Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST HOLMES LOCAL·NCES 390476802934
Berlin Elementary School
4978 W Main St, Berlin, OH 44610 · (330) 893-2817 · Holmes County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 35% larger than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 54% · 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→Hiland High School
Based on grade levels within East Holmes Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish 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.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.1% | 79.8% |
| 2023-24 | 78.3% | 73.7% |
| 2022-23 | 71.2% | 70.1% |
| 2021-22 | 72.3% | 73.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
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 →
Schools most like Berlin Elementary School
Berlin Elementary School's state test result (74.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Elementary School this school | 332 | 20.5% | 74.9% |
| Prairie Run Elementary School Sunbury | 352 | 21.9% | 78.3% |
| Botkins Elementary School Botkins | 323 | 18.6% | 85.8% |
| Orchard Hollow Elementary School Mentor | 359 | 22.8% | 80.6% |
| Overlook Elementary School Wadsworth | 390 | 23.6% | 84.9% |
| General Rosecrans Elementary Sunbury | 296 | 18.2% | 79.0% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Ohio | In Holmes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #364 of 673 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #388 of 1,569 ▲ 130 | #5 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #500 of 1,569 ▼ 108 | #5 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #719 of 1,514 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #1,155 of 1,808 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #385 of 1,582 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.2% | #1,366 of 1,590 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.5% | #631 of 767 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #389 of 561 | N/A |
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
332
+24 (+8%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 332 | 21.1 | 15.7:1 | 20% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 21.1 | 15.9:1 | 20% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 20.1 | 16.4:1 | 16% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 19 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 19.4 | 16.1:1 | 27% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 27% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 28% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 23 | 15.5:1 | 16% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 23 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berlin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (313 to 332); teachers up 9% (19.4 to 21.1).
About Berlin Elementary School
Berlin Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in Berlin, Ohio. It reported 332 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Berlin Elementary School is run by East Holmes Local, whose 8 schools enroll 1,491 students.
The share of students at Berlin Elementary School who are White is 93%. Other groups include 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 13, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. Elementary schools in Ohio have an average ratio of 17.9:1. About 20% of students at Berlin Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Holmes County average 31%.
Test results at Berlin Elementary School are 6.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (74.9% actual, 81.1% predicted).
In the surrounding county, Holmes County, the median household earns about $76,140 a year, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Berlin Elementary School, Holmes County has 17 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Buckeye Career Center Annex-Hiland Satellite is closest at about 0.5 miles. Berlin Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. The school's 74.9% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
Berlin Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
The school's enrollment rose 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Holmes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in East Holmes Local
- Hiland High SchoolHigh · 395 students
- Chestnut Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 217 students
- Winesburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 148 students
- Walnut Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 142 students
- Mt Hope Elementary SchoolElementary · 98 students
- Flat Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 92 students
Other Berlin Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Berlin Elementary. Berlin Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Berlin Elementary SchoolBerlin, NH · 412 students
- BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBERLIN, NY · 256 students
- Berlin Elementary SchoolBerlin, VT · 182 students
Nearby schools
- Buckeye Career Center Annex-Hiland Satellite0.5 mi · 6
- Hiland High School1.4 mi · 395
- Wise Elementary School1.8 mi · 67
- Chestnut Ridge Elementary School2.8 mi · 217
- Walnut Creek Elementary School4.5 mi · 142
- Mt Hope Elementary School4.9 mi · 98
Frequently asked questions
About Berlin Elementary SchoolHow 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.
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