Berkmar Middle School

Berkmar Middle School is a 6-8 campus of mid-tier scale in Lilburn, Georgia, run under Gwinnett County, enrolling 1,039 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 36% above the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 763 students.

Berkmar Middle School is one of 141 schools operated by Gwinnett County, a district that caters to 182,518 students overall.

On demographics, Berkmar Middle School reports that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 12% Black, 8% Asian, 3% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Berkmar Middle School has 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. Roughly 92% of students at Berkmar Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Gwinnett County's rate of about 60%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Berkmar Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.8%, the actual is 36.8%, a residual of +7.0 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Gwinnett County indicate median household income runs about $87,890, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Gwinnett County runs 150 public schools (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students), of which Berkmar Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Berkmar High School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Berkmar Middle School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 31.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 1,147 students in 2018 compared to 1,039 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 63% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.