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Schools in Berlin

Berlin’s public schools

Wausau School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Berlin. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/17schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 7% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
7,376 students on the public path
In brief

Berlin’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Berlin’s 17 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. South Mountain Elementary places highest (better than 92%); Lincoln Elementary lowest (12%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

13 elementary schools serve Berlin, graded from D to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: West High and East High. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Berlin, with each school’s own grade.

13 schools teach K in Berlin’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
K–513 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wausau School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 38.1% · 3764 students tested
Math39%
State average 38.7% · 3764 students tested

Berlin vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Berlin’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Berlin—Wausau
StettinC+Wausau PK–12 · Marathon City PK–12
Hamburg—Athens
MaineC+Wausau

2 of the 3 neighbors share Wausau with Berlin, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Berlin

17 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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Questions about Berlin’s schools

Are Berlin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Berlin. Wausau School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Berlin. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 17 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Berlin in?

Wausau School District.

Where do Berlin kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: West High and East High.

Parents talk

What Berlin families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.