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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the BERKELEY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
695
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 283
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540006001222
Berkeley Heights Elementary School
726 Hack Wilson Way, Martinsburg, WV 25401 · (304) 263-3520 · Berkeley County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 250 | 36% |
| Kindergarten | 145 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 149 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 151 | 22% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 23% · 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
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
22.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
27.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all West Virginia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 28.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Berkeley Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia | In Berkeley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #197 of 350 | #7 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #310 of 348 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 695 | #8 of 417 | #3 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #282 of 285 | #17 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #14 of 286 | #4 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #157 of 260 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
695
+30 (+5%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 695 | 34.9 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 700 | 35.2 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 680 | 38.2 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 38 | 17.5:1 | 64% (427) |
| 2017-18 | 815 | 40.8 | 20.0:1 | 62% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 830 | 46 | 18.0:1 | 55% (453) |
| 2010-11 | 846 | 50 | 16.9:1 | 59% (503) |
| 2000-01 | 752 | 42 | 17.9:1 | 50% (378) |
| 1990-91 | 533 | 32 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berkeley Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (815 to 695); teachers down 15% (40.8 to 34.9).
About Berkeley Heights Elementary School
Berkeley Heights Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school serving families in Martinsburg, West Virginia. It offers pre-K through 2 and has 695 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in West Virginia enroll about 283 students on average.
The 32 schools in Berkeley County Schools enroll 20,006 students altogether, Berkeley Heights Elementary School among them.
White students are 59% of those enrolled at Berkeley Heights Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 17% multiracial, 15% Black, and 7% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Berkeley County's population at about 81%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in West Virginia average 12.9:1.
In Berkeley County, median household income comes to about $80,815, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Berkeley County counts 33 public schools with about 20,006 students.
Of the public schools around it, Berkeley Heights Elementary School is closest to Martinsburg High School, about 0.3 miles away. Berkeley Heights Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Berkeley Heights Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Small.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 695, from 665 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 19.9 students per teacher, compared with 17.5 in 2020-21.
People who know Berkeley Heights Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Berkeley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,514
Census ACS
Median income
$80,815
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
20,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Berkeley County Schools
- Musselman High SchoolHigh · 1,725 students
- Spring Mills High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Martinsburg High SchoolHigh · 1,505 students
- Hedgesville High SchoolHigh · 1,346 students
- Spring Mills Middle SchoolMiddle · 945 students
- Potomack Intermediate SchoolElementary · 871 students
Other schools in Martinsburg
- Spring Mills High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Martinsburg High SchoolHigh · 1,505 students
- Spring Mills Middle SchoolMiddle · 945 students
- Potomack Intermediate SchoolElementary · 871 students
- Martinsburg South Middle SchoolMiddle · 787 students
- Orchard View Intermediate SchoolElementary · 714 students
Nearby schools
- Martinsburg High School0.3 mi · 1,505
- Martinsburg South Middle School0.4 mi · 787
- Winchester Avenue Elementary School0.7 mi · 353
- Burke Street Elementary School1.0 mi · 158
- Rosemont Elementary School1.3 mi · 419
- Martinsburg North Middle School2.1 mi · 605
Frequently asked questions
About Berkeley Heights Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Berkeley Heights Elementary School?
Berkeley Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 695 students in grades PK-02.
What grades does Berkeley Heights Elementary School serve?
Berkeley Heights Elementary School serves grades PK-02.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Berkeley Heights Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Berkeley Heights Elementary School is approximately 19.9:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Berkeley Heights Elementary School?
At Berkeley Heights Elementary School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 7% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Berkeley Heights Elementary School public or private?
Berkeley Heights Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Berkeley County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.