Norton School Committee
Town of Norton, Massachusetts

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Student Proficiency on State Tests - 2004          
Reading/ELA Proficiency (%) 76.7 79.0 73.2 65.3 78.6
Math Proficiency (%) 55.9 61.0 58.7 37.7 60.6
Reading and Math Proficiency (RaMP) (%) 66.3 70.0 66.0 51.5 69.6
Reading/ELA Proficiency by Subgroup (%) - 2004           
All Students 76.7 79.0 73.2 65.3 78.6
    White 77.9 80.4 74.0 65.6 78.9
    Black 72.7 40.0 65.4 n.a. 81.8
    Hispanic n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
    Asian/Pacific Islander 41.7 n.a. 80.0 n.a. n.a.
    American Indian/Alaska Native n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
    Female 82.9 84.2 77.7 69.4 81.7
    Male 70.7 73.5 69.3 62.0 75.8
    Economically Disadvantaged 53.1 61.4 38.6 44.9 61.8
    English Language Learners n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
    Students with Disabilities 35.0 39.4 30.0 30.5 44.1
    Non-Disabled Students 85.0 88.5 83.1 74.6 87.3
    Migrant n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Math Proficiency by Subgroup (%) - 2004           
All Students 55.9 61.0 58.7 37.7 60.6
    White 56.8 62.2 59.4 38.2 61.5
    Black 26.7 n.a. 38.5 n.a. 0.0
    Hispanic n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
    Asian/Pacific Islander 28.6 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
    American Indian/Alaska Native n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
    Female 56.6 59.9 58.9 35.6 63.4
    Male 55.3 62.3 58.8 39.6 57.8
    Economically Disadvantaged 20.0 31.0 36.0 21.7 36.6
    English Language Learners n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
    Students with Disabilities 15.1 25.1 16.8 10.6 23.2
    Non-Disabled Students 64.4 68.7 69.3 44.7 68.9
    Migrant n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Estimated Graduation Rate - 2002          
Cumulative Promotion Index (Urban Institute) (%) n.a. n.a. 94.3 79.2 84.4
Classroom Profile - 2004          
Students Per Teacher 15.4 13.8 15.3 15.6 14.5
Students with Special Needs Index 10.2 12.4 11.6 15.1 11.5
Students Per Total Staff 9.3 7.2 8.7 8.5 7.4
Enrollment (%) - 2004          
Enrollment 3,833 2,887 4,742 3,182 3,629
White (%) 92.9 94.7 94.2 96.6 95.8
Black (%) 2.7 2.3 2.9 1.6 1.8
Hispanic (%) 1.7 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.9
Asian/Pacific Islander (%) 2.5 1.8 1.8 1.1 1.4
American Indian/Alaska Native (%) 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1
Economically Disadvantaged (%) 2.7 5.7 5.8 9.4 5.8
English Language Learners (%) 0.2 n.a. 0.2 n.a. 0.0
Students with Disabilities (%) 17.3 18.9 17.1 20.6 17.1
Spending Per Student ($) - 2003          
Operating Expenditures 6,927 8,493 7,338 6,764 8,039
Instruction 4,329 5,041<