Elementary · Ohio
Walter G. Nord Middle School
Walter G. Nord Middle School, a public elementary school in Amherst, Ohio: grades 4–5, 556 students, 19.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Amherst Exempted Village.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 556
- Teachers (FTE)
- 28.0
- Students per teacher
- 19.9
- Grades
- 4–5
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 80% of elementary schools in Ohio
Median 17.4 · 1,726 schools compared
More students per teacher than 86% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 80% of elementary schools in Ohio
Median 391 · 1,732 schools compared
Larger than 75% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Ohio's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Ohio: 61%76%proficient
−0.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 74% of elementary schools in Ohio
Median 64% · 1,573 elementary schools compared
538 students tested, grades 3–8 · Ohio's State Tests (OST); proficient means Levels 3-5
Math
Ohio: 57%82%proficient
−1.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 80% of elementary schools in Ohio
Median 65% · 1,573 elementary schools compared
537 students tested, grades 3–8 · Ohio's State Tests (OST); proficient means Levels 3-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades 4–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Midsize suburb
- Run by
- Amherst Exempted Village
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Amherst Exempted Village.
Location
- Address
- 501 Lincoln St, Amherst, OH 44001
- Phone
- (440)988-4441
- City or town
- Amherst
- County
- Lorain County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–3 | 1,104 | 20.1 | 72% | 67% | |
Lorain Preparatory AcademyCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 416 | 18.9 | 37% | 27% |
Toni Wofford Morrison ESFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 324 | 24.0 | 45% | 35% |
Frank Jacinto ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 307 | 15.7 | 17% | 18% |
Washington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 287 | 12.8 | 32% | 11% |
Garfield Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 259 | 15.0 | 18% | 14% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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