Berlin School District

The Berlin School District in Connecticut consists of 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, serving students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. The district as a whole performs well above the state average on standardized tests, with several standout schools delivering exceptional academic results.

The Richard D. Hubbard School, an elementary school, consistently ranks in the top 15% of Connecticut elementary schools, with the highest test scores in the district. It boasts impressive proficiency rates, with 77.8% of 4th graders and 69.4% of 5th graders proficient or better in ELA, and 84.4% of 4th graders and 68.9% of 5th graders proficient or better in math. The school also has a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 30.84%, suggesting a strong socioeconomic profile. In contrast, the other two elementary schools, Mary E. Griswold School and Emma Hart Willard School, have lower test scores, indicating an opportunity for the district to investigate and potentially replicate the successful practices of Richard D. Hubbard.

The Berlin High School and Catherine M. McGee Middle School also maintain consistently strong performance, with 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger, suggesting a solid foundation for student learning as they progress through the system. The high school, in particular, stands out with 68.5% of 11th graders proficient or better in ELA, 36.6% in math, and 74.9% in science, along with a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 18.41%. The variation in spending per student, with the highest-performing school (Richard D. Hubbard) also having the highest per-student spending, suggests that targeted resource allocation may be contributing to the school's success.