Enrollment
254
Middle
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330186000024
Berlin Middle School
550 Willard Street, Berlin, NH 03570 · (603) 752-4122 · Coos County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 New Hampshire public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
127 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 26%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 68 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 36% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 33% · 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
Berlin Middle School→Berlin Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Berlin School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
20.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire'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 Berlin Middle School
Berlin Middle School's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Middle School this school | 254 | 50.0% | 23.1% |
| Claremont Middle School Claremont | 333 | 49.8% | 22.3% |
| Henry Wilson Memorial School Farmington | 271 | 46.5% | 43.9% |
| Newport Middle School Newport | 138 | 56.5% | 18.9% |
| Laconia Middle School Laconia | 414 | 43.0% | 34.8% |
| Nute Junior High School Milton | 105 | 48.6% | 35.0% |
Matched among New Hampshire middle 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 Berlin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #79 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #73 of 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #77 of 85 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #65 of 101 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #57 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.0% | #62 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #5 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #36 of 57 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
254
+10 (+4%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 254 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 50% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 46% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 220 | 21.7 | 10.1:1 | 47% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 20 | 12.2:1 | 39% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 21.9 | 13.1:1 | 58% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 55% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 222 | 18 | 12.3:1 | 45% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 301 | 22 | 13.7:1 | 23% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 31 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berlin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (286 to 254); teachers down 4% (21.9 to 21).
About Berlin Middle School
Berlin Middle School is a small middle school in New Hampshire, located in Berlin. It has an enrollment of 254 students in grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 379 students for middle schools in New Hampshire.
Berlin School District oversees Berlin Middle School and 2 other schools, with 969 students in total.
Roughly 91% of students at Berlin Middle School are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Coos County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Berlin Middle School scores 17%.
The school has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.1 students per teacher. Middle schools in New Hampshire average 11.1:1, 1.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Berlin Middle School, 50% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Berlin Middle School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 13% of New Hampshire public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Berlin Middle School would score about 31.2%. It scores 23.1%, 8.1 points below that figure.
In Coos County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $57,677, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 22 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,254, Berlin Middle School among them.
Berlin Senior High School is the nearest public school to Berlin Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Berlin Middle School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
A 4% rise took enrollment from 244 in 2020-21 to 254 in 2024-25.
Berlin Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Coos County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,271
Census ACS
Median income
$57,677
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
3,254 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Berlin School District
- Berlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Berlin Senior High SchoolHigh · 303 students
Other schools in Berlin
- Berlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Berlin Senior High SchoolHigh · 303 students
Other Berlin Middle schools
One other US public school is named Berlin Middle. Berlin Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Berlin MiddleBerlin, WI · 276 students
Nearby schools
- Berlin Senior High School0.0 mi · 303
- Berlin Elementary School0.5 mi · 412
- Milan Village Elementary School6.3 mi · 102
- Gorham Middle School6.4 mi · 80
- Gorham High School6.4 mi · 149
- Edward Fenn School6.4 mi · 143
Frequently asked questions
About Berlin Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Berlin Middle School?
Berlin Middle School enrolls approximately 254 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Berlin Middle School serve?
Berlin Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Berlin Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Berlin Middle School is approximately 12.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Berlin Middle School?
Berlin Middle School reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Berlin Middle School?
Berlin Middle School is overseen by Berlin School District in Coos County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.