Berkshire Middle School

Berkshire Middle School, a high-enrollment junior high in Galena, Ohio, one of the schools within Olentangy Local, hosts 883 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so Berkshire Middle School sits 83% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 29 schools in Olentangy Local (24,133 students total), Berkshire Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Berkshire Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 14% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 11% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Delaware County's rate of about 20%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Berkshire Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 84.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 86.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Delaware County indicate the typical household earns roughly $133,540 per year, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Delaware County's 59 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,100 students), Berkshire Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Johnnycake Corners Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Berkshire Middle School. On composite proficiency, Berkshire Middle School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 82.2%.

Berkshire Middle School operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Berkshire Middle School's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 984 (now 883). White enrollment moved from 77% to 68% across the same window.

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