Norton School
414 North Brooksvale Rd
Cheshire CT, 06410, New Haven County
Phone: 203-272-7283
Ranking:
(104 out of 765, top 14%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 6
School District: Cheshire School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 429 | 455 | 480 | 487 | 492 | 470 | 493 | |||||||
Grade 1: | 60 | 14.0% | 56 | 12.3% | 74 | 15.4% | 82 | 16.8% | 75 | 15.2% | 67 | 14.3% | 86 | 17.4% |
Grade 2: | 53 | 12.4% | 71 | 15.6% | 87 | 18.1% | 71 | 14.6% | 76 | 15.4% | 87 | 18.5% | 78 | 15.8% |
Grade 3: | 76 | 17.7% | 89 | 19.6% | 71 | 14.8% | 74 | 15.2% | 89 | 18.1% | 79 | 16.8% | 85 | 17.2% |
Grade 4: | 89 | 20.7% | 73 | 16.0% | 77 | 16.0% | 88 | 18.1% | 82 | 16.7% | 88 | 18.7% | 77 | 15.6% |
Grade 5: | 75 | 17.5% | 76 | 16.7% | 90 | 18.8% | 81 | 16.6% | 93 | 18.9% | 77 | 16.4% | 73 | 14.8% |
Grade 6: | 76 | 17.7% | 90 | 19.8% | 81 | 16.9% | 91 | 18.7% | 77 | 15.7% | 72 | 15.3% | 94 | 19.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 205 | 47.8% | 213 | 46.8% | 226 | 47.1% | 226 | 46.4% | 236 | 48.0% | 223 | 47.4% | 233 | 47.3% |
Female: | 224 | 52.2% | 242 | 53.2% | 254 | 52.9% | 261 | 53.6% | 248 | 50.4% | 239 | 50.9% | 256 | 51.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 43 | 10.0% | 38 | 8.4% | 41 | 8.5% | 41 | 8.4% | 44 | 8.9% | 40 | 8.5% | 37 | 7.5% |
Hispanic: | 20 | 4.7% | 16 | 3.5% | 18 | 3.8% | 20 | 4.1% | 16 | 3.3% | 15 | 3.2% | 11 | 2.2% |
Black: | 7 | 1.6% | 10 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.0% |
White: | 348 | 81.1% | 383 | 84.2% | 403 | 84.0% | 414 | 85.0% | 421 | 85.6% | 404 | 86.0% | 438 | 88.8% |
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: | 9 | 2.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 3.5% | 27 | 5.9% | 25 | 5.2% | 18 | 3.7% | 20 | 4.1% | 14 | 3.0% | 11 | 2.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.9% | 19 | 4.0% | 14 | 2.9% | 17 | 3.5% | 12 | 2.6% | 5 | 1.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.41 | 14.63 | 14.95 | 15.66 | 15.69 | 14.40 | 14.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 90.6% | 78.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 91.9% | 80.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 95% | 80.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 92.4% | 82.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 91% | 83.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 92.6% | 84.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 95.3% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 90.4% | 82.7% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 83.7% | 69.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 82.4% | 69.3% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 82.6% | 68.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 85.8% | 71.1% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.5% | 72.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 86.5% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 85.6% | 74.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 81.0% | 72.4% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87.3% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 90.8% | 82.4% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.1% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 93.4% | 83.2% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 91.5% | 80.3% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 92.8% | 81.1% |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 93.9% | 83.2% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 87.5% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 95.2% | 80.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93% | 80.9% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | 81.5% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.3% | 84.6% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 96.4% | 85.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 95.2% | 85.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 97.1% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 95.3% | 83.8% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87.7% | 71.8% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 87.4% | 70.6% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 81.9% | 69.7% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 87.7% | 74.4% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 88.3% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 84.2% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89.3% | 78.3% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.0% | 77.6% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 90.4% | 84.2% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 93.9% | 84.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 91.5% | 84.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 93.1% | 85% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.6% | 86.5% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 95.2% | 85.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.9% | 83.7% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 92.1% | 83.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94.5% | 80.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.1% | 82.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 94.1% | 83.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 94.5% | 85.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 97.4% | 87.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 97.9% | 87.6% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 95.3% | 85.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 96.8% | 84.4% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 90.6% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 88% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 90.8% | 74% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 88.4% | 77.7% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 91.8% | 75.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 90% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 90.2% | 79.7% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 91.5% | 79.1% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 96.2% | 81.1% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 93.8% | 82.9% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 95.1% | 82.5% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 96.2% | 82.4% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 94.2% | 82.4% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 93.9% | 81.7% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94.8% | 85.3% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 95.6% | 85.7% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 98.2% | 85.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 94.5% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 94.3% | 87.3% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 97.6% | 88% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.3% | 88.5% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 96.5% | 87.7% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.4% | 79.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 97.2% | 82.7% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 96.8% | 84.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 98.2% | 86.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 97.6% | 88.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.2% | 88.5% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 98.8% | 87.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.5% | 85.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 94.4% | 75.4% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92.6% | 75.7% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 93.4% | 77.6% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 96.6% | 80.3% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 94.6% | 85.5% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.1% | 86.5% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97% | 84.8% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 94.8% | 84.5% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 93.9% | 82.7% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.6% | 83.8% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 94.4% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.6% | 83.1% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.6% | 85.5% |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 95.6% | 86.1% |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.3% | 84.9% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 95.1% | 84.3% |
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* Norton School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.