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Enrollment
448
Middle
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEARVIEW LOCAL·NCES 390481303121
Durling Middle School
100 N Ridge Rd W, Lorain, OH 44053 · (440) 233-6869 · Lorain County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Ohio public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 107 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 107 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 122 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 112 | 25% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Durling Middle School→Clearview High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clearview Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -9.5pp since 2021
Math
31.9%
OH avg 56.1% . -12.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.8% | 31.9% |
| 2023-24 | 44.5% | 35.1% |
| 2022-23 | 48.4% | 38.2% |
| 2021-22 | 49.2% | 44.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Durling Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lorain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #596 of 637 ▼ 18 | #19 of 22 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #565 of 637 ▼ 24 | #16 of 22 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.8pp | #9 of 629 | #1 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #317 of 654 | #9 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #378 of 577 | #15 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #50 of 579 | #5 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #129 of 410 | #4 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
448
-59 (-12%) vs 2020
+80% since 1990-91, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 448 | 25 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 26.3 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 23.3 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 28 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 25 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 23 | 23.1:1 | 89% (474) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 24 | 21.7:1 | 80% (419) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 62% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 249 | 14 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Durling Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (532 to 448); teachers unchanged (25 to 25).
About Durling Middle School
Durling Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Lorain, Ohio. Students in grades 5 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 448 students.
Clearview Local has a total of 4 schools and 1,268 students, Durling Middle School among them.
The biggest share of students at Durling Middle School, 44%, is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% White, 16% Black, and 9% multiracial. In Lorain County overall, about 11% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Durling Middle School scores 68%.
Based on 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, Durling Middle School has a ratio of 17.9:1. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio, this school's ratio is higher.
Among Ohio public middle schools, Durling Middle School outscored 3%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
In Lorain County, median household income comes to about $73,347, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 92, with about 42,516 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Durling Middle School from the closest public school, Clearview High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's student count decreased 12% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lorain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,129
Census ACS
Median income
$73,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clearview Local
- Vincent Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Clearview High SchoolHigh · 333 students
- Clearview Local SchoolsHigh · 31 students
Other schools in Lorain
- Lorain High SchoolHigh · 1,773 students
- Horizon Science Academy LorainCombined · 839 students
- Vincent Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- General Johnnie Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 439 students
- Larkmoor Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Southview Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
Nearby schools
- Clearview High School0.2 mi · 333
- Clearview Local Schools0.2 mi · 31
- Horizon Science Academy Lorain0.9 mi · 839
- Garfield Elementary School1.1 mi · 259
- Lorain Preparatory High School1.3 mi · 109
- General Johnnie Wilson Middle School1.5 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Durling Middle SchoolHow large is Durling Middle School?
Durling Middle School enrolls approximately 448 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Durling Middle School serve?
Durling Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Durling Middle School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Durling Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Durling Middle School?
Student demographics at Durling Middle School are roughly 31% White, 44% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Durling Middle School in?
Durling Middle School is part of Clearview Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.