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Frances E Norton Elementary

Public Grades K-6

129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Frances E Norton Elementary is a public elementary school in Allen, Texas, serving 651 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Allen Independent School District, which is ranked 71 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Frances E Norton Elementary consistently outperforms the state and district averages in STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, the school's 3rd-grade reading proficiency rate is 80%, compared to the district's 69.71% and the state's 52.02%. Similarly, the school's 6th-grade math proficiency rate is 83.52%, significantly higher than the district's 72.44% and the state's 37.68%. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, with rankings in the top 10-20% of Texas elementary schools for female, male, Asian, and English Language Learner students. Additionally, the school's special education students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 3-4% of Texas elementary schools.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Alton Boyd Elementary, Frances E Norton Elementary stands out as a top performer, with significantly higher STAAR proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's consistent high performance over the past 10 years, maintaining a 5-star rating and ranking in the top 5% of Texas elementary schools, is a testament to its commitment to academic excellence.

622

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,539

Per pupil spending ?

9.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1120 Newport Dr
Allen, TX 75013-2053

(972) 396-6918

District: Allen Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Frances E Norton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ereckson Middle
High:	Allen High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

40.8%

White:

37.3%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (81% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg69%

Texas avg47%

129^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Allen Independent School District (Isd)

71^st of 961Allen Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	129 of 4651	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	192 of 4710	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	316 of 4647	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	278 of 4581	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	200 of 4578	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	74 of 4479	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	109 of 4359	97.5%	★★★★★
2017	97.3	109 of 4329	97.5%	★★★★★
2016	89.7	226 of 4286	94.7%	★★★★★
2015	84.4	502 of 4320	88.4%	★★★★☆
2014	92.3	94 of 4260	97.8%	★★★★★
2013	93.3	66 of 4221	98.4%	★★★★★
2012	92.9	86 of 4206	98.0%	★★★★★
2011	85.1	180 of 4095	95.6%	★★★★★
2010	84.4	179 of 3937	95.5%	★★★★★
2009	86.4	122 of 3884	96.9%	★★★★★
2008	87.8	68 of 3768	98.2%	★★★★★
2007	87.6	24 of 3724	99.4%	★★★★★
2006	86.8	86 of 3476	97.5%	★★★★★
2005	90.3	3 of 3475	99.9%	★★★★★
2004	88.2	34 of 3465	99.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	92 of 1905	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	75.1	357 of 2443	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	410 of 2443	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	324 of 2421	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	403 of 2444	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	192 of 2515	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	152 of 2483	93.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	173 of 814	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	245 of 1045	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	249 of 1015	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	136 of 957	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	268 of 967	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	173 of 1009	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	119 of 1005	88.2%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	89.3	190 of 4461	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	269 of 4331	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	73.3	651 of 4295	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	487 of 4240	88.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	311 of 2918	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	325 of 3668	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	329 of 3556	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	174 of 3487	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	185 of 3446	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	23 of 3226	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	120 of 3744	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	166 of 4658	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	280 of 4588	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	240 of 4561	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	179 of 4499	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	79 of 4348	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	79 of 4306	98.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	207 of 2619	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	72.1	636 of 2980	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	561 of 2958	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	77 of 3006	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	73.9	532 of 3184	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	304 of 3106	90.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	204 of 3644	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	338 of 4465	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	57.1	1647 of 4401	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.3	656 of 4376	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	295 of 4329	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	20 of 4188	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	63 of 4168	98.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	556 of 3705	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	1230 of 4594	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.6	2007 of 4521	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	1762 of 4477	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.7	437 of 4451	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	93 of 4309	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	79.1	459 of 4264	89.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	101 of 3739	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	205 of 4647	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	403 of 4585	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	333 of 4563	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	246 of 4498	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	91 of 4357	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	158 of 4319	96.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	54 of 975	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	73.6	236 of 1099	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	330 of 1112	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	271 of 1046	74.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	167 of 3549	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	145 of 4292	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	139 of 4086	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	211 of 3952	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	186 of 3799	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	69.7	583 of 3684	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	406 of 3558	88.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	290 of 2612	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	417 of 3108	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	449 of 3106	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	570 of 3082	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	251 of 3082	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	113 of 3142	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	182 of 3127	94.2%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

African American (2025)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)79th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading85%+31 vs state

Mathematics79%+35 vs state

Science69%+39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR 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	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Frances E Norton Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 Newport Dr	Allen	75013	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 396-6918	622	40	15.4	9.6%	232 (37.3%)	36 (5.8%)	51 (8.2%)	254 (40.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.4%)	96.4	129^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.2%		94.7	192^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	95.9%	63	80.0	77.9	86.2	94.5	83.8	76.6	72.4	83.5	68.6	$8,539
Flossie Floyd Green Elementary	Public	K-6	1315 Comanche	Allen	75013	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0370	553	39	14.1	22.2%	224 (40.5%)	61 (11.0%)	98 (17.7%)	138 (25.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	77.5	862^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	81.5%		76.7	879^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.3%	17	61.6	66.3	73.2	72.6	55.7	51.2	48.0	74.4	42.5	$9,673
Rasor Elementary	Public	K-5	945 Hedgcoxe Rd	Plano	75025	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-2900	351	31	11.4	62.4%	61 (17.4%)	148 (42.2%)	83 (23.6%)	39 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	15.6	4255^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.5%		17.4	4194^th of 4710 public elementary schools	11.0%	61	27.6	29.8	43.6		22.8	21.4	27.9		11.3	$9,582
Dr E T Boon Elementary	Public	K-6	1050 Comanche Dr	Allen	75013	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 747-3331	789	48	16.4	10.3%	265 (33.6%)	42 (5.3%)	83 (10.5%)	354 (44.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.8%)	97	102^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	97.8%		97.8	69^th of 4710 public elementary schools	98.5%	33	79.0	86.7	87.6	94.3	85.5	70.2	86.1	95.9	58.8	$7,653
Alton Boyd Elementary	Public	K-6	800 Jupiter Rd	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 727-0560	393	36	10.7	59.3%	102 (26.0%)	117 (29.8%)	110 (28.0%)	28 (7.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.1%)	35.1	3116^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.0%		35	3147^th of 4710 public elementary schools	33.2%	31	56.3	28.8	53.3	46.5	42.2	18.2	40.0	27.9	20.0	$14,383
Kerr Elementary	Public	K-6	1325 Glendover Dr	Allen	75013	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 495-6765	654	41	16.1	16.1%	156 (23.9%)	87 (13.3%)	80 (12.2%)	288 (44.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.1%)	90.7	348^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.5%		94.3	208^th of 4710 public elementary schools	95.6%	140	74.5	74.8	89.9	88.0	66.7	63.4	73.7	82.2	37.4	$7,952
Beverly Cheatham Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Hopewell Dr	Allen	75013	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 396-3016	669	39	16.9	13.8%	197 (29.4%)	45 (6.7%)	74 (11.1%)	322 (48.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.9%)	98	49^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.9%		98.9	27^th of 4710 public elementary schools	99.4%	22	77.9	86.5	93.1	89.7	84.2	86.5	92.2	83.2	78.4	$8,441
Hedgcoxe Elementary	Public	K-5	7701 Prescott Dr	Plano	75025	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-1700	366	31	11.9	23.2%	160 (43.7%)	37 (10.1%)	68 (18.6%)	64 (17.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.0%)	85.4	558^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.0%		86	538^th of 4710 public elementary schools	88.6%	20	73.8	71.9	73.4		63.9	63.2	64.1		40.6	$10,069
Beverly Elementary	Public	K-5	715 Duchess Dr	Allen	75013	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-0400	361	29	12.5	20.2%	124 (34.3%)	34 (9.4%)	55 (15.2%)	122 (33.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	97.6	72^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	98.5%		97.1	101^st of 4710 public elementary schools	97.9%	29	88.9	83.9	86.2		88.7	78.6	83.1		61.5	$10,100
Max O Vaughan Elementary	Public	K-6	820 Cottonwood Dr	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0470	691	42	16.3	19.4%	254 (36.8%)	55 (8.0%)	93 (13.5%)	227 (32.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (8.2%)	92.6	288^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.8%		94.8	185^th of 4710 public elementary schools	96.1%	103	75.7	75.3	79.3	88.6	58.6	67.4	76.6	83.2	61.3	$8,395

Frequently Asked Questions about Frances E Norton Elementary

Is Frances E Norton Elementary a good school?

Yes! Frances E Norton Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 129^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools.

What district is Frances E Norton Elementary in?

Allen Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Frances E Norton Elementary?

Students at Frances E Norton Elementary are 41% Asian, 37% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American.

How many students attend Frances E Norton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 622 students attended Frances E Norton Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Frances E Norton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frances E Norton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ereckson Middle
High : Allen High School

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