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What's something BERRY MIDDLE does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
599
Middle
DISTRICT 840 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039007579
Berry Middle School
2675 BEAR DR, MESQUITE, TX 75181 · (972) 882-5850 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
445 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
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 | 189 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 213 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 197 | 33% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% | 39.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 51.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Berry Middle School
Berry Middle School's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Middle School this school | 599 | 74.3% | 39.4% |
| Palo Alto Middle School KILLEEN | 781 | 76.7% | 24.5% |
| Live Oak Ridge Middle School KILLEEN | 676 | 68.3% | 32.5% |
| G W Kennemer Middle School DALLAS | 795 | 79.7% | 37.4% |
| Odom Middle School BEAUMONT | 837 | 68.8% | 42.9% |
| H F Stevens Middle School CROWLEY | 723 | 80.9% | 31.0% |
Matched among Texas 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 Berry Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #968 of 1,635 | #43 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,064 of 1,670 ▼ 53 | #69 of 123 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,177 of 1,670 ▲ 67 | #60 of 123 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.0pp | #36 of 1,570 | #7 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #931 of 1,749 | #66 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #516 of 1,542 | #27 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #458 of 1,543 | #26 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #637 of 1,648 | #91 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.7% | #101 of 942 | #19 of 80 |
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
599
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 906
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 599 | 43.7 | 13.7:1 | 74% (445) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 42.3 | 14.1:1 | 80% (479) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 42.7 | 13.6:1 | 76% (440) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 43 | 14.3:1 | 68% (419) |
| 2017-18 | 904 | 55 | 16.4:1 | 72% (650) |
| 2015-16 | 905 | 52 | 17.4:1 | 71% (644) |
| 2010-11 | 799 | 51 | 15.7:1 | 55% (437) |
| 2000-01 | 906 | 52 | 17.4:1 | 10% (88) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berry Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (904 to 599); teachers down 20% (55 to 43.7).
About Berry Middle School
The public middle-grades school Berry Middle School is located in MESQUITE, Texas. A total of 599 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8.
MESQUITE ISD oversees Berry Middle School and 50 other schools, with 37,930 students in total.
Black students account for 50% of enrollment at Berry Middle School. Enrollment also includes 36% Hispanic, 9% White, and 2% multiracial. The school's Black share is 28 points above the 22% share among Dallas County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Berry Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
At Berry Middle School, 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.7:1. Middle schools in Texas average about 14.4:1, a similar figure. Roughly 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Berry Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.4% is 2.6 points below the 42.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Dallas County this way: median household income is about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Dallas County number 771 and enroll about 459,645.
The closest public school, Smith Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles from Berry Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Berry Middle School is 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 599, starting from 613.
Discussions about Berry Middle School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MESQUITE ISD
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Other schools in MESQUITE
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Other Berry Middle schools
One other US public school is named Berry Middle. Berry Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Berry Middle SchoolHoover, AL · 1,058 students
Nearby schools
- Smith Elementary School0.4 mi · 533
- Gentry Elementary School0.7 mi · 607
- Horn High School0.8 mi · 2,757
- Pirrung Elementary School1.0 mi · 407
- Rutherford Elementary School1.1 mi · 803
- Terry Middle School1.1 mi · 780
Frequently asked questions
About Berry Middle SchoolHow large is Berry Middle School?
Berry Middle School enrolls approximately 599 students in grades 06-08.
Is Berry Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Berry Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Berry Middle School have?
Berry Middle School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Berry Middle School?
Student demographics at Berry Middle School are roughly 9% White, 36% Hispanic, 50% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Berry Middle School in?
Berry Middle School is part of MESQUITE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.