Ellen-Key-Schule
Ellen-Key-Schule is a public Integrated Secondary School (ISS) in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. In the 2024/25 school year, 811 students attended the school. English is the first foreign language; French and Spanish are also taught. The full-day program is compulsory: in year 7 every student stays into the afternoon. The school directory records the profile “bilingual Deutsch-Englisch”. Bilingual instruction is offered in English. The school runs its own Oberstufe, up to the Abitur.
Contact & Address
- Phone
- +49 30 29773060
- Website
- https://ellen-key-schule.de
School Profile
- School Number (BSN)
- 02K01
- School Type
- Integrated Secondary School
- Upper Secondary (Oberstufe)
- Yes
- Full-Day Program
- Compulsory (gebunden)
- 1st Foreign Language
- English
- Foreign Languages
- English, French, Spanish
- Bilingual Instruction
- English
- Profiles
- bilingual Deutsch-Englisch
- Student Count
- 811
- Teachers
- 79
- Student-Teacher Ratio
- 10.3 : 1
Student and teacher counts are from school year 2024/25.
Applications in Recent Years
According to the official figures, Ellen-Key-Schule was heavily oversubscribed in all 3 recorded years. The number of places varied a lot. Most recently, in 2026/27, there were 241 first-choice applications for 104 places. That is a demand ratio of 232 percent.
| School Year | First choices | Places | Demand Ratio | Oversubscribed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 241 | 104 | 232% | Yes |
| 2025/26 | 292 | 130 | 225% | Yes |
| 2024/25 | 241 | 104 | 232% | Yes |
Abitur Results
In the 2025 Abitur, Ellen-Key-Schule averaged 2.52 and sits in the better half of Berlin's integrated secondary schools. An average is published for 34 Berlin integrated secondary schools: the median is 2.63 and the range runs from 1.92 to 3.06.
| Year | Average | Pass Rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.52 | 87% | 77 |
| 2024 | 2.41 | 96% | 74 |