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Walter G. Nord Middle School

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Walter G. Nord Middle School ranks 373 rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

373^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Walter G. Nord Middle School is a public school in Amherst, Ohio, serving 556 students in grades 4–5 as part of the Amherst Exempted Village district, located between Lorain and Elyria. In 2025–2026, it ranked 373rd of 1,560 Ohio schools, placing in the 76th percentile with 4 stars, and it has earned 4 stars every reported year while staying between the 71st and 79th percentile. Its district, Amherst Exempted Village, also ranks at the 75th percentile with 4 stars, well above nearby Lorain City (5th percentile, 0 stars) and Elyria City Schools (17th percentile, 1 star).

Nord’s test proficiency is above Ohio’s average in every tested grade and subject. In 2025–2026, Grade 5 Math was 81.0% proficient versus 59.1% statewide, and Grade 5 Science was 77.3% versus 62.7% statewide. By contrast, nearby Lorain City schools often scored in the teens or lower—Grade 5 Science ranged from 15.0% to 27.0%, and Lorain Preparatory Academy was 17.2%. Chronic absenteeism is another major difference: Nord’s rate was 10.8% in 2025–2026, compared with 18.4% for its district and 38.8%–52.5% for nearby Lorain City schools. Powers Elementary School, the same-district PK–3 school, had 12.5%.

Subgroup results are strong but uneven. Nord ranks in the 95th percentile (5 stars) for Hispanic students and the 86th percentile (4 stars) for African American students in 2025–2026, and it is also strong for female, male, and low-SES students. Special Education Students (55th percentile), White Students (66th), and Multi-racial Students (65th) rank below the school’s overall 76th percentile. The low-SES subgroup has declined from the 91st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 76th in 2025–2026 but remains above average. Resources alone do not explain the results: Nord spent $9,181 per student in 2018–2019 and had a 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 19.8, while nearby schools like Admiral King Elementary School, Washington Elementary School, and Hawthorne Elementary School spent more and had smaller classes yet produced lower proficiency and higher absenteeism. Overall, Nord stands out as a stable, high-performing school with low absenteeism and strong academic outcomes compared with most nearby schools.

556

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,502

Per pupil spending ?

35.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

501 Lincoln St
Amherst, OH 44001-1569

(440) 988-4441

District: Amherst Exempted Village

Students who attend Walter G. Nord Middle School usually attend:

Middle:	Amherst Junior High School
High:	Marion L Steele High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.7%

Hispanic:

18.3%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2019 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (78% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg78%

Ohio avg64%

373^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 3 pts since 2019

From top 21% (2019) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

195^th of 773Amherst Exempted Village among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	373 of 1560	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	335 of 1558	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	344 of 1577	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	409 of 1596	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	455 of 1588	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	402 of 1610	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	350 of 1676	79.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	86 of 631	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	94.8	12 of 603	98.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	24.6	667 of 824	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.8	385 of 765	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	291 of 956	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	315 of 1021	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	298 of 1452	79.5%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	226 of 1452	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	200 of 1466	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	339 of 1483	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	377 of 1488	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	334 of 1467	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	228 of 1502	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	263 of 1518	82.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	52.1	531 of 759	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	90.4	17 of 315	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	92.7	8 of 259	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	6 of 234	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	24 of 233	89.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	10 of 216	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	9 of 189	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	78.5	31 of 228	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	31 of 239	87.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	359 of 1467	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	278 of 1473	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	137 of 1484	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	75.7	281 of 1447	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	371 of 1419	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	447 of 1404	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	223 of 1465	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	258 of 1465	82.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	347 of 1467	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.1	344 of 1466	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	409 of 1485	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	448 of 1498	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	462 of 1518	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.0	428 of 1499	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	335 of 1535	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	343 of 1536	77.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	77 of 220	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.8	63 of 218	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	40 of 202	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	41.8	93 of 162	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	412 of 914	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	373 of 935	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	372 of 900	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	518 of 856	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	398 of 1181	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.2	331 of 1175	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	366 of 1190	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	382 of 1215	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	445 of 1242	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	427 of 1249	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	307 of 1271	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	335 of 1309	74.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2017	84.1	119 of 1038	88.5%	★★★★☆
2016	80.2	173 of 1050	83.5%	★★★★☆
2015	80.0	179 of 1035	82.7%	★★★★☆
2004	87.7	22 of 400	94.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)86th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile~ school

White (2026)66th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)65th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)55th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)30th percentile

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics80%+17 vs state

Science77%+15 vs state

English Language Arts76%+10 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Walter G. Nord Middle School	Public	4-5	501 Lincoln St	Amherst	44001	Lorain County	Amherst Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 988-4441	556	28	19.8	—	404 (72.7%)	17 (3.1%)	102 (18.3%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	77.2	373^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	76.1%		79.2	335^th of 1558 public elementary schools	78.5%	38	77.3			79.9	81.0					71.3	81.0						$11,502
Powers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	393 S Lake St	Amherst	44001	Lorain County	Amherst Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 988-8670	1,104	55	20.1	—	788 (71.4%)	23 (2.1%)	209 (18.9%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (6.3%)								(n/a)			56.5						72.3						96.1%	2.2%	$10,454
Lorain Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4119 Leavitt Rd	Lorain	44053	Lorain County	Lorain Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 282-3127	416	22	18.9	89.4%	82 (19.7%)	122 (29.3%)	158 (38.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)	16.6	1304^th of 1560 public elementary schools	16.4%		23.8	1200^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.0%	104	17.2	19.5	39.6	48.7	32.1	17.1	11.1	19.5	43.8	43.6	48.3	20.0	24.4	17.1	66%	2%	$12,186
Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 40th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 960-7008	324	14	24.0	65.4%	68 (21.0%)	65 (20.1%)	139 (42.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.2%)	24	1212^th of 1560 public elementary schools	22.3%		20.6	1248^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.9%	36	17.9		41.4	60.4	10.3				50.0	62.3	38.5				89.5%	1.8%	$13,642
Frank Jacinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Marshall Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 960-5800	307	20	15.7	83.4%	38 (12.4%)	93 (30.3%)	152 (49.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	5.4	1492^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	4.4%		5.4	1489^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.4%	3	23.7		7.3	13.2	31.6				16.7	9.4	31.6				84.4%	0%	$12,318
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 W 23rd St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-2187	287	23	12.7	75.3%	42 (14.6%)	62 (21.6%)	151 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.1%)	6.3	1477^th of 1560 public elementary schools	5.3%		10.2	1402^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	10.0%	75	27.0		4.8	23.3	16.2				14.0	27.9	43.2				84.6%	0%	$12,645
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W 31st St	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1114	259	17	14.9	84.9%	34 (13.1%)	60 (23.2%)	132 (51.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.7%)	3.1	1530^th of 1560 public elementary schools	1.9%		3.9	1519^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.5%	11	15.0		21.1	4.9	5.0				25.6	19.5	25.0				90.9%	3%	$11,742
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 W 20th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1080	218	17	13.2	97.7%	50 (22.9%)	51 (23.4%)	86 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.2%)	21.3	1242^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	20.4%		9.7	1411^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.4%	169	25.9		45.8	27.3	7.4				75.0	33.3	48.1				100%	0%	$13,372
Elyria Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	42331 Griswold Rd	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8250	302	16	18.8	—	140 (46.4%)	38 (12.6%)	65 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (19.5%)								(n/a)															98.4%	0%
Westwood Elementary School	Public	K-4	42350 Adelbert St	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 284-8002	441	24	18.1	66.9%	184 (41.7%)	80 (18.1%)	98 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (17.9%)	31.9	1110^th of 1560 public elementary schools	28.8%		20.1	1259^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.2%	149			43.9	49.5					62.2	45.1					86.4%	11.9%	$5,211

Frequently Asked Questions about Walter G. Nord Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Walter G. Nord Middle School?

Students at Walter G. Nord Middle School are 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Walter G. Nord Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Walter G. Nord Middle School.

What district is Walter G. Nord Middle School in?

Amherst Exempted Village

What schools do graduates of Walter G. Nord Middle School attend?

Students who attend Walter G. Nord Middle School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Amherst Junior High School
High : Marion L Steele High School

Is Walter G. Nord Middle School a good school?

Walter G. Nord Middle School ranks 373^rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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