Berlin Middle

Berlin Middle operates as a compact 6-8 campus in Berlin, Wisconsin, part of Berlin Area School District. Current enrollment sits at 276 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 28% below the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 381 students.

Within Berlin Area School District, which oversees 3 schools and 1,197 students, Berlin Middle is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Berlin Middle logs that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 19% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Green Lake County (around 44%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Berlin Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Green Lake County put median household earnings sit near $68,196, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Green Lake County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,479 students), of which Berlin Middle is one.

Berlin High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Berlin Middle at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.4%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Berlin Middle has fell 23%, going from 359 students in 2018 to 276 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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