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Enrollment
452
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BERLIN CUSD 16·NCES 172799004766
New Berlin Elementary School
600 N Cedar St, New Berlin, IL 62670 · (217) 488-6054 · Sangamon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
136 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 84 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within New Berlin CUSD 16. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.2pp since 2023
Math
53.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 53.9% |
| 2023-24 | 44.5% | 40.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like New Berlin Elementary School
New Berlin Elementary School's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Berlin Elementary School this school | 452 | 30.1% | 56.8% |
| Dee-Mack Primary/Jr High Mackinaw | 432 | 30.3% | 56.7% |
| Lincoln Grade School Washington | 442 | 29.2% | 60.1% |
| Illini Bluffs Elementary School Glasford | 425 | 30.6% | 53.5% |
| Davenport Elementary School Eureka | 430 | 32.3% | 53.0% |
| Highland Elementary School Highland | 504 | 31.0% | 53.8% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where New Berlin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #396 of 1,925 | #9 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #563 of 2,077 ▼ 39 | #9 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #446 of 2,077 ▲ 208 | #7 of 34 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #748 of 2,419 | #9 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #974 of 2,035 | #17 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #1,644 of 2,042 | #27 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.1% | #1,786 of 2,132 | #29 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #1,289 of 1,461 | #21 of 23 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
452
+62 (+16%) vs 2020
+169% since 1990-91, when it was 168
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 452 | 34.1 | 13.2:1 | 30% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 33.5 | 13.2:1 | 33% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 36.3 | 12.1:1 | 30% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 32.5 | 14.4:1 | 35% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 31% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 28% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 191 | 12 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 168 | 12 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Berlin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (468 to 452); teachers up 5% (32.5 to 34.1).
About New Berlin Elementary School
New Berlin Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in New Berlin, Illinois. Enrollment stands at 452 students, covering pre-K through 5.
New Berlin Elementary School is one of the 3 schools that make up New Berlin CUSD 16 (863 students in total).
Roughly 90% of students at New Berlin Elementary School are White. Other students are 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Sangamon County residents are about 78% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 19%.
For every teacher at New Berlin Elementary School, there are about 13.2 students; the school has 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 30%. It compares with 48% for public schools in Sangamon County.
On the allk12 Grade, New Berlin Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 68% of Illinois public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, New Berlin Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 56.8% actual against 54.1% predicted.
In Sangamon County, median household income comes to about $75,357, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sangamon County counts 77 public schools with about 27,345 students.
New Berlin Jr High School is about 0.2 miles from New Berlin Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, New Berlin Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put New Berlin Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
In 2020-21, New Berlin Elementary School enrolled 390 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 452.
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Sangamon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
194,947
Census ACS
Median income
$75,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,345 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Berlin CUSD 16
- New Berlin High SchoolHigh · 256 students
- New Berlin Jr High SchoolMiddle · 155 students
Other schools in New Berlin
- New Berlin High SchoolHigh · 256 students
- New Berlin Jr High SchoolMiddle · 155 students
Other New Berlin Elementary schools
One other US public school is named New Berlin Elementary. New Berlin Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- NEW BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 1,118 students
Nearby schools
- New Berlin Jr High School0.2 mi · 155
- New Berlin High School0.2 mi · 256
- Pleasant Plains Middle School9.0 mi · 393
- Farmingdale Elementary School9.2 mi · 485
- Waverly Jr/Sr High School9.9 mi · 147
- Waverly Elementary School10.0 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About New Berlin Elementary SchoolHow large is New Berlin Elementary School?
New Berlin Elementary School enrolls approximately 452 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does New Berlin Elementary School serve?
New Berlin Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Berlin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Berlin Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is New Berlin Elementary School?
New Berlin Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is New Berlin Elementary School public or private?
New Berlin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Berlin CUSD 16.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.