Norris Middle School
2235 South 46th St Omaha NE, 68106, Douglas County Phone: 402-557-4800 Ranking:  (748 out of 761, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Omaha Public Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 65 | 60 | 51 | 56 | 54 | 55 | 54 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,012 | 948 | 753 | 692 | 704 | 758 | 724 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 166 | 16.4% | 135 | 14.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 438 | 43.3% | 418 | 44.1% | 413 | 54.8% | 323 | 46.7% | 355 | 50.4% | 374 | 49.3% | 379 | 52.3% |
| Grade 8: | 408 | 40.3% | 395 | 41.7% | 340 | 45.2% | 369 | 53.3% | 349 | 49.6% | 384 | 50.7% | 345 | 47.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 529 | 52.3% | 486 | 51.3% | 389 | 51.7% | 335 | 48.4% | 357 | 50.7% | 380 | 50.1% | 360 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 483 | 47.7% | 462 | 48.7% | 364 | 48.3% | 357 | 51.6% | 339 | 48.2% | 370 | 48.8% | 360 | 49.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 20 | 2.0% | 18 | 1.9% | 14 | 1.9% | 18 | 2.6% | 14 | 2.0% | 15 | 2.0% | 23 | 3.2% |
| Asian: | 8 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 682 | 67.4% | 644 | 67.9% | 478 | 63.5% | 418 | 60.4% | 400 | 56.8% | 413 | 54.5% | 396 | 54.7% |
| Black: | 97 | 9.6% | 83 | 8.8% | 64 | 8.5% | 65 | 9.4% | 72 | 10.2% | 83 | 10.9% | 79 | 10.9% |
| White: | 175 | 17.3% | 163 | 17.2% | 153 | 20.3% | 152 | 22.0% | 205 | 29.1% | 237 | 31.3% | 216 | 29.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 29 | 2.9% | 33 | 3.5% | 37 | 4.9% | 31 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 826 | 81.6% | 777 | 82.0% | 590 | 78.4% | 533 | 77.0% | 526 | 74.7% | 532 | 70.2% | 506 | 69.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 97 | 9.6% | 89 | 9.4% | 82 | 10.9% | 68 | 9.8% | 85 | 12.1% | 76 | 10.0% | 86 | 11.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.57 | 15.93 | 14.91 | 12.47 | 13.16 | 13.90 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NeSA | ||||||
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 58.76 | 89.36 | 106.35 |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 84.39 | 103.83 | 115.06 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 59.27 | 74.37 | 98.68 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 70.75 | 80.68 | 103.91 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 75.53 | 80.47 | 105.64 |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 70.02 | 82.91 | 104.30 |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 73.69 | 89.17 | 110.38 |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 83.70 | 97.73 | 115.94 |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 90.62 | 100.61 | 121.73 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 53.83 | 70.15 | 97.89 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 66.54 | 74.80 | 99.25 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 69.64 | 77.79 | 102.15 |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 69.36 | 81.51 | 102.43 |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 64.05 | 83.43 | 106.08 |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 80.22 | 88.30 | 108.89 |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 82.79 | 93.87 | 115.20 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 69.20 | 77.52 | 99.80 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 75.78 | 81.88 | 102.54 |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 35.94 | 39.24 | 44.19 |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 35.97 | 39.25 | 44.89 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 46.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 53.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,816.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,783.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,054.0 |
* Norris Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.