Summary:
The Berlin Elementary School is the only elementary school in the Berlin School District, serving approximately 412 students from Pre-K through Grade 5 in Berlin, New Hampshire. Families will find a relatively low student–teacher ratio of 12.1 to 1, although about 64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a community with significant economic needs. Since there is only one elementary school in the district, families cannot compare nearby district schools directly.
Berlin Elementary School performs better than the district average in all three reported subjects, but remains below New Hampshire averages overall. In 2025–2026, 40% of students were proficient in reading, compared with 35% districtwide and 55% statewide. Mathematics proficiency was 32%, compared with 23% in the district and 44% statewide, while science proficiency was 24%, compared with 18% and 38%, respectively. Reading is the school’s strongest subject. Grade 5 reading is a particular bright spot: 59% of students were proficient, matching or slightly exceeding the district and state results.
Performance varies substantially by grade, making Grade 3 the most important area for improvement. Only 22% of Grade 3 students were proficient in mathematics and 28% in reading, well below state results. By Grade 5, reading proficiency had risen to 59%, suggesting that students can make significant progress during their elementary years. Science is another concern, declining from 31% proficiency in 2024–2025 to 24% in 2025–2026. The school’s statewide ranking remains in the lower portion of the distribution, so parents may want to ask about early literacy and math intervention, science instruction, progress monitoring, and how the school uses its favorable staffing ratio to provide small-group support.
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