Prairie Norton Elementary School
117 Norton Rd
Columbus OH, 43228, Franklin County
Phone: 614-801-8450
Ranking: 
(2,162 out of 2,572, bottom 16%)*
(2,162 out of 2,572, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
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: | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 565 | 574 | 546 | 560 | 555 | 557 | 581 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 93 | 16.5% | 99 | 17.2% | 95 | 17.4% | 94 | 16.8% | 89 | 16.0% | 99 | 17.8% | 101 | 17.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 104 | 18.4% | 102 | 17.8% | 76 | 13.9% | 108 | 19.3% | 101 | 18.2% | 103 | 18.5% | 103 | 17.7% |
| Grade 1: | 105 | 18.6% | 78 | 13.6% | 105 | 19.2% | 99 | 17.7% | 98 | 17.7% | 103 | 18.5% | 104 | 17.9% |
| Grade 2: | 76 | 13.5% | 102 | 17.8% | 102 | 18.7% | 98 | 17.5% | 92 | 16.6% | 91 | 16.3% | 102 | 17.6% |
| Grade 3: | 96 | 17.0% | 94 | 16.4% | 88 | 16.1% | 83 | 14.8% | 88 | 15.9% | 86 | 15.4% | 83 | 14.3% |
| Grade 4: | 91 | 16.1% | 99 | 17.2% | 80 | 14.7% | 78 | 13.9% | 85 | 15.3% | 74 | 13.3% | 88 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 311 | 55.0% | 312 | 54.4% | 280 | 51.3% | 279 | 49.8% | 258 | 46.5% | 234 | 42.0% | 263 | 45.3% |
| Female: | 254 | 45.0% | 262 | 45.6% | 266 | 48.7% | 281 | 50.2% | 229 | 41.3% | 263 | 47.2% | 273 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 15 | 2.7% | 17 | 3.0% | 16 | 2.9% | 17 | 3.0% | 16 | 2.9% | 11 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 218 | 38.6% | 214 | 37.3% | 190 | 34.8% | 190 | 33.9% | 187 | 33.7% | 175 | 31.4% | 174 | 29.9% |
| Black: | 94 | 16.6% | 91 | 15.9% | 90 | 16.5% | 88 | 15.7% | 82 | 14.8% | 78 | 14.0% | 88 | 15.1% |
| White: | 212 | 37.5% | 211 | 36.8% | 206 | 37.7% | 216 | 38.6% | 209 | 37.7% | 240 | 43.1% | 267 | 46.0% |
| 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: | 26 | 4.6% | 41 | 7.1% | 43 | 7.9% | 49 | 8.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 375 | 66.4% | 365 | 63.6% | 340 | 62.3% | 344 | 61.4% | 354 | 63.8% | 329 | 59.1% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 3.5% | 18 | 3.1% | 27 | 4.9% | 32 | 5.7% | 21 | 3.8% | 27 | 4.8% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.49 | 28.23 | 26.90 | 26.79 | 23.22 | 24.30 | 25.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 63.4% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 71.7% | 74.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 81.1% | 84% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.9% | 79.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 75.2% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 70.5% | 76.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 79.8% | 82% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 78.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 74.1% | 78.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | 78.2% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 70.2% | 77.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 68% | 75.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 72.4% | 76% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 69.7% | 77.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 70.5% | 77.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 70.1% | 78.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 75.2% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 74.3% | 79% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 72.6% | 81.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 58.5% | 65.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 65.3% | 65.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 76.1% | 76.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.1% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 72.1% | 74.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 77.1% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 73.3% | 76.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 78.3% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 79.9% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 78.7% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 65.2% | 70.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 70.8% | 76.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 73.4% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 75.9% | 80% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 76.4% | 81.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75.2% | 82% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 74.7% | 81% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 80.9% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 79.3% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 85.0% | 87.7% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.2% | 78.6% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 77.9% | 78.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 84.4% | 85.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 79.7% | 82% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 82% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 79.8% | 84.4% |
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* Prairie Norton Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.