Berlin Community School
215 South Franklin Ave
Berlin NJ, 08009, Camden County
Phone: 856-767-0129
Ranking:
(579 out of 1,847, top 31%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Berlin Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 71 | 68 | 63 | 47 | 60 | 65 | 45 | |||||||
Total Students: | 861 | 890 | 859 | 850 | 835 | 823 | 837 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 13 | 1.5% | 6 | 0.7% | 12 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.5% | 15 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.5% | 14 | 1.7% |
Kindergarten: | 70 | 8.1% | 109 | 12.2% | 77 | 9.0% | 93 | 10.9% | 83 | 9.9% | 66 | 8.0% | 89 | 10.6% |
Grade 1: | 111 | 12.9% | 85 | 9.6% | 100 | 11.6% | 85 | 10.0% | 71 | 8.5% | 88 | 10.7% | 101 | 12.1% |
Grade 2: | 89 | 10.3% | 97 | 10.9% | 87 | 10.1% | 73 | 8.6% | 93 | 11.1% | 104 | 12.6% | 88 | 10.5% |
Grade 3: | 100 | 11.6% | 89 | 10.0% | 81 | 9.4% | 95 | 11.2% | 102 | 12.2% | 83 | 10.1% | 90 | 10.8% |
Grade 4: | 92 | 10.7% | 83 | 9.3% | 101 | 11.8% | 103 | 12.1% | 92 | 11.0% | 91 | 11.1% | 91 | 10.9% |
Grade 5: | 78 | 9.1% | 102 | 11.5% | 103 | 12.0% | 94 | 11.1% | 94 | 11.3% | 91 | 11.1% | 81 | 9.7% |
Grade 6: | 97 | 11.3% | 99 | 11.1% | 92 | 10.7% | 99 | 11.6% | 92 | 11.0% | 83 | 10.1% | 95 | 11.4% |
Grade 7: | 104 | 12.1% | 95 | 10.7% | 107 | 12.5% | 89 | 10.5% | 86 | 10.3% | 100 | 12.2% | 92 | 11.0% |
Grade 8: | 94 | 10.9% | 110 | 12.4% | 90 | 10.5% | 91 | 10.7% | 98 | 11.7% | 90 | 10.9% | 91 | 10.9% |
Ungraded: | 13 | 1.5% | 15 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.0% | 15 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.1% | 15 | 1.8% | 5 | 0.6% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 461 | 53.5% | 473 | 53.1% | 453 | 52.7% | 445 | 52.4% | 446 | 53.4% | 415 | 50.4% | 421 | 50.3% |
Female: | 400 | 46.5% | 417 | 46.9% | 406 | 47.3% | 405 | 47.6% | 389 | 46.6% | 408 | 49.6% | 412 | 49.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 23 | 2.7% | 22 | 2.5% | 19 | 2.2% | 22 | 2.6% | 25 | 3.0% | 24 | 2.9% | 26 | 3.1% |
Hispanic: | 53 | 6.2% | 48 | 5.4% | 50 | 5.8% | 44 | 5.2% | 40 | 4.8% | 35 | 4.3% | 28 | 3.3% |
Black: | 45 | 5.2% | 51 | 5.7% | 56 | 6.5% | 58 | 6.8% | 68 | 8.1% | 64 | 7.8% | 61 | 7.3% |
White: | 717 | 83.3% | 745 | 83.7% | 722 | 84.1% | 719 | 84.6% | 700 | 83.8% | 700 | 85.1% | 722 | 86.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 18 | 2.1% | 19 | 2.1% | 8 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 115 | 13.4% | 139 | 15.6% | 113 | 13.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 92 | 11.0% | 63 | 7.7% | 63 | 7.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 3.6% | 36 | 4.0% | 37 | 4.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 34 | 4.1% | 35 | 4.3% | 31 | 3.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.21 | 13.07 | 13.57 | 18.24 | 13.92 | 10.00 | 18.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 87.5% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 92.0% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 91.3% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.6% | 96.6% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.0% | 91.0% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.2% | 81.2% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 75.8% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 76.3% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 78% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.0% | 62.0% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 89.7% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 93.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.8% | 98.8% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.6% | 96.6% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.6% | 96.6% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 96.5% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 90.3% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 94.8% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 92.8% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.0% | 86.0% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 87.1% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 87.7% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 85.6% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 85.7% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 91.3% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 94.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 79.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 72.9% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 69% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.6% | 57.6% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 81.5% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 79% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 95.6% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 94.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 95.6% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 89.1% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 92.4% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 91% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 88% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 96.3% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 95.5% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 93.4% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 95.0% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 94.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.7% | 97.7% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 99% | 99% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 99% | 99% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.5% | 97.5% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.9% | 96.9% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 71.8% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 68.8% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56.7% | 56.7% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.8% | 64.8% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 72.3% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 70.3% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 90.8% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 89.4% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 76.3% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.2% | 73.2% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 84.6% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 91.1% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 92.1% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 87.8% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.5% | 58.5% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.1% | 76.1% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 60.4% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 64.3% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 82.8% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 97.7% | 97.7% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 81.9% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 73.9% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 78.2% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 75.2% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94.9% | 94.9% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 84.8% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 82.4% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 79.5% | 79.5% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64.5% | 64.5% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 69.1% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 83.2% | 83.2% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 60.5% | 60.5% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 81.3% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 78.9% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 70.9% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 81.1% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.0% | 88.0% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.9% | 89.9% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 95.9% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 90.9% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 92.3% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 88.2% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 68.4% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 86.5% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 80.8% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 84.1% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 81.1% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 78.2% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 88.1% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.0% | 91.0% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 92.9% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 87.5% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 91.2% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 84.5% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 90.3% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 69.8% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 85.5% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 81.3% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 88.6% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.7% | 54.7% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 59.5% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.7% | 68.7% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 63.6% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.7% | 74.7% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 86.9% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 76.8% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 91.6% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 86.7% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 95.0% | 78.9% |
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* Berlin Community School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.