📍 1861 Harrison Rd SE, Thomson, McDuffie County, 30824
Norris Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Thomson, McDuffie County. The school has 304 pupils enrolled. It is part of the McDuffie County school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Norris Elementary School enrolls 304 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Black or African American, 22% White and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 216 | 71% |
| White | 68 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
285 of the school's 304 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 285 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Norris Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 121.
Norris Elementary School is one of 6 schools in McDuffie County, based in Thomson, Georgia. The district serves 3,088 students district-wide and employs 235 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 304 students, Norris Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 515 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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