Norton Middle School
215 Norton Rd
Columbus OH, 43228, Franklin County
Phone: 614-801-3700
Ranking: 
(1,971 out of 2,572, bottom 23%)*
(1,971 out of 2,572, bottom 23%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: South-Western City School District
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: | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 36 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 503 | 484 | 495 | 512 | 500 | 487 | 481 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 264 | 52.5% | 252 | 52.1% | 236 | 47.7% | 257 | 50.2% | 249 | 49.8% | 244 | 50.1% | 243 | 50.5% |
| Grade 8: | 239 | 47.5% | 232 | 47.9% | 259 | 52.3% | 253 | 49.4% | 251 | 50.2% | 242 | 49.7% | 238 | 49.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 256 | 50.9% | 247 | 51.0% | 233 | 47.1% | 255 | 49.8% | 257 | 51.4% | 245 | 50.3% | 252 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 247 | 49.1% | 237 | 49.0% | 262 | 52.9% | 257 | 50.2% | 216 | 43.2% | 219 | 45.0% | 214 | 44.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 16 | 3.2% | 12 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 112 | 22.3% | 103 | 21.3% | 105 | 21.2% | 100 | 19.5% | 79 | 15.8% | 75 | 15.4% | 88 | 18.3% |
| Black: | 79 | 15.7% | 80 | 16.5% | 85 | 17.2% | 79 | 15.4% | 60 | 12.0% | 67 | 13.8% | 64 | 13.3% |
| White: | 275 | 54.7% | 275 | 56.8% | 278 | 56.2% | 306 | 59.8% | 333 | 66.6% | 321 | 65.9% | 310 | 64.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 4.2% | 14 | 2.9% | 15 | 3.0% | 19 | 3.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 340 | 67.6% | 321 | 66.3% | 329 | 66.5% | 315 | 61.5% | 299 | 59.8% | 256 | 52.6% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 6.8% | 41 | 8.5% | 25 | 5.1% | 24 | 4.7% | 33 | 6.6% | 46 | 9.4% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.88 | 17.10 | 17.15 | 16.00 | 16.13 | 13.70 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 59.2% | 58.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60.4% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 66.2% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.4% | 68.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 71.2% | 74.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 68.3% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 75.1% | 74.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 75.5% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 74.5% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 78.6% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 73.6% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 73.1% | 77.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 72.7% | 76.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 75.6% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75.4% | 77.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.2% | 79.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 77.0% | 81% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 73.5% | 81% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 80.6% | 85.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 76.5% | 80.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 63.3% | 60.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 68.7% | 68.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 70.6% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 70.5% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 70.1% | 70.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 66.1% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 73.8% | 74.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 77.7% | 79.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 78.4% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 74.8% | 78.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 77.1% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 77.1% | 80% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 75.9% | 79.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 66.6% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 76.9% | 80.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 83% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 82.6% | 83% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 59.7% | 62% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 59.2% | 62.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 59.5% | 62.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 62.8% | 64.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 67.1% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 71.8% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 65.1% | 68.6% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 49.1% | 49% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 51.2% | 53.5% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.1% | 51.1% |
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* Norton Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.