Norton Elementary School
Principal: Dr. Katoria Gaston
3050 Xavier Ray Court, Snellville, GA 30039
School Highlights
The following school highlights showcase how Norton Elementary School is fulfilling Gwinnett County Public School's four strategic priorities of Empathy, Equity, Effectiveness, and Excellence. Visit the School Profile Dashboard to find more detailed data on our school.
- Norton students have a wide range of opportunities to get involved through extracurricular activities including Robotics, Orff Ensemble, Girl Scouts, Band, Honors Chorus, News Crew, Cheerleading, and more.
- Norton’s Orff Ensemble was honored to perform at the Georgia Music Educators Association Conference in Athens, one of only two elementary schools selected for this prestigious opportunity.
- Norton Elementary was awarded over $12,000 through the Walton EMC Empowerment Grant to enhance technology initiatives in the Innovation Lab.
- Norton’s PBIS program promotes the 3Rs—Ready, Respectful, and Responsible—through daily lessons and positive reinforcement. Students earn “Gotcha Cards” for demonstrating these behaviors and can redeem them for rewards, while class recognitions celebrate positive actions in shared spaces.
- Norton launched the All Pro Dads program to strengthen family connections. The program included engaging events such as High Five Fridays, where dads and father figures greeted students, helping create a positive start to the day.
- Families with children from birth to age five participate in Norton's Play 2 Learn and Little Learners programs, which help prepare young children for a successful transition to kindergarten.
- Norton families attended a variety of workshops designed to strengthen the home-school partnership and support student success. Topics included Math and Science Night, Literacy and Social Studies Night, Supporting Multilingual Learners, and GMAS Night.
- Norton Junior Beta Club members and sponsors partnered with Chick-fil-A to host Spirit Nights, building school community while raising funds to support student activities and initiatives.
- Students participated in extended learning opportunities after school to strengthen their mastery of the Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) curriculum.
- Norton’s counseling program provides students with early exposure to career exploration. Pre-K through 2nd grade students participated in the fall Careers on Wheels event, while 3rd through 5th grade students engaged in a spring Career Day, connecting learning to future possibilities.