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What's the most underrated thing about Berea Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
757
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231001241
Berea Middle
151 Berea Middle School Road, Greenville, SC 29617 · (864) 355-1700 · Greenville County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of South Carolina public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 77%
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 | 255 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 254 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 248 | 33% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 67% · 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
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
17.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.7% | 17.4% |
| 2023-24 | 28.7% | 13.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Berea Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #198 of 249 ▲ 10 | #19 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #223 of 249 ▲ 5 | #19 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 757 | #89 of 256 | #15 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #93 of 241 | #3 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #91 of 241 | #12 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #62 of 81 | #4 of 7 |
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
757
-97 (-11%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 776
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 757 | 57 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 775 | 60.8 | 12.8:1 | 100% (775) |
| 2022-23 | 795 | 58.8 | 13.5:1 | 100% (795) |
| 2020-21 | 854 | 47 | 18.2:1 | 100% (854) |
| 2017-18 | 728 | 52 | 14.0:1 | 100% (728) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 47 | 13.6:1 | 83% (529) |
| 2010-11 | 766 | 49 | 15.6:1 | 84% (642) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 40 | 17.6:1 | 47% (332) |
| 1990-91 | 776 | 45 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berea Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (728 to 757); teachers up 10% (52 to 57).
About Berea Middle
Berea Middle sits in Greenville, South Carolina, and is classified as a middle school. It enrolled 757 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in South Carolina average about 622 students each.
Greenville 01 counts 89 schools and 78,776 students, including Berea Middle.
Roughly 50% of students at Berea Middle are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Black, 12% White, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 12%. Berea Middle's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Berea Middle, 57 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.3:1. That matches the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina fairly closely.
allk12 grades Berea Middle a D. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
County data help place the school in context: in Greenville County, the median household income is $76,932, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Greenville County has 109 public schools and roughly 89,863 students.
The closest public school to Berea Middle is Armstrong Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. Berea Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 11% from 2020-21, when Berea Middle had 854 students, to 2024-25, when it had 757. Students per teacher fell from 18.2 in 2020-21 to 13.3 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Berea Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Greenville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
548,166
Census ACS
Median income
$76,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
109
89,863 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenville 01
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- J. L. Mann High AcademyHigh · 2,013 students
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- Riverside HighHigh · 1,846 students
- Wade Hampton HighHigh · 1,790 students
Other schools in Greenville
- Cyber Academy of South CarolinaCombined · 3,280 students
- J. L. Mann High AcademyHigh · 2,013 students
- Wade Hampton HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Greenville Senior High AcademyHigh · 1,730 students
- Legacy Early CollegeCombined · 1,592 students
- Heron Virtual Academy of South CarolinaHigh · 1,439 students
Nearby schools
- Armstrong Elementary0.9 mi · 435
- Duncan Chapel Elementary1.6 mi · 619
- Lakeview Middle2.2 mi · 723
- Berea Elementary2.4 mi · 489
- Berea High2.7 mi · 1,250
- Cherrydale Elementary3.2 mi · 632
Frequently asked questions
About Berea MiddleHow many students attend Berea Middle?
Berea Middle enrolls approximately 757 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Berea Middle serve?
Berea Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Berea Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Berea Middle is approximately 13.3:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Berea Middle?
At Berea Middle, the student body is approximately 12% White, 50% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Berea Middle public or private?
Berea Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenville 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.