Enrollment
276
Middle
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERLIN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550114000164
Berlin Middle
242 Memorial Dr, Berlin, WI 54923 · (920) 361-2441 · Green Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
146 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 96 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 34% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 Middle→Berlin High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Berlin Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.5% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% | 34.6% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Middle
Berlin Middle's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Middle this school | 276 | 52.9% | 39.6% |
| Walker Middle Sturgeon Bay | 228 | 48.7% | 75.1% |
| Clintonville Middle Clintonville | 224 | 48.2% | 52.9% |
| Wisconsin Dells Middle School Wisconsin Dells | 374 | 58.3% | 55.4% |
| Bessie Allen Middle North Fond du Lac | 339 | 48.7% | 39.9% |
| Olson Middle Mauston | 240 | 55.4% | 45.2% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #281 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #274 of 327 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #258 of 327 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #217 of 389 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #18 of 265 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.2% | #95 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.9% | #64 of 323 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #31 of 176 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
276
-55 (-17%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 276 | 26.5 | 10.4:1 | 53% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 26.2 | 10.9:1 | 55% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 23.3 | 12.6:1 | 50% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 51% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 25.4 | 14.1:1 | 44% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 49% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 26 | 13.5:1 | 40% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 20% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | 17 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berlin Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (359 to 276); teachers up 4% (25.4 to 26.5).
About Berlin Middle
Berlin Middle is one of the public schools in Berlin, Wisconsin. It is a small middle school. It enrolled 276 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 28% lower than the average for middle schools in Wisconsin, which is about 381.
The district, Berlin Area School District, has 1,197 students enrolled across 3 schools.
Roughly 70% of students at Berlin Middle are White. Other groups include 19% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. By comparison, Green Lake County residents are about 92% White. Berlin Middle's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Berlin Middle was 10.4:1. On average, middle schools in Wisconsin have 12.8:1, compared with 10.4:1 here. Berlin Middle's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 53%. Across public schools in Green Lake County, the average is 44%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.2% for Berlin Middle. The school posts 39.6%, 5.5 points below the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Green Lake County, the median household income is $68,196, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Green Lake County has 10 public schools and roughly 2,479 students.
Of nearby public schools, Berlin High is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Berlin Middle. Its average proficiency rate of 39.6% is below the 53.4% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Berlin Middle's enrollment dropped from 331 in 2020-21 to 276 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.4:1) than in 2020-21 (13.8:1).
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Green Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,263
Census ACS
Median income
$68,196
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,479 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Berlin Area School District
- Clay Lamberton ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- Berlin HighHigh · 441 students
Other schools in Berlin
- Clay Lamberton ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- Berlin HighHigh · 441 students
Other Berlin Middle schools
One other US public school is named Berlin Middle. Berlin Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Berlin Middle SchoolBerlin, NH · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Berlin High0.1 mi · 441
- Clay Lamberton Elementary0.1 mi · 480
- Redgranite Elementary8.7 mi · 130
- Green Lake High8.8 mi · 139
- Green Lake Elementary8.8 mi · 137
- Quest Charter School9.7 mi · 157
Frequently asked questions
About Berlin MiddleHow many students attend Berlin Middle?
Berlin Middle enrolls approximately 276 students in grades 06-08.
Is Berlin Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Berlin Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Berlin Middle have?
Berlin Middle employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Berlin Middle?
At Berlin Middle, the student body is approximately 70% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Berlin Middle public or private?
Berlin Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Berlin Area School District.
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