Norris Elementary

Norris Elementary serves 270 students from pre-K through fifth grade in Norris, Tennessee. The school earns a composite score of 9.0 out of 10 — rated Exceptional — backed by an academic score of 9.7 and a near-perfect growth score of 9.9. That growth figure signals students are advancing faster than predicted year over year, not merely performing at a high baseline.

Schools that score well on academics alone are common at the top of state rankings; schools that score this high on growth are rarer, and Norris Elementary does both. Among Tennessee's 1,785 public schools, Norris Elementary ranks 40th — outperforming 98% of schools statewide. Narrow the comparison to elementary schools only and it holds at 36th out of 1,002, placing it in the top 4% of its direct peer group.

A student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1 keeps class sizes manageable and supports that level of individualized progress. Norris Elementary is the top-performing of the two public schools in Norris. Parents comparing options across the wider region will find few elementary schools in Tennessee that match this combination of academic strength and student growth.