Academic Achievement
Berlin Brothersvalley School District was ranked 193rd out of 493 Pennsylvania school districts evaluated in 2010 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on three years of student academic performance on the reading, writing, math and two years of science PSSAs.
2009 – 202nd
2008 – 181st out of 497 school districts
2007 – 226th out of 501 school districts.
In 2009, the academic achievement of the students of the Berlin Brothersvalley School DIstrict was in the 71st percentile among 500 Pennsylvania School Districts. Scale – (0–99; 100 is state best)
Graduation Rate
- 2010 – 80%
- 2009 – 86%
- 2007 – 80%
Berlin Brothersvalley has had the highest drop out rate among Somerset County schools since 2006.
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