C. W. NORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · GAINESVILLE, FL

C. W. NORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in GAINESVILLE, Florida, serving grades PK–05 with 540 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

540

Teachers (FTE)

39.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	234	43%
Black or African American	140	26%
Hispanic/Latino	99	18%
Two or more races	45	8%
Asian	21	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	540	269M / 271F

English Language Learners: 22 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	44.0% -4.8pp	48.8%	295
Reading Proficiency	51.0% -1.2pp	52.2%	295
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	92

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.21 grade levels

Math

-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

47 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

122

22.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	540	100%

Contact & Location

2200 NW 45TH AVE

GAINESVILLE, FL 32605

Phone: (352)955-6765

http://www.sbac.edu/norton

District

ALACHUA

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,627

District enrollment: 28,964

Other Schools in District

ALACHUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY ELEMENTARY Elementary
ALACHUA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED) Elementary
ARCHER ELEMENTARY Elementary
BOULWARE SPRINGS CHARTER Elementary
CARING & SHARING LEARNING SCHOOL Elementary
CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY Elementary
CHESTER SHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

View all 61 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 32605) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120003000017

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD