59.0	66.7	67.9	65.7	77.5	74.4	66.7	75.0	73.4			$14,882	$662	$12,513
Elementary At Bennet	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Dogwood	Bennet	68317	Lancaster County	Palmyra District O R 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 782-3535	385	29	13.2	11.7%	363 (94.3%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	77.3	59^th of 294 public elementary schools	79.9%		70.3	125^th of 428 public elementary schools	70.8%	66	68.4	74.6	68.2		70.3	80.7	88.1	75.8		81.3	92.4	92.4	$13,969	$561	$11,927
Wysong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7901 Blanchard Boulevard	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1185	738	42	17.4	9.1%	630 (85.4%)	5 (0.7%)	25 (3.4%)	31 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.2%)	73.8	73^rd of 294 public elementary schools	75.2%		87.9	26^th of 428 public elementary schools	93.9%	47	68.6	66.2	70.7		68.5	79.3	78.5	79.7		79.1	92.7	92.7	$11,748	$801	$9,538
Cavett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7701 S 36th St	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1131	556	37	15.0	16.9%	440 (79.1%)	8 (1.4%)	38 (6.8%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.4%)	77	62^nd of 294 public elementary schools	78.9%		85.1	40^th of 428 public elementary schools	90.7%	22	72.6	77.7	75.3		75.2	74.7	76.6	82.7		77.8	88.9	88.9	$14,672	$1,203	$11,532
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7401 Jacobs Creek Drive	Lincoln	68512	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1121	767	48	15.9	22.7%	526 (68.6%)	32 (4.2%)	65 (8.5%)	93 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.3%)	76.7	64^th of 294 public elementary schools	78.2%		82.7	54^th of 428 public elementary schools	87.4%	10	65.7	78.1	76.6		73.3	75.4	83.6	85.5		81.4	87.1	87.1	$12,729	$927	$10,414
Humann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6720 Rockwood Ln	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1145	487	34	14.2	32.9%	361 (74.1%)	16 (3.3%)	54 (11.1%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.9%)	41.6	193^rd of 294 public elementary schools	34.4%		65.5	150^th of 428 public elementary schools	65.0%	43	66.7	61.6	55.1		61.1	67.6	64.0	52.6		61.3	85.9	85.9	$16,130	$1,269	$13,039
Kloefkorn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Glass Ridge Drive	Lincoln	68526	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1148	497	32	15.5	15.7%	383 (77.1%)	19 (3.8%)	29 (5.8%)	25 (5.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	79.5	45^th of 294 public elementary schools	84.7%		85.4	38^th of 428 public elementary schools	91.1%	7	66.3	81.5	78.8		75.5	80.7	76.5	76.5		77.9	94.1	94.1	$13,388	$1,135	$10,556
Maxey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 S 75th St	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1153	674	44	15.2	20.5%	512 (76.0%)	7 (1.0%)	41 (6.1%)	69 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.5%)	67.8	98^th of 294 public elementary schools	66.7%		84.2	44^th of 428 public elementary schools	89.7%	54	67.9	72.7	74.5		71.7	75.2	73.6	73.5		74.1	85.3	85.3	$14,359	$1,054	$11,680

Frequently Asked Questions about Norris Intermediate School

How many students attend Norris Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Norris Intermediate School.

What district is Norris Intermediate School in?

Norris School District 160

Is Norris Intermediate School a good school?

Norris Intermediate School ranks 95^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Norris Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Norris Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Norris Middle School
High : Norris High School

What is the racial makeup of Norris Intermediate School?

Students at Norris Intermediate School are 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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