Enrollment
290
Elementary
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERLIN BROTHERSVALLEY SD·NCES 420342006206
Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School
1025 E Main Street, Berlin, PA 15530 · (814) 267-4623 · Somerset County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-Test 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
131 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 75%
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 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 11% smaller than its 4th grade class (62).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 59% · 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 Brothersvalley Elementary School→Berlin Brothersvalley Middle School→Berlin Brothersvalley SHS
Based on grade levels within Berlin Brothersvalley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
59.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.2% | 59.7% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 57.1% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Brothersvalley Elementary School
Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School this school | 290 | 45.2% | 56.1% |
| Kiski Area South Primary School Export | 308 | 45.1% | 69.1% |
| Martic Elementary School Holtwood | 291 | 45.7% | 65.4% |
| Hegins-Hubley Elementary School Valley View | 307 | 42.3% | 50.1% |
| Rockwood Area Elementary School Rockwood | 295 | 42.4% | 58.0% |
| Damascus Area School Damascus | 258 | 43.4% | 69.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Brothersvalley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #707 of 1,396 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #539 of 1,511 ▲ 22 | #4 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #845 of 1,511 ▲ 223 | #8 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #1,283 of 1,638 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #504 of 1,528 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.6% | #1,411 of 1,531 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #1,075 of 1,600 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #225 of 450 | 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
290
+23 (+9%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 665
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 290 | 23.8 | 12.2:1 | 45% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 23.8 | 12.7:1 | 43% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 23.8 | 12.1:1 | 43% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 23 | 11.6:1 | 39% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 21.5 | 12.5:1 | 41% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 21 | 13.3:1 | 43% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | 24 | 12.0:1 | 48% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 32 | 10.6:1 | 33% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 665 | 34 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (269 to 290); teachers up 10% (21.5 to 23.8).
About Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School
Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School sits in Berlin, Pennsylvania, and is classified as an elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 290 students. That puts enrollment 35% below the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Berlin Brothersvalley SD runs 3 schools with a combined 769 students. Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School is 94% White. Other groups include 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Somerset County overall, the White share is about 94%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.
Classroom staffing at Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School totals 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Federal data show 45% of students (131) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Somerset County report 66%.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School outscored 43%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School are 2.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (56.1% actual, 58.2% predicted).
The county, Somerset County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $61,446, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 29 public schools and about 8,271 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School from the closest public school, Berlin Brothersvalley SHS. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School at 4th of 5.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 267 to 290, a 9% rise.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,799
Census ACS
Median income
$61,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
8,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Berlin Brothersvalley SD
- Berlin Brothersvalley SHSHigh · 248 students
- Berlin Brothersvalley Middle SchoolMiddle · 231 students
Other schools in Berlin
- Berlin Brothersvalley SHSHigh · 248 students
- Berlin Brothersvalley Middle SchoolMiddle · 231 students
Nearby schools
- Berlin Brothersvalley SHS0.0 mi · 248
- Berlin Brothersvalley Middle School0.0 mi · 231
- Shanksville-Stonycreek Middle School6.9 mi · 61
- Shanksville-Stonycreek High School6.9 mi · 90
- Shanksville-Stonycreek Elementary School6.9 mi · 133
- Somerset County Technology Center7.2 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary SchoolHow large is Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School?
Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School enrolls approximately 290 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School serve?
Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School is approximately 12.2:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School?
At Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School public or private?
Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Berlin Brothersvalley SD.
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