Berlin Area School District

Berlin Area School District in Wisconsin serves about 1,197 students across three schools: Clay Lamberton Elementary (PK–5, 480 students), Berlin Middle (grades 6–8, 276 students), and Berlin High (grades 9–12, 441 students). The district ranks 351 of 432 in Wisconsin — the 19th percentile — with 1 star, and that district-level rating appears on all three school records. Because each tested grade band is served by only one school, district test values match the individual school values.

Berlin Middle is the clearest standout for improvement, jumping from the 24th percentile to the 43rd percentile and from 1 star to 2 stars, with math rising from 40.30 to 54.19 and grade 8 social studies climbing from 33.71 to 65.79 — now above the state average. Clay Lamberton Elementary also reached 2 stars and the 38th percentile, has the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 14.2%, and its math average (54.39) is above the state (53.14). Berlin High has real strengths in graduation (93.6% vs 92.0% state) and dropout (0.9% vs 1.1% state), but it holds the only 1-star rating, the highest absenteeism at 21.4%, and scores below the state in every tested subject.

Three patterns stand out across the district. Chronic absenteeism rises with grade level, from 14.2% at the elementary school to 21.4% at the high school. English language arts is a district-wide weakness, with all three schools below the state average. Per-student spending increases with grade level ($15,203 to $15,920 to $17,908) while free/reduced lunch declines, and Berlin Middle has the smallest class sizes in the district at a 10.4 student-teacher ratio — worth watching as families consider whether the middle school's gains hold.