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Frank Ward Strong School
191 Main St (Route 17)
Durham CT, 06422, Middlesex County
Phone: 860-349-7222
Ranking:
(192 out of 765, top 25%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Regional School District 13
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 334 | 334 | 358 | 350 | 346 | 350 | 360 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 181 | 54.2% | 147 | 44.0% | 184 | 51.4% | 172 | 49.1% | 180 | 52.0% | 166 | 47.4% | 182 | 50.6% |
Grade 8: | 153 | 45.8% | 187 | 56.0% | 174 | 48.6% | 178 | 50.9% | 166 | 48.0% | 184 | 52.6% | 178 | 49.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 179 | 53.6% | 178 | 53.3% | 186 | 52.0% | 172 | 49.1% | 165 | 47.7% | 161 | 46.0% | 175 | 48.6% |
Female: | 155 | 46.4% | 156 | 46.7% | 172 | 48.0% | 178 | 50.9% | 173 | 50.0% | 181 | 51.7% | 181 | 50.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.2% | 8 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.7% | 8 | 2.2% |
Hispanic: | 8 | 2.4% | 13 | 3.9% | 15 | 4.2% | 10 | 2.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.4% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% |
White: | 314 | 94.0% | 310 | 92.8% | 328 | 91.6% | 331 | 94.6% | 334 | 96.5% | 338 | 96.6% | 345 | 95.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 4.8% | 14 | 4.2% | 15 | 4.2% | 16 | 4.6% | 7 | 2.0% | 9 | 2.6% | 12 | 3.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 1.5% | 8 | 2.4% | 8 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.6% | 12 | 3.5% | 7 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.52 | 11.17 | 12.05 | 11.71 | 12.40 | 12.10 | 12.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 77.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 80.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 93.9% | 82.6% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95% | 85.7% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.8% | 87.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 87.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96.7% | 86.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.0% | 95.0% | 84.9% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 76.4% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 75.5% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.6% | 79.7% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87.4% | 83.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.7% | 85.3% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 91.5% | 85.7% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 87.4% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 87.0% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 80.9% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.6% | 81.1% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.2% | 80.1% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.6% | 80.9% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 79.7% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 90.6% | 79.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.1% | 83.9% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 83.2% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 78.9% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.4% | 80.8% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.6% | 81.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 98.3% | 84.5% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 94.9% | 86.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.5% | 86% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 87.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 94.6% | 86.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 76.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87% | 76.4% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 77% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.3% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.1% | 82.6% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 83.4% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.1% | 86.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.1% | 85.7% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 75.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 90.8% | 76.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.3% | 76% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 75.9% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 77.1% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 89.9% | 76.5% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 81.9% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.4% | 82.5% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 82.7% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96.2% | 83.7% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.2% | 80.6% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.7% | 81.6% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 86.2% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 94.7% | 85.7% |
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* Frank Ward Strong School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.