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What's the most underrated thing about Berlin Community School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
853
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERLIN BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340159001324
Berlin Community School
215 S FRANKLIN AVE, BERLIN, NJ 08009 · (856) 767-0129 · Camden County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL853 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
77 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
201 students
STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 42 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 11% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
56.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
45.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.5% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.9% | 47.9% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for New Jersey 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 Jersey'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 →
Where Berlin Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #559 of 1,290 | #33 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #677 of 1,319 | #40 of 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #568 of 1,319 | #29 of 85 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 853 | #40 of 1,562 | #1 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #628 of 1,390 | #36 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #751 of 1,392 | #47 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #457 of 545 | #37 of 40 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
853
+22 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.3:1
% White
67%
was 83%
% Hispanic
11%
was 5%
% Black
10%
was 5%
% Asian
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 853 | 77 | 11.1:1 | 24% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 840 | 77 | 10.9:1 | 17% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 770 | 75.6 | 10.2:1 | 11% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 831 | 67.6 | 12.3:1 | 16% (132) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berlin Community School.
About Berlin Community School
Students in BERLIN, New Jersey, attend Berlin Community School, a high-enrollment elementary school. It reports enrollment of 853 students in pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average enrollment is about 405.
Berlin Borough School District is the district for Berlin Community School.
The student body at Berlin Community School is 67% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The White share of the county population is lower, at 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
The school lists 77 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. A total of 201 students, or 24%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Camden County, the school's rate is lower.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 53.3%. Berlin Community School scores 48.5%.
The school is in Camden County, where the median household earns about $88,755 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Berlin Community School shares Camden County with 157 other public schools.
John F Kennedy Elementary School is about 1.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Berlin Community School ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 48.5% versus a 29.0% average.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2017-18 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 831 to 853, a 3% rise. Meanwhile, the White share shrank from 83% to 67% of enrollment. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.1:1) than in 2017-18 (12.3:1).
The allk12 page for Berlin Community School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Camden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
527,257
Census ACS
Median income
$88,755
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
82,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- John F Kennedy Elementary School1.4 mi · 357
- Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School1.5 mi · 261
- Overbrook Senior High School1.6 mi · 860
- Pine Hill Middle School1.7 mi · 323
- Edward T. Hamilton2.0 mi · 517
- Dr. Albert M. Bean School2.1 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Berlin Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Berlin Community School?
Berlin Community School enrolls approximately 853 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Berlin Community School serve?
Berlin Community School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Berlin Community School have?
Berlin Community School employs 77 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Berlin Community School?
Student demographics at Berlin Community School are roughly 67% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Berlin Community School public or private?
Berlin Community School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Berlin Borough School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.