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Frances E Norton Elementary School

Public elementary school in Allen, Texas · Allen ISD · Grades K–6

Frances E Norton Elementary School serves 622 students in grades K–6 in Allen (Collin County). It is one of 22 schools in Allen ISD. By enrollment it is the 1441st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.

622
students
15.4
students per teacher
9.6%
free/reduced lunch eligible
K–6
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 40.38 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelElementary
GradesK–6
DistrictAllen ISD
CountyCollin County
Area typeSuburb, large
School mealsNational School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students
NCES school ID480789007552

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolAllen ISDTexas elementary schools (median)
Students62220,838516
Students per teacher15.416.214.8
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible9.6%22%72%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 61% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.

Frances E Norton Elementary School in context

Size

Frances E Norton Elementary School is the 10th largest of Allen ISD's 16 elementary schools; its 622 students are 3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.7 miles away and have a median of 473 students, so Frances E Norton Elementary School is larger than most of them.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.

Grades

Its largest grade is grade 2 with 103 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 80, against an average of 89 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 88 in kindergarten and 92 in grade 6.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

Asian students are the largest group, at 40.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Allen ISD (29.9%). White students are next, at 37.3%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

9.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 22% across Allen ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.

Teachers

Frances E Norton Elementary School has 40.38 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 622 students would have about 42 teachers, so Frances E Norton Elementary School has 1.6 fewer.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).

Location

NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Flossie Floyd Green Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 46 elementary schools within 5 miles and 133 within 10 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
Asian
40.8%
White
37.3%
Hispanic
8.2%
Two or more races
7.4%
Black
5.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.2%

47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Kindergarten
88
Grade 1
80
Grade 2
103
Grade 3
84
Grade 4
84
Grade 5
91
Grade 6
92

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

1120 Newport Dr., Allen, TX 75013
Phone: (972)396-6918
Website: allenisd.org

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Frances E Norton Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.

Nearby elementary schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Flossie Floyd Green Elementary SchoolAllen ISD1.0 mi55314.122.2%
Rasor Elementary SchoolPlano ISD1.2 mi35111.462.4%
Dr. E T Boon Elementary SchoolAllen ISD1.2 mi78916.410.3%
Alton Boyd Elementary SchoolAllen ISD1.6 mi39310.859.3%
Kerr Elementary SchoolAllen ISD1.7 mi65416.116.1%
Beverly Cheatham Elementary SchoolAllen ISD1.9 mi6691713.8%
Hedgcoxe Elementary SchoolPlano ISD2.0 mi36611.923.2%
Beverly Elementary SchoolPlano ISD2.2 mi36112.620.2%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in Allen ISD

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Allen High SchoolHigh9–125,206
Alton Boyd Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6393
Alvis C Story Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6530
Beverly Cheatham Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6669
Bolin Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6605
Carlena Chandler Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6731
David and Lynda Olson Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–6678
Dr. E T Boon Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6789
Ereckson Middle SchoolMiddle7–81,263
Flossie Floyd Green Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6553
Gene M Reed Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6486
George J Anderson Early Childhood SchoolPre-KPre-K439
James and Margie Marion Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6688
Jenny Preston Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6726
Kerr Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6654
Lois Lindsey Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–6792
Lowery Freshman CenterHigh91,674
Mary Evans Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6621
Max O Vaughan Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6691
W E Pete Ford Middle SchoolMiddle7–8702
Walter & Lois Curtis Middle SchoolMiddle7–81,323