Berkley Community School

Summary:

Berkley Community School is an elementary school located in Berkley, Massachusetts, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 479 students. The school is part of the Berkley District, which is ranked 88 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Berkley Community School has consistently performed above the state average in MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, 51.72% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 39.17%, and 52.6% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 40.91%. The school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is particularly noteworthy, ranking 30th out of 760 Massachusetts elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's performance for special education and disabled students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Berkley Community School generally outperforms the nearby schools in academic metrics, such as MCAS proficiency rates. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Berkley Community School's ELA proficiency rate of 51.72% was significantly higher than the rates of nearby schools like Chace Street (32.35%), Freetown Elementary School (50.56%), and George R. Austin Intermediate School (41.91%). The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 235th out of 938 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2016-2017 (4-star rating) to 646th out of 926 schools in 2013-2014 (2-star rating). In the most recent 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 287th out of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools, with a 3-star rating.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 59 South Main Street
       Berkley, MA  02779


(508) 822-9550

District: Berkley

SchoolDigger Rank:
287th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,021 Help


Students who attend Berkley Community School usually attend:

Middle:    Berkley Middle School
High:    Somerset Berkley Regional High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.3 Help
Number of students:  471

Racial breakdown:

White:
88.5%
Two or more races:
5.3%
Hispanic:
4.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  15.8% Help


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Compare Details Berkley Community School ranks better than 68.7% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.12. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (88.5%), two or more races (5.3%), Hispanic (4%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Berkley Community School is 12.3. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Berkley Community School is $14,021.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Berkley Community School:

SchoolDigger ranks Berkley Community School 287th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Berkley Community School in the ranking list.)

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Berkley:

SchoolDigger ranks Berkley 88th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Berkley Community School

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Rank History for all students at Berkley Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 22.44 708th 884 19.9%
2004 26.69 675th 882 23.5%
2005 42.08 538th 887 39.3%
2006 36.70 619th 911 32.1%
2007 47.80 529th 911 41.9%
2008 36.02 632nd 908 30.4%
2009 41.64 585th 909 35.6%
2010 45.49 576th 920 37.4%
2011 54.45 465th 924 49.7%
2012 64.55 371st 930 60.1%
2013 51.96 497th 928 46.4%
2014 35.41 646th 926 30.2%
2015 50.30 492nd 914 46.2%
2016 61.91 371st 932 60.2%
2017 73.78 235th 938 74.9%
2018 65.71 330th 934 64.7%
2019 67.36 310th 942 67.1%
2021 60.46 387th 936 58.7%
2022 42.74 537th 932 42.4%
2023 59.09 391st 928 57.9%
2024 69.12 287th 916 68.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Berkley Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.44 476th 886 46.3%
2019 43.50 528th 896 41.1%
2021 48.63 432nd 894 51.7%
2022 23.23 763rd 905 15.7%
2023 27.10 529th 703 24.8%
2024 58.05 236th 731 67.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Berkley Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.80 268th 685 60.9%
2019 55.24 291st 700 58.4%
2021 65.30 178th 705 74.8%
2022 35.97 530th 772 31.3%
2023 55.66 309th 757 59.2%
2024 89.17 30th 760 96.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Berkley Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.55 390th 893 56.3%
2019 69.66 256th 902 71.6%
2021 58.55 375th 898 58.2%
2022 43.29 521st 901 42.2%
2023 68.96 277th 887 68.8%
2024 65.50 305th 886 65.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Berkley Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.28 160th 656 75.6%
2019 55.36 237th 665 64.4%
2021 46.82 289th 632 54.3%
2022 25.33 533rd 672 20.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Berkley Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.92 254th 898 71.7%
2019 61.06 354th 907 61.0%
2021 61.01 358th 904 60.4%
2022 42.41 522nd 908 42.5%
2023 47.11 475th 896 47.0%
2024 68.07 285th 891 68.0%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Berkley Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 60.28 383rd 925 58.6%
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Rank History for White students at Berkley Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.52 362nd 772 53.1%
2019 55.17 356th 780 54.4%
2021 45.45 431st 765 43.7%
2022 28.89 590th 764 22.8%
2023 46.87 422nd 762 44.6%
2024 53.97 351st 753 53.4%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Berkley Community School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 571 8 1 9 0 n/a n/a 0 589
1991 626 6 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 638
1992 655 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 666
1993 714 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 720
1994 745 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 750
1995 807 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 812
1996 807 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 812
1997 823 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 829
1998 864 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 870
1999 811 8 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 821
2000 930 8 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 939
2001 895 11 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 909
2002 558 2 0 0 3 n/a n/a 0 563
2003 558 2 0 0 3 n/a n/a 0 563
2004 577 0 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 578
2005 574 3 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 578
2006 554 4 0 7 0 n/a n/a 13 578
2007 565 4 0 7 0 n/a n/a 10 586
2008 539 3 1 6 0 n/a n/a 11 560
2009 518 4 1 8 0 0 10 0 541
2010 495 5 1 4 0 0 8 0 513
2011 479 4 0 7 0 0 6 0 496
2012 478 5 0 5 0 0 6 0 494
2013 482 3 0 6 0 0 7 0 498
2014 498 3 1 6 0 0 5 0 513
2015 471 2 0 6 0 0 7 0 486
2016 497 2 1 6 0 0 13 0 519
2017 516 0 1 5 0 0 15 0 537
2018 503 2 1 5 1 0 17 0 529
2019 468 2 1 7 1 1 17 0 497
2020 485 3 3 7 1 1 22 0 522
2021 431 5 4 11 1 1 22 0 475
2022 420 5 2 12 1 1 23 0 464
2023 430 6 2 18 1 1 21 0 479
2024 417 9 0 19 1 0 25 0 471

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Berkley Community School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 589 n/a n/a n/a
1991 638 n/a n/a n/a
1992 666 n/a n/a n/a
1993 720 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 750 n/a n/a n/a
1995 812 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 812 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 829 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 870 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 821 n/a 0.0 9.4
2000 939 n/a 0.0 9.3
2001 909 n/a 0.0 9.4
2002 563 n/a n/a 4.3
2003 563 n/a n/a 4.3
2004 578 39.5 14.6 3.6
2005 578 36.1 16.0 2.2
2006 578 37.1 15.6 4.4
2007 586 40.0 14.7 4.9
2008 560 33.8 16.6 6.7
2009 541 35.0 15.5 6.5
2010 513 35.2 14.5 7.2
2011 496 34.0 14.5 10.1
2012 494 36.0 13.6 12.8
2013 498 34.7 14.3 14.9
2014 513 36.1 14.2 13.8
2015 486 35.0 13.8 15.8
2016 519 34.0 15.2 n/a
2017 537 37.0 14.5 n/a
2018 529 33.7 15.6 n/a
2019 497 34.7 14.3 n/a
2020 522 34.7 15.0 n/a
2021 475 37.0 12.8 n/a
2022 464 40.4 11.4 n/a
2023 479 37.2 12.8 n/a
2024 471 37.9 12.3 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Berkley Community School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 589 n/a n/a n/a
1991 638 n/a n/a n/a
1992 666 n/a n/a n/a
1993 720 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 750 n/a n/a n/a
1995 812 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 812 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 829 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 870 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 821 n/a 0.0 9.4
2000 939 n/a 0.0 9.3
2001 909 n/a 0.0 9.4
2002 563 n/a n/a 4.3
2003 563 n/a n/a 4.3
2004 578 39.5 14.6 3.6
2005 578 36.1 16.0 2.2
2006 578 37.1 15.6 4.4
2007 586 40.0 14.7 4.9
2008 560 33.8 16.6 6.7
2009 541 35.0 15.5 6.5
2010 513 35.2 14.5 7.2
2011 496 34.0 14.5 10.1
2012 494 36.0 13.6 12.8
2013 498 34.7 14.3 14.9
2014 513 36.1 14.2 13.8
2015 486 35.0 13.8 15.8
2016 519 34.0 15.2 n/a
2017 537 37.0 14.5 n/a
2018 529 33.7 15.6 n/a
2019 497 34.7 14.3 n/a
2020 522 34.7 15.0 n/a
2021 475 37.0 12.8 n/a
2022 464 40.4 11.4 n/a
2023 479 37.2 12.8 n/a
2024 471 37.9 12.3 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Berkley Community School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $442 (3.6%) $11,990 (96.4%) $12,432
2020 $456 (3.7%) $11,722 (96.3%) $12,178
2021 $621 (4.4%) $13,400 (95.6%) $14,021

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Berkley Community School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 310th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 391st of 928 Elementary schools
 9.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Berkley Community School)6755.9
 11.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Berkley)6755.9
 11.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Berkley Community School)4657
 11%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Berkley)4657
 11%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Berkley Community School)7043
 27%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Berkley)6842.7
 25.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Berkley Community School)6331.4
 31.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Berkley)6131.5
 29.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Berkley Community School)6949.7
 19.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Berkley)5747.6
 9.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Berkley Community School)5444.7
 9.3%
   All Grades Mathematics (Berkley)5442.8
 11.2%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students497479
 3.6%
African American26
 200%
American Indian11
Asian12
 100%
Hispanic718
 157.1%
Pacific Islander11
White468430
 8.1%
Two or More Races1721
 23.5%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 471 students attended Berkley Community School.

Students at Berkley Community School are 89% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Berkley Community School ranks 287th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Berkley Community School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Berkley Middle School
High : Somerset Berkley Regional High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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