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How has Berkmar Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,039
Middle
DISTRICT 1,431 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255003385
Berkmar Middle School
4355 Lawrenceville Hwy NW, Lilburn, GA 30047 · (770) 638-2300 · Gwinnett County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,039 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
957 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 327 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 374 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 338 | 33% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Berkmar Middle School→Berkmar High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Gwinnett County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
27.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.1pp since 2021
Math
31.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.6% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 26.4% | 29.6% |
| 2022-23 | 28.5% | 27.5% |
| 2021-22 | 32.7% | 27.4% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Berkmar Middle School
Berkmar Middle School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkmar Middle School this school | 1,039 | 92.1% | 36.8% |
| Radloff Middle School Duluth | 1,315 | 90.2% | 22.9% |
| Summerour Middle School Norcross | 1,319 | 84.8% | 30.4% |
| Lilburn Middle School Lilburn | 1,636 | 91.7% | 26.2% |
| Sweetwater Middle School Lawrenceville | 1,470 | 82.4% | 33.4% |
| Pearson Middle School Marietta | 806 | 100.0% | 22.6% |
Matched among Georgia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Berkmar Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #241 of 470 | #22 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #302 of 474 ▼ 7 | #27 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #336 of 474 ▲ 28 | #28 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #58 of 465 | #5 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,039 | #83 of 487 | #25 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #131 of 471 | #5 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.8% | #367 of 471 | #28 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #189 of 479 | #1 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #164 of 305 | #11 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,039
-156 (-13%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 968
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,039 | 80 | 13.0:1 | 92% (957) |
| 2023-24 | 1,065 | 81 | 13.2:1 | 92% (975) |
| 2022-23 | 1,084 | 79.5 | 13.6:1 | 89% (967) |
| 2020-21 | 1,195 | 76 | 15.7:1 | 85% (1,021) |
| 2017-18 | 1,147 | 74.5 | 15.4:1 | 89% (1,021) |
| 2015-16 | 1,056 | 68 | 15.5:1 | 92% (969) |
| 2010-11 | 968 | 69 | 14.0:1 | 90% (874) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berkmar Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,147 to 1,039); teachers up 7% (74.5 to 80).
About Berkmar Middle School
Berkmar Middle School is a medium-sized middle school serving families in Lilburn, Georgia. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 1,039 students. The average among middle schools in Georgia is roughly 763 students; this school is 36% larger than that.
Berkmar Middle School sits within Gwinnett County, which has 141 schools and 182,518 students.
Roughly 77% of students at Berkmar Middle School are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 12% Black, 8% Asian, and 3% White. Among people living in Gwinnett County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. Berkmar Middle School's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Berkmar Middle School, 80 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.0:1. That is lower than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Roughly 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Gwinnett County is 60%.
Berkmar Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.8% and a predicted 29.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Gwinnett County show that the median household income is $87,890, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 150 public schools in Gwinnett County, enrolling about 196,924 students in all.
The closest public school to Berkmar Middle School is Berkmar High School, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Berkmar Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Berkmar Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Berkmar Middle School declined 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,195 to 1,039 students. The ratio was 15.7:1 in 2020-21 and 13.0:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Berkmar Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Gwinnett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,864
Census ACS
Median income
$87,890
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
150
196,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gwinnett County
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 3,803 students
- Grayson High SchoolHigh · 3,627 students
- Parkview High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolHigh · 3,155 students
- Archer High SchoolHigh · 3,058 students
- North Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
Other schools in Lilburn
- Parkview High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Berkmar High SchoolHigh · 2,975 students
- Trickum Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,204 students
- Lilburn Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,636 students
- Camp Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,425 students
- Lilburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,249 students
Nearby schools
- Berkmar High School0.9 mi · 2,975
- Minor Elementary School1.0 mi · 952
- Hopkins Elementary School1.1 mi · 1,113
- Trickum Middle School1.3 mi · 2,204
- Lilburn Middle School1.5 mi · 1,636
- Lilburn Elementary School1.6 mi · 1,249
Frequently asked questions
About Berkmar Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Berkmar Middle School?
Berkmar Middle School enrolls approximately 1,039 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Berkmar Middle School serve?
Berkmar Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Berkmar Middle School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Berkmar Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Berkmar Middle School?
Student demographics at Berkmar Middle School are roughly 3% White, 77% Hispanic, 12% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Berkmar Middle School public or private?
Berkmar Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.