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Norge Elementary

Q: Is Norge Elementary a good school?

Norge Elementary ranks 662 nd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Norge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 578 students attended Norge Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Norge Elementary?

Students at Norge Elementary are 45% White, 19% Hispanic, 19% African American, 14% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Norge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Norge Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Toano Middle High : Warhill High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

662^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Norge Elementary is a PK–5 school in Williamsburg, VA, serving 578 students as part of Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools. In the 2025–26 school year, Norge ranked 662nd out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools—the 40th percentile with a 2-star rating. That's a clear downward trend from the 63rd percentile in 2023–24 and 55th percentile in 2024–25, and a long way from the school's 71st-percentile standing in 2017–18.

One defining feature of Norge is its student population. In 2024–25, 76.64% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch—the highest rate of any nearby elementary school. The school also has a 13.9% chronic absenteeism rate, above the district's 9.9% and higher than most neighboring schools. Academically, Norge scored below the district in every tested subject in 2025–26 and below the state in most. Most striking, the school ranked last in Virginia—206th of 206—for military-connected student outcomes, after ranking in the 32nd percentile in 2023–24. That is a serious concern for a community with a large military presence.

The comparison with Laurel Lane Elementary is especially instructive. Despite serving a nearly identical share of economically disadvantaged students (73.57% free/reduced lunch), Laurel Lane ranked 507th statewide—155 spots ahead of Norge—and outperformed it in 5th grade reading, math, and science. Stonehouse Elementary, just 2.5 miles away, serves a far lower-poverty population (25.3%) and ranks in the 83rd percentile, showing how much demographics can shape outcomes. On the positive side, Norge has one of the lowest student-teacher ratios in the area (10.8 to 1) and previously earned high marks for disabled students. But the recent decline spans nearly every subject and student group, suggesting the school may need broad, systemic support around early literacy, attendance, and military-connected families.

578

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,523

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7311 Richmond Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188

(757) 564-3372

District: Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

Students who attend Norge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Toano Middle
High:	Warhill High

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.2%

Hispanic:

19.2%

African American:

18.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg75%

Virginia avg72%

662^nd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

41^st of 131Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	662 of 1111	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.1	504 of 1110	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	409 of 1114	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	551 of 1114	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	463 of 1109	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	534 of 1103	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	337 of 1105	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	320 of 1097	70.8%	★★★★☆
2017	59.5	468 of 1099	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.9	470 of 1096	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.4	484 of 1100	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.2	491 of 1110	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.6	402 of 1120	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.0	474 of 1117	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.4	461 of 1117	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.0	411 of 1113	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.4	256 of 1082	76.3%	★★★★☆
2008	46.6	680 of 1081	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.9	616 of 1083	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.6	727 of 1071	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.9	655 of 1062	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	312 of 591	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.9	347 of 579	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.5	205 of 588	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	239 of 579	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	73.3	59 of 355	83.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	633 of 1100	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.0	364 of 1096	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	356 of 1098	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	565 of 1100	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	411 of 619	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.7	253 of 606	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	265 of 580	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	268 of 564	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	768 of 1040	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.0	542 of 1046	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.2	341 of 1036	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	694 of 1099	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.0	618 of 1093	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.5	447 of 1101	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	510 of 1093	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	206 of 206	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	165 of 192	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	133 of 195	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	111 of 182	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	230 of 306	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.6	175 of 271	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.5	79 of 247	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.3	202 of 245	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	464 of 974	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	433 of 973	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	328 of 979	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	513 of 984	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2024)83rd percentile+20 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)37th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)25th percentile-16 vs school

Military Connected (2026)<1st percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics71%~ state avg

English Reading70%~ state avg

VA Studies68%-3 vs state

Science67%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	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	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Norge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7311 Richmond Rd	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 564-3372	578	54	10.8	76.6%	261 (45.2%)	108 (18.7%)	111 (19.2%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (14.2%)	45.9	662^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	40.4%		58.1	504^th of 1110 public elementary schools	54.6%	158	68.0	67.8	77.2	67.4	66.0	74.7	68.5	67.8	$10,523	$960	$9,563
Stonehouse Elementary	Public	K-5	3651 Rochambeau Dr	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 566-4300	838	53	15.9	25.3%	496 (59.2%)	140 (16.7%)	99 (11.8%)	20 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (9.3%)	81.1	185^th of 1111 public elementary schools	83.3%		80.5	208^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.3%	23	95.5	85.9	85.7	81.6	88.8	83.3	80.3	84.9	$8,453	$425	$8,028
J. Blaine Blayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Jolly Pond Road	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 565-9300	481	45	10.7	43.9%	257 (53.4%)	93 (19.3%)	62 (12.9%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.5%)	60.1	473^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	57.4%		55.2	540^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.4%	67	73.9	75.3	75.0	70.2	68.1	81.5	73.8	83.7	$10,709	$739	$9,969
D.J. Montague Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5380 Centerville Rd	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 258-3022	515	39	13.3	66.6%	257 (49.9%)	143 (27.8%)	49 (9.5%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.5%)	52	592^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	46.7%		62.8	445^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.9%	147	74.3	73.9	78.8	70.0	70.3	70.3	77.5	62.2	$9,407	$1,091	$8,315
Waller Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	314 Waller Mill Rd	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 220-4060	445	31	14.3	38.7%	219 (49.2%)	78 (17.5%)	72 (16.2%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (14.4%)	81.2	183^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	83.5%		85	123^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	88.9%	60	91.9	87.8	78.8	76.3	90.7	86.5	84.0	89.0	$11,011	$663	$10,348
Matoaka Elementary	Public	K-5	4001 Brick Bat Road	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 564-4001	595	41	14.6	23.5%	390 (65.5%)	83 (13.9%)	61 (10.3%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	75.6	274^th of 1111 public elementary schools	75.3%		72.8	311^th of 1110 public elementary schools	72.0%	37	75.0	86.7	89.0	84.6	70.8	83.7	86.8	85.7	$10,206	$426	$9,779
Matthew Whaley Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Scotland St	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 229-1931	485	34	14.1	63.9%	197 (40.6%)	110 (22.7%)	128 (26.4%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	52.5	586^th of 1111 public elementary schools	47.3%		38	741^st of 1110 public elementary schools	33.2%	155	78.5	73.2	76.1	70.4	69.6	73.2	74.3	62.2	$10,698	$1,031	$9,667
Clara Byrd Baker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3131 Ironbound Rd	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 221-0949	457	42	11.0	44.9%	248 (54.3%)	79 (17.3%)	63 (13.8%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	54 (11.8%)	68.4	367^th of 1111 public elementary schools	67.0%		59.7	479^th of 1110 public elementary schools	56.8%	112	80.2	73.9	78.4	78.4	75.6	76.9	83.8	83.6	$11,459	$665	$10,794
Laurel Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Laurel Lane	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 229-7597	526	43	12.2	73.6%	276 (52.5%)	80 (15.2%)	99 (18.8%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.0%)	58	507^th of 1111 public elementary schools	54.4%		62.7	446^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.8%	61	79.8	67.1	85.5	85.3	68.5	72.4	80.0	63.5	$9,980	$644	$9,337
Magruder Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Penniman Rd	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 220-4067	610	42	14.5	37.4%	297 (48.7%)	125 (20.5%)	98 (16.1%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.8%)	79	217^th of 1111 public elementary schools	80.5%		77.6	252^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	77.3%	35	85.2	83.7	84.3	80.4	86.5	83.5	82.4	87.0	$9,100	$717	$8,383

Frequently Asked Questions about Norge Elementary

What schools do graduates of Norge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Norge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Toano Middle
High : Warhill High

What district is Norge Elementary in?

Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Norge Elementary?

Students at Norge Elementary are 45% White, 19% Hispanic, 19% African American, 14% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Norge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 578 students attended Norge Elementary.

Is Norge Elementary a good school?

Norge Elementary ranks 662^nd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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