About

Welcome to NCES!

Norton Commons Elementary opened in August 2016. The school was built attached to the YMCA and was the first partnership of its kind. NCES and the YMCA share a beautiful gymnasium, but they also work together to support the missions of both organizations, co-hosting community events, extra-curricular activities and field trips!

The faculty and staff of Norton Commons Elementary School ensure that we meet the needs of the whole child every day by providing a variety of learning experiences. Our teachers are continuously learning in order to improve their practice and improve student outcomes. We value the whole child, ensuring students are successful academically, emotionally, physically and socially. We offer basketball, cross country, soccer clinics, cheerleading, Robotics, chess, band, orchestra, chorus, and numerous other clubs. 

NCES

Academic Programs

  • In School Extended School Services (ESS)

  • Saturday Extended School Services

  • Advanced Programming

  • Primary Talent Pool/Gifted and Talented

  • English as a Second Language (ESL)

  • Exceptional Child Education (ECE)

  • Multi-Tiered Levels System of Supports (MTSS)

  • Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

Accolades

  • National BETA School of Merit

  • 2021 Student Technology Leadership Program Runner Up

  • PTA 2018-2019 Largest Percentage of Membership BOE 

  • School-wide Acts of Valor Program

  • K-5 Service Learning Projects 

Our Facilities

  • GeoThermal HVAC

  • Motion-activated lighting and dimmer switches in classrooms

  • Audio-enhancement systems in each classroom

  • Interactive SMART Panels and white boards

  • Community learning spaces

  • Audio/Visual/Broadcast room with green screen within the Media Center

  • 1:1 Chromebooks in K-5 classrooms

  • Natural lighting and green space surrounding the school

  • Spacious gymnasium with retractable basketball goals, rear-projection screen, and a dual-sound system

NCES Playground

Colors:

Mascot: The Knight

Blue and Yellow

Mascot:

The Knight

Mission

Exemplify an empowered and innovative community through rigorous instruction, intentional learning, and meaningful relationships.

Pledge

We are Norton Commons.

We believe in: Building positive relationships, using kind and helpful words, working hard to do our best, keeping our school safe and clean, celebrating differences, working together, being grateful for what we are given, and accepting responsibility for ourselves and our school community.

We are Norton Commons!

Vision

All NCES students will be responsible citizens who demonstrate independent problem solving and resiliency.

Three Pillars

Backpack of Success Skills

Racial Equity

Culture & Climate