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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERLIN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550114000163
Clay Lamberton Elementary
259 E Marquette St, Berlin, WI 54923 · (920) 361-2442 · Green Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
272 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
44%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
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
41.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
52.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.9% | 52.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 49.6% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Clay Lamberton Elementary
Clay Lamberton Elementary's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Lamberton Elementary this school | 480 | 56.7% | 45.8% |
| Kennedy Elementary Janesville | 404 | 52.2% | 71.4% |
| Washington Elementary Janesville | 410 | 56.8% | 57.5% |
| Webster Elementary Watertown | 381 | 52.5% | 64.9% |
| Herrman Elementary Sparta | 616 | 52.8% | 48.3% |
| Clintonville Elementary School Clintonville | 505 | 59.4% | 54.7% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Clay Lamberton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #686 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #548 of 992 ▲ 83 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #702 of 992 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #181 of 1,157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #613 of 901 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #382 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.7% | #313 of 1,064 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.2% | #43 of 664 |
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
480
-155 (-24%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 480 | 33.8 | 14.2:1 | 57% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 42.9 | 12.5:1 | 57% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 42.3 | 13.3:1 | 52% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 49 | 13.0:1 | 55% (350) |
| 2017-18 | 741 | 46.5 | 15.9:1 | 49% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 48 | 14.4:1 | 53% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 703 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 41% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | 43 | 15.4:1 | 20% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 17 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clay Lamberton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (741 to 480); teachers down 27% (46.5 to 33.8).
About Clay Lamberton Elementary
Clay Lamberton Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Berlin, Wisconsin, one of the schools in Berlin Area School District. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 480 students. It has 49% more students than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin (about 323).
Berlin Area School District oversees Clay Lamberton Elementary and 2 other schools, with 1,197 students in total.
The largest group at Clay Lamberton Elementary is White students, at 72%. Other students are 18% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Green Lake County residents are about 92% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
The school's 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 14.7:1. At Clay Lamberton Elementary, 57% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Green Lake County average 44%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 42.9%.
In Green Lake County, the median household earns about $68,196 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Green Lake County has 10 public schools with about 2,479 students, including Clay Lamberton Elementary.
About 0.1 miles separate Clay Lamberton Elementary from the closest public school, Berlin Middle. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Clay Lamberton Elementary ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Clay Lamberton Elementary is Town: Distant.
In 2020-21, Clay Lamberton Elementary enrolled 635 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 480. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.2:1) than in 2020-21 (13.0:1).
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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
- Berlin HighHigh · 441 students
- Berlin MiddleMiddle · 276 students
Other schools in Berlin
- Berlin HighHigh · 441 students
- Berlin MiddleMiddle · 276 students
Nearby schools
- Berlin Middle0.1 mi · 276
- Berlin High0.2 mi · 441
- Green Lake High8.7 mi · 139
- Green Lake Elementary8.7 mi · 137
- Redgranite Elementary8.9 mi · 130
- Murray Park Elementary9.5 mi · 156
Frequently asked questions
About Clay Lamberton ElementaryHow many students attend Clay Lamberton Elementary?
Clay Lamberton Elementary enrolls approximately 480 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Clay Lamberton Elementary serve?
Clay Lamberton Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clay Lamberton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clay Lamberton Elementary is approximately 14.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clay Lamberton Elementary?
At Clay Lamberton Elementary, the student body is approximately 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Clay Lamberton Elementary public or private?
Clay Lamberton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Berlin Area School District.
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