Summary:
Zip code 62670 has one listed middle school, New Berlin Junior High School, serving grades 6–8 in New Berlin CUSD 16, with 155 students. In 2025–26, the school’s all-grades ELA proficiency was 69%, compared with 56% statewide; math was 45%, compared with 40%; and grade 8 science was 53%, compared with 52%. The clearest overall finding is that the school scored above Illinois in every reported subject, with its largest advantage in ELA.
There is no school-to-school leader or trailer because only one school is listed; comparisons with Illinois and across grades show where results are strongest and weaker. Grade 7 stands out: ELA proficiency was 71%, 13 points above the state, and math was 53%, 13 points above. Grade 8 math is a relative weak spot, at 37%—below grades 6 and 7, and just 3 points above the state rate. ELA was above the state in every grade, by 6 to 13 points. The school’s grade 8 science result was only 1 point above Illinois.
Results are mixed over time: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, all-grades ELA rose 4 points and math rose 4 points, while grade 8 science fell 17 points, narrowing its advantage over the state from 24 points to 1. SchoolDigger’s rating also moved from 4 stars and the 79th percentile in 2024–25 to 3 stars and the 65th percentile in 2025–26; its rank was 395 of 1,126 schools. Chronic absenteeism was 13% in 2025–26, matching the district and sitting 11 points below the state. For context, the school had a 12.2 student–teacher ratio and 29% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25.
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