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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 830 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMHERST EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 390451902118
Walter G. Nord Middle School
501 Lincoln St, Amherst, OH 44001 · (440) 988-4441 · Lorain County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Ohio public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
197 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 273 | 49% |
| Grade 5 | 283 | 51% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Amherst Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
75.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.6pp since 2021
Math
81.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.7% | 81.3% |
| 2023-24 | 77.3% | 83.3% |
| 2022-23 | 74.5% | 75.8% |
| 2021-22 | 74.1% | 71.2% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
79.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Walter G. Nord Middle School
Walter G. Nord Middle School's state test result (79.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter G. Nord Middle School this school | 556 | 35.4% | 79.9% |
| Furry Elementary School Sandusky | 495 | 33.3% | N/A |
| Archbold Elementary School Archbold | 441 | 33.6% | 86.5% |
| Conneaut Elementary School Bowling Green | 414 | 32.1% | 79.6% |
| Meadowlawn Elementary School Sandusky | 421 | 36.6% | 64.9% |
| Perry Elementary School Perry | 538 | 29.4% | 67.4% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Walter G. Nord Middle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lorain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #247 of 673 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #333 of 1,569 ▼ 84 | #7 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #423 of 1,569 ▲ 11 | #6 of 34 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.8pp | #524 of 1,514 | #10 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #336 of 1,808 | #7 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #1,259 of 1,582 | #34 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #656 of 1,590 | #24 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #451 of 767 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #99 of 992 | #2 of 25 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
556
+38 (+7%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 556 | 28 | 19.9:1 | 35% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 37% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 29 | 18.4:1 | 34% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 518 | 27 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 788 | 42.4 | 18.6:1 | 26% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 30 | 20.4:1 | 26% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 659 | 36 | 18.3:1 | 22% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 590 | 29 | 20.3:1 | 12% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 451 | 20 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walter G. Nord Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (788 to 556); teachers down 34% (42.4 to 28).
About Walter G. Nord Middle School
Walter G. Nord Middle School is a medium-sized elementary school in Amherst Exempted Village, located in Amherst, Ohio. The grade span is 4 through 5, and enrollment is 556 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Ohio) has about 404 students.
Amherst Exempted Village enrolls 3,533 students in 4 schools, including Walter G. Nord Middle School.
White students account for 73% of enrollment at Walter G. Nord Middle School. Other groups make up 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Walter G. Nord Middle School has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Walter G. Nord Middle School is 28 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 19.9:1. Among elementary schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.9:1. The school counts 197 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 35%. Across public schools in Lorain County, the average is about the same, 33%.
Measured against Ohio public elementary schools, Walter G. Nord Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Walter G. Nord Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (79.9%) and its predicted rate (75.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools.
Within Lorain County, median household income is about $73,347, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Federal data list 92 public schools in Lorain County, with a combined enrollment of about 42,516.
Marion L Steele High School is located about 0.2 miles from Walter G. Nord Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 79.9% is above the 73.0% average for nearby schools.
Walter G. Nord Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 518 to 556.
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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 Amherst Exempted Village
- Powers Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,104 students
- Marion L Steele High SchoolHigh · 1,014 students
- Amherst Junior High SchoolMiddle · 859 students
Other schools in Amherst
- Powers Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,104 students
- Marion L Steele High SchoolHigh · 1,014 students
- Amherst Junior High SchoolMiddle · 859 students
Nearby schools
- Marion L Steele High School0.2 mi · 1,014
- Amherst Junior High School1.0 mi · 859
- Powers Elementary School1.1 mi · 1,104
- Lorain Preparatory Academy2.2 mi · 416
- Toni Wofford Morrison ES2.4 mi · 324
- Frank Jacinto Elementary3.2 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Walter G. Nord Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Walter G. Nord Middle School?
Walter G. Nord Middle School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades 04-05.
What age range does Walter G. Nord Middle School serve?
Walter G. Nord Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Walter G. Nord Middle School?
Approximately 19.9:1 students per teacher at Walter G. Nord Middle School.
How diverse is Walter G. Nord Middle School?
Walter G. Nord Middle School reports a student body of 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Walter G. Nord Middle School public or private?
Walter G. Nord Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Amherst Exempted Village.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.