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Berlin High

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Berlin High ranks 307 th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

307^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 29% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Berlin High is a public high school located in Berlin, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 475 students. The school is part of the Berlin Area School District, which is ranked 372 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Berlin High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin high schools, with a ranking between 224 and 392 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state average, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates have been around 20-30% in recent years, compared to the state average of around 40%. Berlin High also has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 40-46% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a chronic absenteeism rate that is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as West High, Wautoma High, and Markesan High, Berlin High generally performs worse on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates and rankings. The nearby Laconia High and Winneconne High, which are also within a 20-mile radius, are particularly strong performers, ranking in the top 25% of Wisconsin high schools. The Rosendale-Brandon School District, which includes Laconia High, is the highest-ranked district among the nearby schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

441

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,678

Per pupil spending ?

39%

Free/discounted lunch ?

222 Memorial Dr
Berlin, WI 54923-1252

(920) 361-2000

District: Berlin Area School District

Feeder schools for Berlin High:

Elementary:	Clay Lamberton Elementary
Middle:	Berlin Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.9%

Hispanic:

16.6%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 43rd percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (40% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 43rd-percentile peak (2022) to 29th (2025)

!Social Studies scores 12 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Wisconsin avg46%

307^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

372^nd of 426Berlin Area School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	307 of 431	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	385 of 431	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	355 of 415	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	224 of 391	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	309 of 390	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	305 of 400	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	368 of 410	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.4	308 of 410	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.7	289 of 408	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.2	392 of 466	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.1	318 of 462	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.1	308 of 457	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.0	378 of 452	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	55.3	269 of 445	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.2	244 of 450	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.5	378 of 438	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.8	358 of 437	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.7	224 of 281	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.9	211 of 292	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.6	200 of 287	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	63.4	119 of 275	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	214 of 358	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.0	311 of 353	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	292 of 329	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.5	154 of 343	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	178 of 332	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	282 of 343	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	332 of 355	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	286 of 335	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	312 of 326	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	240 of 271	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	169 of 250	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	180 of 226	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	181 of 251	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	213 of 255	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	298 of 380	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	329 of 365	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	306 of 359	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	256 of 347	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	320 of 334	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	266 of 354	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	323 of 373	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	186 of 285	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.9	266 of 300	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	234 of 271	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	163 of 269	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	206 of 266	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	210 of 266	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	250 of 261	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)40th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%+4 vs state

Science40%-3 vs state

Social Studies36%-12 vs state

Mathematics32%-10 vs state

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Thursday, September 17, 2009

There are some spectacular teachers in this school who really go above and beyond. However, there are some teachers that really should have their credentials checked... Close Quote

Schools Near Berlin High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)		Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)		Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Berlin High	Public	9-12	222 Memorial Dr	Berlin	54923	Green Lake County	Berlin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 361-2000	441	37	12.0	39.0%	339 (76.9%)	4 (0.9%)	73 (16.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.5%)	36.5	307^th of 431 public high schools	28.8%		19.2	385^th of 431 public high schools	10.7%	78	52.9	32.4	40.2						35.6		$13,678	$492	$13,186
Green Lake High	Public	7-12	612 Mill St	Green Lake	54941	Green Lake County	Green Lake School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 294-6411	139	16	8.9	36.7%	120 (86.3%)	2 (1.4%)	9 (6.5%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	47.5	242^nd of 431 public high schools	43.9%		59.7	164^th of 431 public high schools	61.9%	78	40.7	33.3	51.9	75.0	63.2	62.5	31.6	68.4	59.1	42.1	$15,337	$569	$14,767
DOC: Redgranite Correctional Institution	Public	12	1006 County Road EE	Redgranite	54970	Waushara County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(920) 566-3126	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Omro High	Public	9-12	455 Fox Trl	Omro	54963	Winnebago County	Omro School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 303-2300	317	24	13.0	27.4%	283 (89.3%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	77.1	72^nd of 431 public high schools	83.3%		55.4	187^th of 431 public high schools	56.6%	115	57.9	57.9	52.6						65.4		$13,213	$679	$12,535
Ripon High	Public	9-12	1120 Metomen St	Ripon	54971	Fond du Lac County	Ripon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 748-4616	426	34	12.7	30.8%	357 (83.8%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (10.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	72.9	88^th of 431 public high schools	79.6%		72.4	89^th of 431 public high schools	79.4%	1	65.0	55.0	53.0						51.0		$12,249	$206	$12,043
Winneconne High	Public	9-12	100 Wolf Run	Winneconne	54986	Winnebago County	Winneconne Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 582-5810	487	42	11.7	18.3%	451 (92.6%)	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	69.2	105^th of 431 public high schools	75.6%		65.6	124^th of 431 public high schools	71.2%	19	49.6	55.5	51.8						66.0		$11,973	$243	$11,731
Laconia High	Public	9-12	301 W Division St	Rosendale	54974	Fond du Lac County	Rosendale-Brandon School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 872-2161	318	21	15.0	16.4%	297 (93.4%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	69.3	103^rd of 431 public high schools	76.1%		66.5	119^th of 431 public high schools	72.4%	16	66.2	47.9	53.5						50.7		$11,770	$349	$11,421
Markesan High	Public	9-12	100 E Vista Blvd	Markesan	53946	Green Lake County	Markesan School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 398-2373	244	18	13.8	34.4%	204 (83.6%)	3 (1.2%)	30 (12.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	58.5	175^th of 431 public high schools	59.4%		36.5	300^th of 431 public high schools	30.4%	125	55.0	45.0	41.7						60.3		$13,466	$1,556	$11,910
West High	Public	9-12	375 N Eagle St	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-4090	1,623	118	13.7	29.0%	1,229 (75.7%)	84 (5.2%)	112 (6.9%)	96 (5.9%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (5.7%)	62.4	148^th of 431 public high schools	65.7%		62.9	143^rd of 431 public high schools	66.8%	5	54.0	53.8	44.1						54.4		$12,839	$600	$12,239
Wautoma High	Public	9-12	514 S Cambridge St	Wautoma	54982	Waushara County	Wautoma Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 787-3354	388	29	13.2	54.4%	288 (74.2%)	3 (0.8%)	77 (19.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	41.7	280^th of 431 public high schools	35.0%		35.8	303^rd of 431 public high schools	29.7%	23	48.1	43.0	44.3						36.3		$14,901	$1,170	$13,731

Frequently Asked Questions about Berlin High

Is Berlin High a good school?

Berlin High ranks 307^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Berlin High in?

Berlin Area School District

What schools feed into Berlin High?

Berlin High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clay Lamberton Elementary
Middle : Berlin Middle

What is the racial makeup of Berlin High?

Students at Berlin High are 77% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Berlin High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Berlin High.

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