Summary:
The city of Norris, Tennessee is home to two schools: Norris Middle School and Norris Elementary. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade and are part of the Anderson County school district.
Norris Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, ranking 80th out of 1,009 Tennessee elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores significantly exceed the Anderson County and Tennessee state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with 68% of students proficient or better in Math and 71.3% proficient or better in English Language Arts. In contrast, while Norris Middle School still performs better than the district and state averages, it does not reach the same level of excellence, ranking 84th out of 583 Tennessee middle schools and earning a 4-star rating.
Both Norris Middle and Norris Elementary have relatively high chronic absenteeism rates of 18.9%, which could be an area for improvement. Additionally, the Anderson County school district, which the Norris schools are a part of, is ranked 78th out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, highlighting the importance of looking at individual school data rather than relying solely on district-level metrics.
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