Summary:
Berkley, Massachusetts has two public schools serving grades PK–8—Berkley Community School (PK–4, 459 students) and Berkley Middle School (5–8, 374 students)—within the Berkley district, with no high school in this data set. The district is ranked 128 of 351 districts, at the 64th percentile with 3 stars, and total listed enrollment is 833 students. Free/reduced-lunch data is missing for both schools in 2024–2025, so economic context cannot be assessed here.
Berkley Middle School is the stronger school overall. It earned 4 stars in all three reported years and ranks 128 of 478, in the 73rd percentile, for 2025–2026. Its science and civics results are well above state: All Grades Science is 52.41% proficient vs 40.98% statewide, and All Grades Civics is 56.63% vs 39.77%. Eighth-grade results are especially strong—Science 65.06% vs 38.93% state, Civics 56.63% vs 39.77%, and ELA 59.04% vs 41.70%. Math is uneven by grade: 6th-grade Math is 61.32% vs 42.59% state, but 7th-grade Math is 21.98% vs 37.48%, and 5th-grade Math is 31.33% vs 39.50%.
Berkley Community School has strengths in 4th grade but a recent decline. It ranks 399 of 899, in the 56th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, down from the 70th percentile in 2024–2025. Fourth-grade Math is 54.12% vs 43.20% state, and 4th-grade ELA is 43.53% vs 37.43%. Third grade lags in math: 39.08% vs 42.19% state. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, elementary ELA fell from 52.53% to 43.02% and Math from 55.06% to 46.51%. The elementary school spends $14,021 per student vs $12,426 at the middle school, with a 14.1 vs 13.8 student-teacher ratio. Overall, the middle school is the higher-rated option, while the elementary school shows notable 4th-grade results but weaker 3rd-grade math and a sharp latest-year drop.
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