Durling Middle School

Summary:

Durling Middle School is a public middle school in Lorain, Ohio, serving 463 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Lorain City School District, which is ranked 587 out of 839 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Durling Middle School faces significant challenges, with lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state and nearby schools. In 2023-2024, only 12.9% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, far below the state average of 57.4%. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has also risen sharply, from 15% in 2019-2020 to 46% in 2023-2024, much higher than the state average. Durling Middle School's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the years, from 507 out of 1,008 Ohio middle schools in 2013-2014 to 733 out of 1,046 in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Avon Middle School, Durling Middle School generally performs worse on test scores and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. The school's rankings for specific student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, are generally higher than the rankings for white students and students with low socioeconomic status, suggesting potential achievement gaps. The high percentage of students from low-income families and the school's location in a district with a low overall ranking may contribute to the challenges Durling Middle School faces in improving student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 100 N Ridge Rd W
       Lorain, OH  44053-3751


(440) 233-6869

District: Clearview Local

SchoolDigger Rank:
733rd of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools


Students who attend Durling Middle School usually attend:

High:    Clearview High School

Feeder schools for Durling Middle School:

Elementary:    Vincent Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.9 Help
Number of students:  463

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
41.7%
White:
32.8%
African American:
16.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.3% Help


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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Durling Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Durling Middle School 733rd of 1046 Ohio public middle schools. (See Durling Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Clearview Local:

SchoolDigger ranks Clearview Local 587th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Durling Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Durling Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 43.34 276th 400 31.0%
2005 41.59 481st 692 30.5%
2006 51.84 462nd 732 36.9%
2007 55.12 485th 837 42.1%
2008 54.07 513th 835 38.6%
2009 50.22 570th 858 33.6%
2010 63.55 441st 895 50.7%
2011 58.13 534th 925 42.3%
2012 63.96 484th 989 51.1%
2013 69.74 380th 1001 62.0%
2014 62.10 507th 1008 49.7%
2015 49.33 611th 1035 41.0%
2016 49.43 605th 1050 42.4%
2017 52.53 574th 1038 44.7%
2018 43.24 637th 1010 36.9%
2019 50.35 600th 1050 42.9%
2021 27.91 726th 1037 30.0%
2022 47.34 580th 1017 43.0%
2023 36.21 691st 1048 34.1%
2024 28.88 733rd 1046 29.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Durling Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.98 94th 205 54.1%
2019 39.74 133rd 206 35.4%
2021 21.95 176th 219 19.6%
2022 51.76 117th 239 51.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Durling Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.59 444th 924 51.9%
2019 64.90 328th 945 65.3%
2021 35.72 610th 923 33.9%
2022 62.47 324th 947 65.8%
2023 47.34 532nd 974 45.4%
2024 35.22 667th 989 32.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Durling Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.68 563rd 897 37.2%
2019 45.19 594th 917 35.2%
2021 17.89 714th 910 21.5%
2022 35.54 628th 925 32.1%
2023 27.32 695th 943 26.3%
2024 27.81 692nd 942 26.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Durling Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.92 360th 643 44.0%
2019 31.69 486th 658 26.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Durling Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.20 502nd 521 3.6%
2019 33.02 140th 164 14.6%
2021 26.12 244th 274 10.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Durling Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.32 655th 916 28.5%
2019 50.37 526th 933 43.6%
2021 26.89 672nd 924 27.3%
2022 47.71 510th 946 46.1%
2023 36.04 642nd 963 33.3%
2024 20.60 751st 958 21.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Durling Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.25 103rd 384 73.2%
2019 63.71 121st 405 70.1%
2021 39.32 194th 385 49.6%
2022 45.70 183rd 413 55.7%
2023 40.53 223rd 436 48.9%
2024 29.17 290th 429 32.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Durling Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.28 118th 192 38.5%
2019 58.86 87th 222 60.8%
2021 38.35 139th 228 39.0%
2022 55.03 100th 247 59.5%
2023 43.52 141st 249 43.4%
2024 38.10 147th 239 38.5%
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Rank History for White students at Durling Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.10 606th 781 22.4%
2019 40.79 529th 796 33.5%
2021 17.79 674th 781 13.7%
2022 42.33 493rd 809 39.1%
2023 27.81 634th 805 21.2%
2024 15.86 697th 795 12.3%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Durling Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 226 57 0 35 0 n/a n/a 0 318
1989 169 35 1 28 1 n/a n/a 0 234
1990 165 32 0 38 0 n/a n/a 0 235
1991 175 32 3 39 0 n/a n/a 0 249
1992 189 25 3 33 0 n/a n/a 0 250
1993 174 24 4 30 0 n/a n/a 0 232
1994 181 31 1 32 0 n/a n/a 0 245
1995 211 42 0 38 0 n/a n/a 0 291
1996 211 42 0 38 0 n/a n/a 0 291
1997 222 47 0 31 1 n/a n/a 0 301
1998 217 51 0 41 0 n/a n/a 0 309
1999 224 51 1 53 0 n/a n/a 0 329
2000 221 34 1 58 0 n/a n/a 0 314
2001 218 46 2 46 1 n/a n/a 0 313
2002 214 60 2 61 2 n/a n/a 9 348
2003 214 60 2 61 2 n/a n/a 9 348
2004 202 55 1 59 2 n/a n/a 16 335
2005 278 85 0 86 2 n/a n/a 31 482
2006 261 79 0 87 3 n/a n/a 44 474
2007 264 73 0 102 6 n/a n/a 51 496
2008 287 68 0 119 4 n/a n/a 51 529
2009 273 67 1 119 3 n/a n/a 58 521
2010 258 64 2 121 3 n/a n/a 66 514
2011 255 65 4 126 3 0 68 0 521
2012 243 71 2 127 0 0 75 0 518
2013 257 75 2 141 1 0 78 0 554
2014 256 69 0 152 1 0 67 0 545
2015 243 83 0 161 1 0 61 0 549
2016 228 69 0 186 1 0 47 0 531
2017 224 68 0 201 0 0 46 0 539
2018 224 62 1 197 2 0 46 0 532
2019 207 62 1 209 2 0 50 0 531
2020 190 53 1 218 2 0 50 0 514
2021 171 71 1 211 2 0 51 0 507
2022 152 66 0 202 0 0 39 0 459
2023 152 76 1 193 0 0 41 0 463

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Durling Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 318 15.0 21.2 0
1989 234 14.0 16.7 n/a
1990 235 13.3 17.6 n/a
1991 249 14.0 17.7 n/a
1992 250 13.5 18.5 49.2
1993 232 14.0 16.6 45.7
1994 245 14.5 16.9 47.3
1995 291 17.4 16.7 0
1996 291 17.4 16.7 0
1997 301 18.2 16.5 50.8
1998 309 19.6 15.8 54.4
1999 329 16.7 19.7 65.3
2000 314 18.7 16.8 62.1
2001 313 21.0 14.9 62
2002 348 29.4 11.8 61.4
2003 348 29.4 11.8 61.4
2004 335 26.7 12.5 71.2
2005 482 33.4 14.4 67.4
2006 474 33.4 14.2 67.9
2007 496 30.8 16.1 64.9
2008 529 27.8 19.0 n/a
2009 521 26.5 19.7 76
2010 514 25.5 20.1 94.9
2011 521 24.5 21.2 80.4
2012 518 24.5 21.1 85.3
2013 554 24.5 22.6 75.6
2014 545 25.5 21.3 76.3
2015 549 n/a n/a 86.3
2016 531 24.0 22.1 89.3
2017 539 24.2 22.2 n/a
2018 532 25.0 21.2 n/a
2019 531 25.0 21.2 n/a
2020 514 27.0 19.0 n/a
2021 507 28.0 18.1 n/a
2022 459 31.0 14.8 n/a
2023 463 23.2 19.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Durling Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 318 15.0 21.2 0
1989 234 14.0 16.7 n/a
1990 235 13.3 17.6 n/a
1991 249 14.0 17.7 n/a
1992 250 13.5 18.5 49.2
1993 232 14.0 16.6 45.7
1994 245 14.5 16.9 47.3
1995 291 17.4 16.7 0
1996 291 17.4 16.7 0
1997 301 18.2 16.5 50.8
1998 309 19.6 15.8 54.4
1999 329 16.7 19.7 65.3
2000 314 18.7 16.8 62.1
2001 313 21.0 14.9 62
2002 348 29.4 11.8 61.4
2003 348 29.4 11.8 61.4
2004 335 26.7 12.5 71.2
2005 482 33.4 14.4 67.4
2006 474 33.4 14.2 67.9
2007 496 30.8 16.1 64.9
2008 529 27.8 19.0 n/a
2009 521 26.5 19.7 76
2010 514 25.5 20.1 94.9
2011 521 24.5 21.2 80.4
2012 518 24.5 21.1 85.3
2013 554 24.5 22.6 75.6
2014 545 25.5 21.3 76.3
2015 549 n/a n/a 86.3
2016 531 24.0 22.1 89.3
2017 539 24.2 22.2 n/a
2018 532 25.0 21.2 n/a
2019 531 25.0 21.2 n/a
2020 514 27.0 19.0 n/a
2021 507 28.0 18.1 n/a
2022 459 31.0 14.8 n/a
2023 463 23.2 19.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Durling Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $7,386
2022 $9,146
2023 $9,988

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Durling Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 600th of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 691st of 1048 Middle schools
 8.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade Science (Durling Middle School)63.350.9
 12.4%
   5th Grade Science (Clearview Local)63.350.9
 12.4%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Durling Middle School)40.820.4
 20.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Clearview Local)40.820.4
 20.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Durling Middle School)68.645.1
 23.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Clearview Local)68.645.1
 23.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Durling Middle School)6231.1
 30.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Clearview Local)6230.3
 31.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Durling Middle School)46.339.6
 6.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Clearview Local)46.338.5
 7.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Durling Middle School)35.545.9
 10.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Clearview Local)35.545.5
 10%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Durling Middle School)63.763
 0.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Clearview Local)63.762.4
 1.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Science (Durling Middle School)61.842.1
 19.7%
   8th Grade Science (Clearview Local)61.840.3
 21.5%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Durling Middle School)65.419.5
 45.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Clearview Local)65.418.3
 47.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Durling Middle School)55.146
 9.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Clearview Local)55.144.1
 11%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)58.357.5
 0.8%
End of Course Algebra I (Durling Middle School)92.974.1
 18.8%
   End of Course Algebra I (Clearview Local)42.747.9
 5.2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students531463
 12.8%
African American6276
 22.6%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian11
Hispanic209193
 7.7%
Pacific Islander00
White207152
 26.6%
Two or More Races5041
 18%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Durling Middle School

Students at Durling Middle School are 42% Hispanic, 33% White, 16% African American, 9% Two or more races.

Students who attend Durling Middle School usually go on to attend Clearview High School

Durling Middle School ranks 733rd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 463 students attended Durling Middle School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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