Summary:
Norton City is a district of four schools serving roughly 2,185 students from preschool through 12th grade: Norton Primary Elementary School (PK–K), Norton Elementary School (grades 1–4), Norton Middle School (grades 5–8), and Norton High School (grades 9–12). The district is rated 138th of 773 in Ohio, placing it in the 82nd percentile with 4 stars.
Academically, Norton Middle School posts the strongest results. Its Algebra I end-of-course score was 100% proficient in both 2025–2026 and 2024–2025, against state rates of 61.6% and 59.4%; 8th grade math came in at 85.2% versus 52% statewide, 8th grade science at 81.2% versus 61.2%, and 5th grade ELA at 81.9% versus 70.4%. Norton Elementary School's 4th grade math reached 95.2%, far above the state's 67.3%, with 4th grade ELA at 81% versus 61.8%. Norton High School graduates 98.1% of students and scores well in American History (89.8%), American Government (85%), Biology (83.3%), and English II (79.6%), but Geometry (53%) and Algebra I (63.4%) are its lowest results, and both declined from the prior year.
Attendance and spending vary across the district. Chronic absenteeism climbs with grade level: 8.3% at Norton Elementary School, 10.0% at Norton Primary Elementary School, 16.9% at Norton Middle School, and 21.3% at Norton High School — above the district's 15.4%. Norton Middle School has the highest per-student spending ($9,034) and highest student-teacher ratio (17.0), while Norton Primary Elementary School has the lowest of both ($6,031 and 14.1). Free/reduced-lunch percentages are blank for all schools, so economic context is not available; spending figures are from 2018–2019; and Norton Primary Elementary School has no test scores because it serves PK–K.
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