Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360462000204
BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
53 SCHOOL ST, BERLIN, NY 12022 · (518) 658-2127 · Rensselaer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
132 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 72% · 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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→BERLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within BERLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
47.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 51.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for New York 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 York'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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 256 | 51.6% | 46.7% |
| MCGRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MCGRAW | 264 | 50.4% | 45.5% |
| GRANVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRANVILLE | 266 | 52.3% | 29.5% |
| CALVIN U SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAINTED POST | 262 | 50.0% | 53.5% |
| ROUSES POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROUSES POINT | 259 | 49.0% | 58.6% |
| FRANK M KNIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SENECA FALLS | 268 | 53.4% | N/A |
Matched among New York 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 BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Rensselaer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #1,308 of 2,335 | #14 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,361 of 2,342 ▼ 106 | #13 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,460 of 2,343 ▼ 72 | #14 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #2,212 of 2,585 | #19 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.7:1 | #20 of 2,338 | #1 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.7% | #2,207 of 2,388 | #18 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.6% | #1,359 of 2,534 | #8 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #1,397 of 1,757 | #13 of 17 |
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
256
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
was 7.3:1
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 | 256 | 38.2 | 6.7:1 | 52% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 38.5 | 7.2:1 | 57% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 34.5 | 7.9:1 | 60% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 36 | 7.3:1 | 47% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 34 | 8.0:1 | 53% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 29 | 10.1:1 | 54% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 30% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 29 | 11.6:1 | 48% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 33 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Students in BERLIN, New York, attend BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school counts 256 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 42% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in New York.
BERLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT oversees BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and 1 other school, with 579 students in total.
The large majority of students at BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 92%, are White. Next come 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 80% White. BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 6.7:1. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 52%.
The allk12 Grade for BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is C+. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 41% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.7%, compared with a predicted 56.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Rensselaer County, median household income is about $87,915, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Rensselaer County number 42 and enroll about 19,274.
The nearest public school is BERLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL, at about 3.6 miles. BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 5 other public schools within ten miles. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 262 in 2020-21 and 256 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Rensselaer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,332
Census ACS
Median income
$87,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
19,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BERLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BERLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 323 students
Other Berlin Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Berlin Elementary. BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Berlin Elementary SchoolBerlin, NH · 412 students
- Berlin Elementary SchoolBerlin, OH · 332 students
- Berlin Elementary SchoolBerlin, VT · 182 students
Nearby schools
- BERLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL3.6 mi · 323
- Mt Greylock Regional High6.4 mi · 539
- Hancock Elementary8.5 mi · 48
- Williamstown Elementary8.7 mi · 407
- MILLER HILL SCHOOL9.7 mi · 377
- POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.4 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-05.
Is BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.7:1.
What is the student diversity at BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BERLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.