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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Berkley Community School?
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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKLEY·NCES 250252002513
Berkley Community School
59 South Main Street, Berkley, MA 02779 · (508) 822-9550 · Bristol County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (82).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 65% · 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
Berkley Community School→Berkley Middle School
Based on grade levels within Berkley. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -10.0pp since 2016
Math
55.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -5.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 54.0% | 40.0% |
| 2018-19 | 68.0% | 54.0% |
| 2017-18 | 62.0% | 56.0% |
| 2016-17 | 63.0% | 60.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Berkley Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Bristol County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #278 of 920 ▲ 53 | #9 of 69 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #273 of 920 ▼ 16 | #4 of 69 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #21 of 901 | #1 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #321 of 1,086 | #35 of 82 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #793 of 938 | #59 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #832 of 938 | #70 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #250 of 602 | #17 of 51 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
459
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 459 | 32.5 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 38 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 37.3 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 37 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 33.8 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 33 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 34 | 14.6:1 | 10% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 909 | N/A | N/A | 9% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 638 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berkley Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (529 to 459); teachers down 4% (33.8 to 32.5).
About Berkley Community School
Berkley Community School is a mid-sized elementary school located in Berkley, Massachusetts. There are 459 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 4. On average, elementary schools in Massachusetts enroll around 381, and this school is 20% bigger than that mark.
District-wide, Berkley has 2 schools and 833 students.
By race and ethnicity, Berkley Community School is 86% White. The next largest groups are 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. The school's White share is 10 points above the 77% share among Bristol County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 25%.
The school lists 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher.
Berkley Community School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 82% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
In Bristol County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $85,625 a year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Bristol County number 142, with about 80,897 students.
A public school about 1.1 miles away, Berkley Middle School, is the closest to Berkley Community School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Locale data from NCES put Berkley Community School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment fell by 3% across 4 years, from 475 in 2020-21 to 459 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 12.8:1 in 2020-21 to 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Bristol County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
582,270
Census ACS
Median income
$85,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
142
80,897 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Berkley Middle School1.1 mi · 374
- Bristol County Agricultural High1.3 mi · 631
- Dighton Elementary1.6 mi · 468
- Dighton Middle School1.7 mi · 355
- East Taunton Elementary3.6 mi · 564
- Bristol-Plymouth Vocational Technical3.7 mi · 1,335
Frequently asked questions
About Berkley Community SchoolHow large is Berkley Community School?
Berkley Community School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Berkley Community School serve?
Berkley Community School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Berkley Community School have?
Berkley Community School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
How diverse is Berkley Community School?
Berkley Community School reports a student body of 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Berkley Community School public or private?
Berkley Community School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Berkley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.