Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Berlin’s public schools outscore 78% of Massachusetts districts
In Berlin, 62% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Berlin, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Berlin’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 293 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Berlin’s, its schools beat 88%, higher than their 78% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 60% and math 62% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $20,666 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Tahanto Regional High. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Berlin’s grade
A−: better than 78% of Massachusetts school districts, #62 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Berlin, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Berlin
Berlin Memorial School
Grades PK–5 · 242 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Berlin
Tahanto Regional High
Grades 6–12 · 522 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Boylston
7th grade in Berlin
Tahanto Regional High
Grades 6–12 · 522 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Boylston
8th grade in Berlin
Tahanto Regional High
Grades 6–12 · 522 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Boylston
9th grade in Berlin
Tahanto Regional High
Grades 6–12 · 522 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Boylston
10th grade in Berlin
Tahanto Regional High
Grades 6–12 · 522 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Boylston
Berlin’s public schools are run by Berlin-Boylston School District, which also serves Boylston. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Berlin vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Berlin’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin | A− | Berlin-Boylston |
| Clinton | C | Clinton |
| Marlborough | C− | Marlborough |
| Hudson | C | Hudson |
| Boylston | A− | Berlin-Boylston |
| Northborough | A− | Northborough K–8 · Northborough-Southborough 9–12 |
| Bolton | A− | Nashoba |
Every school in Berlin
2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Berlin’s schools
Are Berlin’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Berlin children attend outscore 78% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #62 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Berlin in?
Berlin-Boylston School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,111 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
What is Berlin’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Berlin-Boylston School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Berlin spend per student?
$20,666 in Berlin-Boylston School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Berlin families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Berlin → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.