Berg Middle School

Berg Middle School operates as a substantial middle-grades school in Newton, Iowa, part of Newton Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 790 students spanning grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 400 students per school, that is 98% above typical.

Newton Comm School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,929 students. Berg Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Berg Middle School logs that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Berg Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 53% of students at Berg Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Jasper County's rate of about 40%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Berg Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.2%; this one delivers 61.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Jasper County put median household earnings sit near $71,311, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Jasper County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,668 students), Berg Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Aurora Heights Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Berg Middle School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 72.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Berg Middle School has declined 14%, going from 915 students in 2018 to 790 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.