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Berlin Elementary School

4978 W Main St, Berlin, OH 44610 · (330) 893-2817 · Holmes County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
68 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 43%
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
Kindergarten
50
Grade 1
56
Grade 2
52
Grade 3
51
Grade 4
33
Grade 5
53
Grade 6
37
Student demographics
White
30993%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
113%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 8%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 17%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3%
Two+
72%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17252%
Female
16048%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Berlin Elementary SchoolHiland High School
Based on grade levels within East Holmes Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
73.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.8pp since 2021
Math
79.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.0pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.

Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
332
+19 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.1:1
% White
93%
was 96%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Berlin Elementary School

Berlin Elementary School operates as an intimate elementary school in Berlin, Ohio, run under East Holmes Local. Current enrollment sits at 332 students spanning grades K through 6.

East Holmes Local comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 1,491 students; Berlin Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Berlin Elementary School shows that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Berlin Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Roughly 20% of students at Berlin Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Holmes County's rate of about 31%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Berlin Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 81.1%, the actual is 74.9%, a residual of -6.2 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Holmes County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,140 per year, about 11% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Holmes County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,271 students), Berlin Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Buckeye Career Center Annex-Hiland Satellite is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Berlin Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 82.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Berlin Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 6% since 2018, when it stood at 313 (now 332).

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Holmes County at a glance

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Population
44,418
Census ACS
Median income
$76,140
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,271 students

Quick facts

School name
Berlin Elementary School
District
East Holmes Local
Address
4978 W Main St, Berlin, OH 44610
Phone
(330) 893-2817
County
Holmes County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
332
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
68 (20%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
390476802934
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in East Holmes Local
Other schools in Berlin
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Frequently asked questions

About Berlin Elementary School
How large is Berlin Elementary School?
Berlin Elementary School enrolls approximately 332 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Berlin Elementary School serve?
Berlin Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Berlin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Berlin Elementary School is approximately 15.7:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Berlin Elementary School?
At Berlin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Berlin Elementary School in?
Berlin Elementary School is part of East Holmes Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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