Berkley

Berkley, MA has two schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade: Berkley Community School (PK–4, enrollment 459) and Berkley Middle School (5–8, enrollment 374), totaling 833 students in the Berkley district. There is no high school in this data set, so this covers only the PK–8 portion of the system. The district ranks 128th of 351 in Massachusetts, at the 64th percentile with 3 stars. Free/reduced-lunch percentages are not reported for either school, so economic context cannot be assessed.

Berkley Middle School is the standout, ranking 128 of 478 (73rd percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026 and holding 4 stars for each of the last three years. Its 8th grade is exceptionally strong: ELA 59.04% vs state 41.70%, science 65.06% vs 38.93%, and civics 56.63% vs 39.77%. All-grade science is 52.41% vs the state's 40.98%, and 6th-grade math is 61.32% vs 42.59%. Math is uneven, however: 7th grade is 21.98% vs 37.48% and 5th grade is 31.33% vs 39.50%, while 8th-grade math is 45.78% vs 41.67%.

Berkley Community School is more mixed. It fell to 399 of 899 (56th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026, down from the 70th percentile the prior year. All-grade ELA dropped from 52.53% to 43.02% and math from 55.06% to 46.51%. Its 4th grade remains a bright spot (math 54.12% vs 43.20%; ELA 43.53% vs 37.43%), though 3rd-grade math is below state at 39.08% vs 42.19%. The elementary school spent $14,021 per student in 2020–21 versus $12,426 at the middle school, with similar student-teacher ratios (14.1 vs 13.8).