Berkley Community School

Berkley Community School is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in Berkley, Massachusetts, overseen by Berkley, hosting 459 students in grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 20% larger than typical.

Within Berkley, which oversees 2 schools and 833 students, Berkley Community School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Berkley Community School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Other groups include 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Bristol County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Berkley Community School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Bristol County shows median household earnings sit near $85,625, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bristol County runs 142 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students), of which Berkley Community School is one.

The closest other public school is Berkley Middle School, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Berkley Community School's enrollment has edged down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 529 (now 459). Over the same period, the White share fell from 95% to 86%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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