Summary:
Berkley, MA has just one middle school — Berkley Middle School, serving grades 5 through 8 with 374 students — so the entire middle-school picture for the area rests on this single school, which is part of the Berkley district and is located at 21 North Main Street.
The good news is that Berkley Middle School performs above the state in most subjects, and its standout strength is science: 52.41% of students were proficient in 2025–2026 versus 40.98% statewide, and grade 8 science reached 65.06% — more than 26 points above the state. Grade 8 is strong across the board, beating the state in ELA (59.04% vs. 41.70%), math (45.78% vs. 41.67%), science, and civics (56.63% vs. 39.77%). Civics also showed the clearest improvement year over year, rising 8.18 points, though the district rose similarly, suggesting a broader trend. The school's rank history reflects this: 4 stars and 71st–79th percentile across three years, stronger than the district-level 3 stars and 64th percentile.
There are real weak spots to know about. Mathematics is uneven by grade: grade 6 math was outstanding at 61.32%, but grade 7 math was just 21.98% — 15.50 points below the state — and grade 5 math was 31.33% versus 39.50% statewide. Grade 5 is below the state in all three tested subjects (ELA, math, and science). Overall math was essentially at the state level (41.05% vs. 41.11%), and all-grade science did slip 6.56 points from the prior year while remaining a strength. Free/reduced lunch data is not available, so economic context can't be assessed; the student-teacher ratio is 13.8 and spending is $12,426 per student.
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