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Enrollment
695
Middle
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260585004213
Berkshire Middle School
21707 W 14 MILE RD, BEVERLY HILLS, MI 48025 · (248) 203-4703 · Oakland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Michigan public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
134 students
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 221 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 230 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 244 | 35% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 56% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
61.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Berkshire Middle School
Berkshire Middle School's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Middle School this school | 695 | 19.3% | 62.0% |
| Upton Middle School SAINT JOSEPH | 690 | 20.7% | 58.0% |
| Riley Upper Elementary School LIVONIA | 615 | 17.4% | 47.0% |
| Portage Central Middle School PORTAGE | 719 | 18.9% | 53.2% |
| Holmes Middle School LIVONIA | 670 | 16.4% | 62.0% |
| West Middle School PLYMOUTH | 667 | 13.8% | 60.6% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Berkshire Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #48 of 397 | #12 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #39 of 380 | #12 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #36 of 377 | #10 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 695 | #111 of 491 | #18 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #174 of 436 | #20 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #152 of 437 | #23 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.3% | #415 of 477 | #30 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #174 of 339 | #22 of 35 |
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
695
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 695 | 40.9 | 17.0:1 | 19% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 648 | 40.6 | 15.9:1 | 16% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 655 | 41.3 | 15.8:1 | 13% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 44 | 16.1:1 | 9% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 797 | 46.8 | 17.0:1 | 13% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 844 | 47 | 18.0:1 | 11% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 723 | 41 | 17.6:1 | 12% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 793 | 54 | 14.7:1 | 5% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 526 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berkshire Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (797 to 695); teachers down 13% (46.8 to 40.9).
About Berkshire Middle School
Berkshire Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school for students in BEVERLY HILLS, Michigan. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 695 students. Against the 502-student average for middle schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 38% higher.
Birmingham Public Schools is the district for Berkshire Middle School. It has 13 schools and 7,217 students.
By race and ethnicity, Berkshire Middle School is 72% White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. The White share in Oakland County as a whole is similar, at about 69%. Berkshire Middle School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.0 students per teacher. Middle schools in Michigan average about 17.5:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 19% of students. Among public schools in Oakland County, the average eligibility rate is 32%.
The allk12 Grade for Berkshire Middle School is A. Compared with Michigan public middle schools, the school scored higher than 87% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Berkshire Middle School, the prediction is 57.7% and the result is 62.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Oakland County show that median household income is about $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Berkshire Middle School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County, which together enroll about 169,926 students.
The closest public school to Berkshire Middle School is Ernest W Seaholm High School, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 62.0% average proficiency ranks 5th among 6 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Berkshire Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 710 in 2020-21 to 695 in 2024-25, a change of 15 students.
To ask about school safety, transportation, and start times, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Birmingham Public Schools
- Wylie E Groves High SchoolHigh · 1,108 students
- Ernest W Seaholm High SchoolHigh · 1,081 students
- Birmingham Covington SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- Derby Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Pierce Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- West Maple Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
Other schools in BEVERLY HILLS
- Wylie E Groves High SchoolHigh · 1,108 students
- Beverly Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Greenfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
Other Berkshire Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Berkshire Middle. Berkshire Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Berkshire Middle SchoolGalena, OH · 883 students
- Berkshire Middle SchoolBurton, OH · 388 students
Nearby schools
- Ernest W Seaholm High School1.0 mi · 1,081
- Wylie E Groves High School1.1 mi · 1,108
- Bingham Farms Elementary School1.2 mi · 362
- Beverly Elementary School1.7 mi · 296
- Quarton Elementary1.9 mi · 371
- Birmingham Covington School2.1 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About Berkshire Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Berkshire Middle School?
Berkshire Middle School enrolls approximately 695 students in grades 06-08.
Is Berkshire Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Berkshire Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Berkshire Middle School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Berkshire Middle School.
How diverse is Berkshire Middle School?
Berkshire Middle School reports a student body of 72% White, 5% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Berkshire Middle School?
Berkshire Middle School is overseen by Birmingham Public Schools in Oakland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.