Summary:
The city of Norton, Virginia is home to 3 schools - 1 elementary school and 2 high schools, serving students from pre-K through 12th grade. The schools in this area are part of the Wise County Public Schools and Norton City Public Schools districts.
The standout school in the area is Central High, which is ranked 7th out of 328 Virginia high schools and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Central High consistently performs well on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests, with over 90% proficiency in many subject areas. It also boasts a 92.8% 4-year graduation rate and a low 4.5% dropout rate, despite serving a high-need student population with 87.8% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. In contrast, the other high school, J.I. Burton High, has more mixed performance, with strong results in some areas but lower overall state rankings and SchoolDigger ratings.
The elementary school, Norton Elementary, has more varied performance, with some strong SOL results in certain grade levels and subjects, but also a lower state ranking and SchoolDigger rating compared to the high schools. All three schools in the area share a common challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, with 15.7% of students chronically absent across the board. Additionally, the schools in Norton serve a predominantly high-poverty student population, with free and reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 87.8% to over 100%.
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