Durling Middle School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Lorain, Ohio
Durling Middle School in Lorain, Ohio enrolled 448 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 17.9 students per teacher against the Ohio middle-school median of 16.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 46-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 32% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
463 students in 2022-23, 447 students in 2023-24, 448 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.3 to 25.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 463 | 23.3 | 19.9 |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 26.3 | 17.0 |
| 2024-25 | 448 | 25.0 | 17.9 |
17.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Ohio middle schools
Among the 640 Ohio middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 458 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Durling Middle School enrolled 458 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 59 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 458 of the 458 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions59
- Chronically absent40.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.2% of students were Hispanic, 30.6% White, 16.3% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic44.2%
- White30.6%
- Black16.3%
- Two or more races8.7%
- Asian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Durling Middle School scored proficient or above: 46-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 46‑50% | 48‑52% | 59% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 32% | 35‑39% (2021-22) | 54.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Lorain
5 public middle schools in Lorain report 2024-25 enrollment; Durling Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durling Middle School | 448 | 17.9 | not reported |
| General Johnnie Wilson Middle School | 439 | 13.7 | not reported |
| Southview Middle School | 423 | 13.2 | not reported |
| Longfellow Middle School | 398 | 13.7 | not reported |
| Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle | 102 | 18.4 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Durling Middle School
- General Johnnie Wilson Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.5 miles away: 439 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Westwood Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 480 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Compare Durling Middle School with General Johnnie Wilson Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Clearview Local spends per student$15,270 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,270
- The largest public schools in OhioDurling Middle School is the number 313 by size of 650 Ohio middle schools open in 2024-25.#313 of 650
- Ohio schools by students per teacher17.9 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 16.4 for middle schools.17.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Durling Middle School
How many students attend Durling Middle School?
448 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 463 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lorain, OH.What is the student-teacher ratio at Durling Middle School?
17.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Durling Middle School a Title I school?
Durling Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Durling Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Durling Middle School scored proficient or above: 46-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Durling Middle School in?
Clearview Local, NCES district ID 3904813. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390481303121 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.