Berkley Street School

As a moderately sized primary school in NEW MILFORD, New Jersey, Berkley Street School instructs 415 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under New Milford Public School District.

New Milford Public School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,998 students; Berkley Street School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Berkley Street School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 31% White, 23% Asian, 10% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Berkley Street School lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Berkley Street School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Bergen County put median household earnings sit near $124,884, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), Berkley Street School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Roosevelt School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Berkley Street School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 61.2%.

Berkley Street School operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Berkley Street School's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 426 (now 415). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 26% to 34% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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