Berlin Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Berlin, Wisconsin

Berlin Middle in Berlin, Wisconsin enrolled 276 students in 2024-25 with 26.5 full-time teachers, 10.4 students per teacher against the Wisconsin middle-school median of 12.8. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 39-43% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 23% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%).

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%

293 students in 2022-23, 285 students in 2023-24, 276 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.3 to 26.5.

Students enrolled at Berlin Middle by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 285, 2024-25: 27601002003002022-232932023-242852024-25276
Students enrolled at Berlin Middle by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 285, 2024-25: 27601002003002022-232932023-242852024-25276
Students enrolled at Berlin Middle by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 285, 2024-25: 27601002003002022-232932023-242852024-25276
Students enrolled at Berlin Middle by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 285, 2024-25: 27601002003002022-232932023-242852024-25276
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2329323.312.6
2023-2428526.210.9
2024-2527626.510.4

10.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 of every 100 Wisconsin middle schools

Among the 382 Wisconsin middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Berlin Middle 10.4; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherBerlin Middle 10.4state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Berlin Middle 10.4; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherBerlin Middle 10.4state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Berlin Middle 10.4; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherBerlin Middle 10.4state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Berlin Middle 10.4; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherBerlin Middle 10.4state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 297 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Berlin Middle enrolled 297 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 45 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 297 of the 297 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions45
  • Chronically absent24.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.3% of students were White, 19.2% Hispanic, 8.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White70.3%
  2. Hispanic19.2%
  3. Two or more races8.0%
  4. Asian1.4%
  5. Black0.7%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Berlin Middle scored proficient or above: 39-43% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWisconsin
Reading and language arts, 2021-2239‑43%36‑40%38%
Math, 2022-2323%39‑43% (2021-22)40.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Berlin Middle

  1. Omro MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 223 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  2. Ripon MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 302 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Berlin Middle with Omro MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Berlin Area School District spends per student$13,908 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,908
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinBerlin Middle is the number 215 by size of 384 Wisconsin middle schools open in 2024-25.#215 of 384
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher10.4 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.8 for middle schools.10.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Berlin Middle

  1. How many students attend Berlin Middle?
    276 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 293 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Berlin, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Berlin Middle?
    10.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Berlin Middle a Title I school?
    Berlin Middle ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Berlin Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Berlin Middle scored proficient or above: 39-43% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Berlin Middle in?
    Berlin Area School District, NCES district ID 5501140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550114000164 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22