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If you could change one rule at Berkshire Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
883
Middle
DISTRICT 949 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLENTANGY LOCAL·NCES 390467605471
Berkshire Middle School
2869 S. Three B's & K Road, Galena, OH 43021 · (740) 657-5200 · Delaware County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL883 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Ohio public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
97 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 | 294 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 330 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 259 | 29% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
85.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.9pp since 2021
Math
86.2%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.9% | 86.2% |
| 2023-24 | 84.4% | 85.9% |
| 2022-23 | 86.8% | 87.6% |
| 2021-22 | 84.1% | 86.6% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
86.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 (86.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Middle School this school | 883 | 11.0% | 86.2% |
| Harmon Middle School Aurora | 689 | 8.6% | 87.6% |
| Sycamore Junior High School Cincinnati | 921 | 16.8% | 86.1% |
| Olentangy Liberty Middle School Powell | 1,005 | 6.4% | 90.5% |
| Willard Grizzell Middle School Dublin | 683 | 5.3% | 88.7% |
| Edwin H Greene Intermediate Middle School Cincinnati | 996 | 18.7% | 86.4% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Ohio | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #34 of 316 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #58 of 637 ▲ 3 | #6 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #42 of 637 ▲ 2 | #6 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #400 of 629 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 883 | #51 of 654 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #336 of 577 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #156 of 579 | #7 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.0% | #305 of 319 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #229 of 410 | #5 of 9 |
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
883
-258 (-23%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 883 | 51.1 | 17.3:1 | 11% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 867 | 49.1 | 17.7:1 | 10% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 1,298 | 60.2 | 21.6:1 | 4% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 1,141 | 57 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 984 | 57 | 17.3:1 | 5% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 996 | 55 | 18.1:1 | 6% (55) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berkshire Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (984 to 883); teachers down 10% (57 to 51.1).
About Berkshire Middle School
In Galena, Ohio, part of Delaware County, Berkshire Middle School is a middle-grades school. The school had 883 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Ohio is about 482, so this school runs 83% bigger than that.
Olentangy Local enrolls 24,133 students in 29 schools, including Berkshire Middle School.
A majority of students at Berkshire Middle School, 68%, are White. Other reported shares: 14% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 4% Hispanic. Delaware County's residents are about 80% White, 12 points above the school's share. Berkshire Middle School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 51.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.3:1. Middle schools in Ohio have a similar average ratio of 17.0:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Berkshire Middle School is 11%. It compares with 20% for public schools in Delaware County.
Measured against Ohio public middle schools, Berkshire Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Berkshire Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 86.2%; the prediction is 84.7%.
In the county around the school, Delaware County, median household income is about $133,540, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. A total of 59 public schools operate in Delaware County, serving about 44,100 students.
The next-closest public school is Johnnycake Corners Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Berkshire Middle School's average proficiency of 86.2% compares with 82.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 23%, from 1,141 to 883. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.0:1 in 2020-21, and 17.3:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Berkshire Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,834
Census ACS
Median income
$133,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
44,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Olentangy Local
- Orange High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- Olentangy Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Olentangy Berlin High SchoolHigh · 1,823 students
- Olentangy High SchoolHigh · 1,760 students
- Olentangy Orange Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,056 students
- Olentangy Shanahan Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,029 students
Other schools in Galena
- Johnnycake Corners Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Walnut Creek ElementaryElementary · 546 students
- Hylen Souders Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
Other Berkshire Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Berkshire Middle. Berkshire Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Berkshire Middle SchoolBurton, OH · 388 students
- Berkshire Middle SchoolBEVERLY HILLS, MI · 695 students
Nearby schools
- Johnnycake Corners Elementary School0.6 mi · 611
- Walnut Creek Elementary2.9 mi · 546
- Big Walnut Intermediate School3.3 mi · 663
- Arrowhead Elementary School3.4 mi · 648
- General Rosecrans Elementary3.7 mi · 296
- Peachblow Crossing Elementary3.8 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About Berkshire Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Berkshire Middle School?
Berkshire Middle School enrolls approximately 883 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Berkshire Middle School serve?
Berkshire Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Berkshire Middle School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Berkshire Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Berkshire Middle School?
Student demographics at Berkshire Middle School are roughly 68% White, 4% Hispanic, 6% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Berkshire Middle School in?
Berkshire Middle School is part of Olentangy Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.