Norton Elementary School
59692 Al Jones Rd
Three Rivers MI, 49093, Saint Joseph County
Phone: 269-244-1144
Ranking: 
(978 out of 2,213, top 44%)*
(978 out of 2,213, top 44%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Three Rivers Community 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: | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 285 | 258 | 264 | 274 | 276 | 262 | 280 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 42 | 14.7% | 38 | 14.7% | 39 | 14.8% | 48 | 17.5% | 47 | 17.0% | 51 | 19.5% | 50 | 17.9% |
| Grade 1: | 42 | 14.7% | 44 | 17.1% | 50 | 18.9% | 53 | 19.3% | 55 | 19.9% | 42 | 16.0% | 52 | 18.6% |
| Grade 2: | 52 | 18.2% | 47 | 18.2% | 49 | 18.6% | 49 | 17.9% | 43 | 15.6% | 48 | 18.3% | 41 | 14.6% |
| Grade 3: | 52 | 18.2% | 49 | 19.0% | 42 | 15.9% | 38 | 13.9% | 52 | 18.8% | 38 | 14.5% | 43 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 52 | 18.2% | 44 | 17.1% | 36 | 13.6% | 51 | 18.6% | 41 | 14.9% | 41 | 15.6% | 42 | 15.0% |
| Grade 5: | 45 | 15.8% | 36 | 14.0% | 48 | 18.2% | 35 | 12.8% | 38 | 13.8% | 42 | 16.0% | 52 | 18.6% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 149 | 52.3% | 132 | 51.2% | 138 | 52.3% | 136 | 49.6% | 123 | 44.6% | 110 | 42.0% | 124 | 44.3% |
| Female: | 136 | 47.7% | 126 | 48.8% | 126 | 47.7% | 138 | 50.4% | 131 | 47.5% | 133 | 50.8% | 145 | 51.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 30 | 10.5% | 25 | 9.7% | 32 | 12.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 24 | 8.7% | 18 | 6.9% | 18 | 6.4% |
| Black: | 15 | 5.3% | 10 | 3.9% | 9 | 3.4% | 13 | 4.7% | 15 | 5.4% | 18 | 6.9% | 15 | 5.4% |
| White: | 220 | 77.2% | 202 | 78.3% | 208 | 78.8% | 244 | 89.1% | 221 | 80.1% | 215 | 82.1% | 238 | 85.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 6.3% | 19 | 7.4% | 13 | 4.9% | 12 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 154 | 54.0% | 151 | 58.5% | 141 | 53.4% | 152 | 55.5% | 147 | 53.3% | 120 | 45.8% | 107 | 38.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 6.3% | 7 | 2.7% | 12 | 4.5% | 16 | 5.8% | 8 | 2.9% | 9 | 3.4% | 14 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.99 | 17.12 | 16.55 | 17.45 | 17.92 | 17.00 | 18.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 92% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 88.8% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 96% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.5% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.2% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 98.4% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 35.6% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 29.7% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 89.5% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 90.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 93.9% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 93.6% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 94.1% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 70.2% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 67.8% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 52.3% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 39.9% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 61.6% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 67.7% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 81.8% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 89% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 86.9% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 93.1% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.3% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96.3% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 54.8% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 38.6% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 82.4% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 82.9% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 80.5% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 89.4% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.7% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 69.5% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 46.7% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 29.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 38.5% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 42.9% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 38.1% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 44.3% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 37.9% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 83.5% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 75.1% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 83.1% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 82.1% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 93.7% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 92.2% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 44.1% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 51.9% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 85.2% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 76% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 84.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 82.1% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 86.7% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 88.5% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 67% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 73.4% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87.3% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 83.9% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 86.3% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 87.6% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 90.4% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 87.6% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.2% | 10.4% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 12.1% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 63.6% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 52% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 66.8% | 63.4% |
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* Norton Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.