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Norris School District, California

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Norris School District
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Kern County, California
District details
Superintendent: Cy Silver
# of school board members: 5
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Norris School District is a school district in California.

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Superintendent

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Cy Silver is the superintendent of the Norris School District. Silver was appointed superintendent effective January 1, 2021. Silver's previous career experience includes working as an administrator for Kern High School and as a former member of the Norris School District Board of Trustees.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Kelly Miller was the superintendent of the Norris School District from 2015 to 2020. Miller's previous career experience includes working as an elementary school principal, assistant superintendent, and western region coordinator of public affairs for Contel.[2]

School board

The Norris School District Board of Trustees is composed of five members elected to four-year terms. In 2022, the Norris School District switched from holding at-large elections to by-district elections. Districts 3, 4, and 5 transitioned to by-district seats in 2022 and Districts 1 and 2 transitioned to by-district seats in 2024.


Elections

See also: Norris School District, California, elections

Board members are elected on a staggered basis in even-numbered years.

Two seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Norris School District Board of Trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[3]

District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,725,000 $696 5%
Local: $15,244,000 $3,893 27%
State: $37,991,000 $9,701 68%
Total: $55,960,000 $14,290
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $47,511,000 $12,132
Total Current Expenditures: $38,316,000 $9,784
Instructional Expenditures: $25,153,000 $6,423 53%
Student and Staff Support: $2,577,000 $658 5%
Administration: $5,266,000 $1,344 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,320,000 $1,358 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,631,000 $416
Construction: $905,000 $231
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $992,000 $253
Interest on Debt: $3,627,000 $926


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[5] $57,050 $103,078
2022-2023[6] $54,313 $98,132
2020-2021[7] $49,160 $89,116

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[8]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 <50 PS PS PS
2018-2019 52 70-74 30-39 42 40-49 55-59 54
2017-2018 51 70-74 30-39 43 20-29 60-64 54
2016-2017 51 70-74 30-39 44 20-29 60-64 52
2015-2016 52 70-74 40-59 44 21-39 60-64 54
2014-2015 50 65-69 21-39 41 40-59 60-64 51
2013-2014 PS PS PS
2012-2013 63 75-79 40-59 55 <50 65-69 66
2011-2012 66 80-84 40-59 61 >=50 60-64 67
2010-2011 64 80-84 40-59 55 <50 70-74 66

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 <50 PS PS PS
2018-2019 58 75-79 40-49 51 50-59 65-69 60
2017-2018 60 75-79 50-59 55 50-59 60-64 62
2016-2017 60 75-79 40-49 55 30-39 70-74 60
2015-2016 60 70-74 40-59 55 21-39 70-74 61
2014-2015 57 70-74 40-59 52 21-39 70-74 57
2013-2014 PS PS PS
2012-2013 69 85-89 40-59 60 <50 70-74 71
2011-2012 69 80-84 60-79 64 >=50 70-74 71
2010-2011 65 80-84 40-59 57 <50 70-74 66

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 3,878 1.2
2021-2022 3,833 -2.2
2020-2021 3,916 -8.8
2019-2020 4,261 2.0
2018-2019 4,176 -0.5
2017-2018 4,198 2.4
2016-2017 4,098 0.6
2015-2016 4,073 0.8
2014-2015 4,041 3.1
2013-2014 3,917 0.8
2012-2013 3,884 3.6
2011-2012 3,744 2.7
2010-2011 3,643 2.7
2009-2010 3,545 0.3
2008-2009 3,536 -9.5
2007-2008 3,872 7.6
2006-2007 3,577 22.0
2005-2006 2,791 12.5
2004-2005 2,441 15.1
2003-2004 2,073 10.7
2002-2003 1,852 10.6
2001-2002 1,656 6.0
2000-2001 1,556 8.0
1999-2000 1,432 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Norris School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.8 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 7.3 0.0
Black 2.0 0.0
Hispanic 38.7 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.0
Two or More Races 5.4 0.0
White 45.8 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Norris School District had 171.20 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.65.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 24.50
Elementary: 146.70
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 171.20

Norris School District employed 8.00 district administrators and 11.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.00
District Administrative Support: 22.69
School Administrators: 11.00
School Administrative Support: 11.64
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 58.04
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 14.50
Other Support Services: 91.73


Schools

The Norris School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Norris Elementary860KG-6
Norris Middle8837-8
Olive Drive Elementary763KG-6
Veterans Elementary857KG-6
William B. Bimat Elementary515KG-6

Contact information

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Norris School District
6940 Calloway Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93312
Phone: 661-387-7000


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Bakersfield.com, "Norris School District's retiring superintendent replaced with board member, Kern High administrator," December 12, 2020
  2. ↑ Norris School District, "Superintendent's Message," accessed October 9, 2019
  3. ↑ Norris School District, "Bylaws of the Board: Meeting Conduct," accessed December 14, 2023
  4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  5. ↑ Norris School District, "Certificated Salary Schedule - 2024-25," accessed April 16, 2025
  6. ↑ Kern County Superintendent of Schools, "Certificated 2022-2023 Salary Schedule," accessed February 6, 2024
  7. ↑ Kern County Superintendent of Schools, "2020-2021 Certificated Bargaining Unit Salary Schedule," November 18, 2020
  8. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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