Best Public Schools in Berkley, MA

Summary:

The city of Berkley, Massachusetts is home to two schools - Berkley Community School, an elementary school, and Berkley Middle School. Based on the available data, Berkley Middle School appears to be the standout performer in the district, with stronger rankings, ratings, and test scores compared to the elementary school.

Berkley Middle School is ranked 138 out of 484 Massachusetts middle schools and has a 4 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, while Berkley Community School is ranked 275 out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools and has a 3 out of 5 star rating. The middle school also has higher percentages of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to district and state averages.

Both schools have similar enrollment sizes, with Berkley Community School having 471 students and Berkley Middle School having 365 students. The schools also have comparable spending per student and student-teacher ratios, suggesting the Berkley district is allocating resources evenly across the two campuses.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Berkley Middle School	Public	5-8	21 North Main Street	Berkley	02779	Bristol County	Berkley	No	No	No	No	(508) 884-9434	374	27	13.8		342 (91.4%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	67.5	138^th of 484 public middle schools	71.5%		76.7	104^th of 493 public middle schools	78.9%	34			46.9	36.3	51.2	57.7	48.1			38.8	46.2	41.0	44.3	42.6	61.2	56.7	59.0	48.5	$15,102
Berkley Community School	Public	PK, KG-4	59 South Main Street	Berkley	02779	Bristol County	Berkley	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 822-9550	459	32	14.1		397 (86.5%)	8 (1.7%)	25 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	70.7	275^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.6%		69.1	287^th of 916 public elementary schools	68.7%	12	55.7	49.4					52.5	59.5	50.6					55.1					$16,783

Cities Near Berkley

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dighton	1.86 mi	3	189^th
East Taunton	3.67 mi	2	281^st
Taunton	3.87 mi	12	314^th
Somerset	4.83 mi	5	155^th
Lakeville	5.51 mi	4	134^th

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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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