East Middle at PRBerry

Set in Youngstown, Ohio, East Middle at PRBerry is a tight-knit 6-8 campus, operated by Youngstown City. It caters to 298 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so East Middle at PRBerry sits 38% smaller than that benchmark.

East Middle at PRBerry is one of 14 schools operated by Youngstown City, a district that caters to 4,004 students overall.

Demographically, East Middle at PRBerry lists that the most-represented group is Black (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 35% Hispanic, 9% White, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Mahoning County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, East Middle at PRBerry has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, census data for Mahoning County shows median household earnings sit near $56,942, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. East Middle at PRBerry is one of 77 public schools in Mahoning County (combined enrollment of about 27,927 students).

M L King Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. East Middle at PRBerry's enrollment has edged up 27% since 2018, when it stood at 234 (now 298). Hispanic enrollment moved from 45% to 35% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the East Middle at PRBerry community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.