Berlin Elementary School

As a well-populated elementary-level community in Berlin, New Hampshire, Berlin Elementary School teaches 412 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Berlin School District. Compared to the state average of about 249 students per school, that is 65% above typical.

Within Berlin School District, which oversees 3 schools and 969 students, Berlin Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Berlin Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school logs 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Coos County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Berlin Elementary School records 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 64% of students at Berlin Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Coos County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Berlin Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.6%.

In the broader community, Coos County reports that median household income runs about $57,677, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Coos County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,254 students), of which Berlin Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Berlin Senior High School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Berlin Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Berlin Elementary School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 34.7%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Berlin Elementary School has increased 82%, going from 226 students in 2018 to 412 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Berlin Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.