Berkshire Middle School

Located at 14155 Claridon Troy Rd, in Burton, Ohio, Berkshire Middle School is a tight-knit junior high that enrolls 388 students (grades 5 through 8), run under Berkshire Local.

Berkshire Local comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,372 students; Berkshire Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Berkshire Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school lists 2% multiracial. Compared to Geauga County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Berkshire Middle School lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Berkshire Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 37% of students at Berkshire Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Geauga County (around 21%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Berkshire Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 74.7%; this one delivers 66.7%.

In the area at large, Geauga County reports that the typical household earns roughly $107,860 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Geauga County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,939 students), Berkshire Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Berkshire Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Berkshire Middle School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Berkshire Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 68.8%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 450 students in 2018 compared to 388 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

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