Beman Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 977 students
Frank Ward Strong School
191 Main Street, Durham, CT 06422
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
319
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Regional School District 13
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 177 Connecticut middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Connecticut middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Frank Ward Strong School
Frank Ward Strong School is a public middle school in Durham, Connecticut, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Regional School District 13. The school is located in a large suburb in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.
In the 2024–25 school year, 319 students were enrolled, with about 10.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Connecticut middle school (11.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 177 Connecticut middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 319 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Regional School District 13
- County
- Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
- NCES school ID
- 090353500739
Schools near Frank Ward Strong School
All 4 schools in Durham →
Brownstone Intermediate School
Public · Grades 5–6 · 217 students
Washington Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 536 students
Edison Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 773 students
Portland Middle School
Public · Grades 7–8 · 214 students
Haddam-Killingworth Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 423 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.