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Norton Elementary School

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Norton Elementary School ranks 317 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-4

317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Norton Elementary School is a grades 1–4 school in the Norton City district in Summit County, Ohio, enrolling 564 students — a large elementary building, and the district's only school serving state-tested grades, since its sibling Norton Primary Elementary School covers only pre-kindergarten and kindergarten. As a result, district-level results closely mirror the school's own.

Norton sits in the 80th percentile of Ohio elementary schools (4 stars, rank 317 of 1,560) and has earned 4 stars for ten consecutive years, with percentile ranks between 74 and 87. Test scores run well above state averages, and fourth-grade math is the standout: 95.2% proficient versus 67.3% statewide — statistically indistinguishable from Overlook Elementary School (95.5%) in Wadsworth City and above Arrowhead Primary Elementary School (91.6%) in Copley-Fairlawn City, both affluent suburban schools. Third-grade math (76.1%) and ELA (81.0% in grade 4, 71.8% in grade 3) also exceed state averages.

What sets Norton apart is its results for students from low-income families: 46.1% of students were economically disadvantaged in 2023–2024, roughly double the rate at those two suburban schools, yet the low-socioeconomic subgroup ranks in the 94th percentile with 5 stars — higher than the school's overall standing — and has been at 96th–97th percentile for three years running. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 25.1% to 8.3%, about half the district rate and the second-lowest among nearby schools, achieved on $7,420 per pupil, less than most comparison schools. Two items to watch: third-grade ELA has declined three years in a row (81.1% to 71.8%), and special education results slipped from the 89th to the 78th percentile in the latest year.

564

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,808

Per pupil spending ?

46.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3390 S Cleveland Massillon Rd
Norton, OH 44203-5633

(330) 825-3828

District: Norton City

Students who attend Norton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Norton Middle School
High:	Norton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.5%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (81% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school81%

District avg81%

Ohio avg64%

317^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

138^th of 773Norton City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	317 of 1560	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	283 of 1558	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	295 of 1577	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	243 of 1596	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	229 of 1588	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	248 of 1610	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	428 of 1676	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	220 of 1636	86.6%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	345 of 1651	79.1%	★★★★☆
2016	80.5	286 of 1678	83.0%	★★★★☆
2015	77.5	362 of 1684	78.5%	★★★★☆
2014	76.3	373 of 1687	77.9%	★★★★☆
2013	72.1	537 of 1701	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.3	555 of 1709	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.7	448 of 1686	73.4%	★★★★☆
2010	76.6	338 of 1662	79.7%	★★★★☆
2009	72.1	451 of 1610	72.0%	★★★★☆
2008	77.1	296 of 1582	81.3%	★★★★☆
2007	76.6	306 of 1609	81.0%	★★★★☆
2006	64.4	610 of 1504	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.7	440 of 1501	70.7%	★★★★☆
2004	84.2	117 of 1471	92.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	74.1	126 of 824	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	168 of 765	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	276 of 956	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	148 of 1021	85.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	251 of 1452	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	83.3	187 of 1452	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	168 of 1466	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	230 of 1483	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	185 of 1488	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	243 of 1467	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	396 of 1502	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	225 of 1518	85.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	62.8	274 of 759	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	90 of 1467	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	90.2	51 of 1473	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	62 of 1484	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	96 of 1447	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	70 of 1419	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	75 of 1404	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.0	136 of 1465	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	141 of 1465	90.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	335 of 1467	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	279 of 1466	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	323 of 1485	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	160 of 1498	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	193 of 1518	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	221 of 1499	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	400 of 1535	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	248 of 1536	83.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	200 of 914	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	107 of 935	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	162 of 900	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	139 of 856	83.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	410 of 1181	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.2	333 of 1175	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	283 of 1190	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	218 of 1215	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	240 of 1242	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	275 of 1249	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	527 of 1271	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	300 of 1309	77.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile~ school

Male (2026)77th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)64th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics86%+21 vs state

English Language Arts76%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Norton Elementary School	Public	1-4	3390 S Cleveland Massillon Rd	Norton	44203	Summit County	Norton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 825-3828	564	38	14.8	38.8%	505 (89.5%)	7 (1.2%)	11 (2.0%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	79.3	317^th of 1560 public elementary schools	79.7%		80.8	283^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	81.8%	34		76.1	95.2			71.8	81.0			$9,808
Norton Primary Elementary School	Public	PK-K	3163 Greenwich Rd	Norton	44203	Summit County	Norton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 825-5133	220	16	14.1	31.2%	200 (90.9%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)								(n/a)										$10,860
Barberton Primary School	Public	K-2	1151 Shannon Ave	Barberton	44203	Summit County	Barberton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 825-2183	671	41	16.3	0.0%	413 (61.5%)	124 (18.5%)	34 (5.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (14.0%)								(n/a)										$13,288
Arrowhead Primary Elementary School	Public	K-4	1600 Raleigh Blvd	Copley	44321	Summit County	Copley-Fairlawn City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 664-4885	372	22	17.2	15.7%	287 (77.2%)	31 (8.3%)	17 (4.6%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	87.2	111^th of 1560 public elementary schools	92.9%		85.8	151^st of 1558 public elementary schools	90.3%	40		87.9	91.6			87.9	80.7			$12,596
Imagine Akron Academy	Public, Charter	K	2405 Romig Rd	Akron	44320	Summit County	Imagine Akron Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 753-1000	27	4	6.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	24 (88.9%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)								(n/a)										$10,094
Imagine Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	1-6	2405 Romig Rd	Akron	44320	Summit County	Imagine Leadership Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 753-1000	145	10	14.5	100.0%	2 (1.4%)	130 (89.7%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	27.9	1162^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	25.5%		16.5	1306^th of 1558 public elementary schools	16.2%	144	5.9	81.5	29.6	35.3	20.0	63.0	37.0	23.5	53.3	$7,606
Barberton Intermediate School	Public	3-5	292 Robinson Ave	Barberton	44203	Summit County	Barberton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 745-5492	655	33	19.8	69.4%	427 (65.2%)	101 (15.4%)	34 (5.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	86 (13.1%)	28.6	1149^th of 1560 public elementary schools	26.3%		46.9	945^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.3%	204	34.9	48.3	61.9	28.1		46.2	53.2	54.5		$13,146
Sam Salem Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1222 W Waterloo Rd	Akron	44314	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 848-5231	357	26	14.0	100.0%	164 (45.9%)	112 (31.4%)	23 (6.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (15.7%)	35.9	1078^th of 1560 public elementary schools	30.9%		38.3	1033^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	33.7%	45	43.2	38.5	47.8	43.2		69.2	47.8	68.2		$12,912
Overlook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	650 Broad St	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 335-1420	390	22	17.7	20.6%	346 (88.7%)	7 (1.8%)	17 (4.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	86.2	138^th of 1560 public elementary schools	91.2%		85.2	166^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.3%	28		85.0	95.5			80.0	85.3			$11,482
Schumacher Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	1020 Hartford Ave	Akron	44320	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 873-3386	348	26	13.2	75.3%	21 (6.0%)	270 (77.6%)	20 (5.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	16.6	1306^th of 1560 public elementary schools	16.3%		14.1	1337^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.2%	31	40.0	34.0	20.5	40.0		43.4	22.7	52.0		$13,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Norton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Norton Elementary School?

Students at Norton Elementary School are 90% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Norton Elementary School a good school?

Norton Elementary School ranks 317^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Norton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 564 students attended Norton Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Norton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Norton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Norton Middle School
High : Norton High School

What district is Norton Elementary School in?

Norton City

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