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Berlin Middle

Public Grades 6-8

477^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Berlin Middle is a public middle school located in Berlin, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 285 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 Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, with its academic performance significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 39.33% to 56.96%, compared to the state average of 53.59% to 53.97%. The school also has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 50.17% to 55.44% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools, such as South Park Middle, Parkside School, and Rosendale-Brandon Middle, Berlin Middle generally underperforms on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates and worse statewide rankings. These nearby schools also tend to have lower percentages of students from low-income backgrounds and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Berlin Middle's performance has been relatively stagnant or declining over the past 10 years, with its statewide ranking and academic proficiency rates remaining low or decreasing.

276

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,039

Per pupil spending ?

52.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

242 Memorial Dr
Berlin, WI 54923-1252

(920) 361-2441

District: Berlin Area School District

Students who attend Berlin Middle usually attend:

High:

Berlin High

Feeder schools for Berlin Middle:

Elementary:

Clay Lamberton Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.3%

Hispanic:

19.2%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (40% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Wisconsin avg54%

477^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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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	29.9	477 of 628	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	493 of 641	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	446 of 640	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	282 of 617	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	246 of 613	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.5	475 of 594	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	409 of 579	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.8	489 of 612	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.0	421 of 609	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.0	472 of 612	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.1	434 of 585	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.3	426 of 569	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	54.9	340 of 559	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.4	396 of 549	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.0	402 of 539	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.4	344 of 521	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.1	350 of 519	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.4	226 of 366	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.2	273 of 382	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.3	273 of 332	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	47.5	232 of 324	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	167 of 170	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	118 of 153	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	70 of 140	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	407 of 573	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	418 of 580	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	390 of 579	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.3	212 of 576	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	171 of 574	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	28.5	445 of 557	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	365 of 551	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	194 of 237	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	214 of 239	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	176 of 229	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	165 of 221	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	180 of 204	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	401 of 509	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	442 of 520	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	324 of 525	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	354 of 522	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.9	154 of 499	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.6	438 of 487	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	383 of 489	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	474 of 577	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	461 of 585	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	396 of 591	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	306 of 577	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	287 of 572	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.2	438 of 557	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	403 of 551	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	43.7	75 of 132	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	355 of 414	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	308 of 425	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	388 of 439	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	345 of 421	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	281 of 437	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	338 of 414	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	277 of 417	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	354 of 399	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	358 of 407	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	340 of 412	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.1	200 of 397	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	179 of 393	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.8	343 of 382	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	304 of 375	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)2nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-9 vs state

Mathematics40%-14 vs state

Social Studies34%-29 vs state

Science31%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Berlin Middle	Public	6-8	242 Memorial Dr	Berlin	54923	Green Lake County	Berlin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 361-2441	276	26	10.4	52.9%	194 (70.3%)	2 (0.7%)	53 (19.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.0%)	29.9	477^th of 628 public middle schools	24.0%		29.9	493^rd of 641 public middle schools	23.1%	16			39.6	57.0	39.3			33.3	43.8	43.8		33.7		31.5	$12,039	$371	$11,668
Omro Middle	Public	6-8	455 Fox Trl	Omro	54963	Winnebago County	Omro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 303-2301	223	21	10.8	28.3%	193 (86.5%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (7.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	66	215^th of 628 public middle schools	65.8%		60.4	265^th of 641 public middle schools	58.7%	50			57.1	61.7	59.5			71.4	68.3	67.9		65.1		45.8	$12,688	$814	$11,875
Ripon Middle	Public	6-8	1120 Metomen St	Ripon	54971	Fond du Lac County	Ripon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 748-4638	302	26	11.6	37.7%	249 (82.5%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	69.3	187^th of 628 public middle schools	70.2%		70.1	175^th of 641 public middle schools	72.7%	12			57.6	63.9	65.1			59.6	71.1	68.6		65.1		55.8	$10,752	$267	$10,485
Winneconne Middle	Public	6-8	400 N 9th Ave	Winneconne	54986	Winnebago County	Winneconne Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 582-5800	411	25	16.3	17.5%	387 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	89.6	28^th of 628 public middle schools	95.5%		89.9	26^th of 641 public middle schools	95.9%	2			84.3	81.6	71.8			81.3	80.9	82.3		81.5		72.6	$10,866	$321	$10,546
Traeger Middle	Public	6-8	3000 W 20th Ave	Oshkosh	54904	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0065	447	32	14.1	16.8%	368 (82.3%)	10 (2.2%)	16 (3.6%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	86.4	47^th of 628 public middle schools	92.5%		87.6	39^th of 641 public middle schools	93.9%	8			74.2	70.1	77.2			71.0	72.8	77.9		86.0		80.2	$13,399	$494	$12,905
Rosendale-Brandon Middle	Public	6-8	200 S Main St	Rosendale	54974	Fond du Lac County	Rosendale-Brandon School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 872-2126	179	12	14.4	16.8%	162 (90.5%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	71.4	163^rd of 628 public middle schools	74.0%		60.5	264^th of 641 public middle schools	58.8%	101			59.2	61.0	50.0			59.2	67.8	78.8		75.8		68.2	$11,925	$349	$11,576
Markesan Middle	Public	6-8	100 E Vista Blvd	Markesan	53946	Green Lake County	Markesan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 398-2373	161	15	10.9	37.9%	131 (81.4%)	2 (1.2%)	21 (13.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	53.6	322^nd of 628 public middle schools	48.7%		57.4	283^rd of 641 public middle schools	55.9%	39			48.9	50.0	59.7			48.9	54.0	51.6		66.1		50.0	$14,085	$1,838	$12,247
Tipler Middle	Public	4-8	325 S Eagle St	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0320	366	32	11.5	41.0%	246 (67.2%)	20 (5.5%)	32 (8.7%)	34 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.0%)	65.2	218^th of 628 public middle schools	65.3%		59	271^st of 641 public middle schools	57.7%	53	100.0	90.9	65.8	57.7	54.1	100.0	100.0	64.9	55.9	53.2	100.0	72.5	100.0	60.6	$14,063	$573	$13,491
South Park Middle	Public	6-8	1551 Delaware St	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0431	354	32	10.9	44.1%	244 (68.9%)	26 (7.3%)	27 (7.6%)	24 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.3%)	47.1	369^th of 628 public middle schools	41.2%		53.8	319^th of 641 public middle schools	50.2%	50			52.9	44.1	48.5			46.3	47.8	45.0		65.0		55.0	$15,768	$760	$15,008
Parkside School	Public	4-8	300 S 16th Ave	Wautoma	54982	Waushara County	Wautoma Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 787-4577	480	34	13.9	60.0%	363 (75.6%)	4 (0.8%)	94 (19.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	43.2	410^th of 628 public middle schools	34.7%		49.8	363^rd of 641 public middle schools	43.4%	47	54.2	47.9	46.2	48.7	48.0	43.1	45.1	54.2	41.4	41.2	50.0	54.9	51.4	52.0	$12,944	$1,578	$11,366

Frequently Asked Questions about Berlin Middle

Is Berlin Middle a good school?

Berlin Middle ranks in the bottom 24.0% of Wisconsin middle schools.

How many students attend Berlin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Berlin Middle.

What district is Berlin Middle in?

Berlin Area School District

What high school do graduates of Berlin Middle attend?

Students who attend Berlin Middle usually go on to attend Berlin High

What is the racial makeup of Berlin Middle?

Students at Berlin Middle are 70% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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