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Berkley Community School

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Berkley Community School ranks 275 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

275^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Berkley Community School is an elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Berkley, MA, with 471 students. It is part of the Berkley school district, which is ranked 106 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Berkley Community School consistently outperforms the state average in MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments across all grades. In 2024-2025, the school had 52.53% of students proficient or better in ELA and 55.06% in Math, compared to the state averages of 41.53% and 40.74%, respectively. The school also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools for male students and special education students in ELA, and in the top 15% for low socioeconomic status students in Math. With a relatively high per-student spending of $14,021 in 2020-2021 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.3 in 2023-2024, Berkley Community School appears to be a well-resourced and effective school.

While Berkley Community School outperforms the state averages, some nearby schools like Freetown Elementary and North Elementary also demonstrate strong academic results, particularly in ELA, suggesting a relatively high-performing region for elementary education. The school's consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and its strengths in student achievement, subgroup support, and resource allocation indicate a well-functioning educational system in the area.

459

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,783

Per pupil spending ?

15.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

59 South Main Street
Berkley, MA 02779

(508) 822-9550

District: Berkley

Students who attend Berkley Community School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.5%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Massachusetts median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg48%

Massachusetts avg41%

275^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

106^th of 348Berkley among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	275 of 906	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	287 of 916	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	391 of 928	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	537 of 932	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.5	387 of 936	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	310 of 942	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	330 of 934	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.8	235 of 938	74.9%	★★★★☆
2016	61.9	371 of 932	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.3	492 of 914	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.4	646 of 926	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.0	497 of 928	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.5	371 of 930	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.4	465 of 924	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.5	576 of 920	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.6	585 of 909	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.0	632 of 908	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.8	529 of 911	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.7	619 of 911	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.1	538 of 887	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.7	675 of 882	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	22.4	708 of 884	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	25.3	533 of 672	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	289 of 632	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	237 of 665	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	160 of 656	75.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	345 of 869	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	305 of 886	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	277 of 887	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	521 of 901	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.5	375 of 898	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	256 of 902	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	390 of 893	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	114 of 736	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	30 of 760	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	55.7	309 of 757	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	530 of 772	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.3	178 of 705	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	291 of 700	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	268 of 685	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	205 of 884	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	285 of 891	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	475 of 896	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	522 of 908	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.0	358 of 904	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	354 of 907	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	254 of 898	71.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	187 of 717	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	236 of 731	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.1	529 of 703	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	763 of 905	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.6	432 of 894	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	528 of 896	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	476 of 886	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	60.3	383 of 925	58.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	328 of 737	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	351 of 753	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	422 of 762	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	590 of 764	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.5	431 of 765	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	356 of 780	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	362 of 772	53.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile-9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)59th percentile~ school

White (2025)55th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%+14 vs state

English Language Arts53%+11 vs state

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Schools Near Berkley Community School

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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)		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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
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
Dighton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1250 Somerset Avenue	Dighton	02715	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 669-4245	468	34	13.6		396 (84.6%)	13 (2.8%)	34 (7.3%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	44.1	514^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.3%		53.4	434^th of 916 public elementary schools	52.6%	80	52.4	33.0		41.6	43.9	32.0		37.3			$18,250
East Taunton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	58R Stevens Street	East Taunton	02718	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-1330	564	45	12.5		340 (60.3%)	123 (21.8%)	57 (10.1%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.6%)	46.3	494^th of 906 public elementary schools	45.5%		49.7	476^th of 916 public elementary schools	48.0%	18	43.2	45.3		44.2	32.4	41.5		36.9			$18,594
H H Galligan	Public	K-4	15 Sheridan Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-1295	286	25	11.6		102 (35.7%)	87 (30.4%)	69 (24.1%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (8.0%)	21.6	713^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.3%		19	752^nd of 916 public elementary schools	17.9%	39	34.0	16.7		25.3	25.5	29.2		27.4			$19,320
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	580 Whetstone Hill Road	Somerset	02726	Bristol County	Somerset	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 324-3170	471	37	12.8		397 (84.3%)	12 (2.5%)	28 (5.9%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.5%)	70.7	276^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.5%		48.6	488^th of 916 public elementary schools	46.7%	212	62.0	43.1	52.2	52.7	67.6	43.1	44.8	52.2	65.7	65.7	$19,556
Elizabeth Pole	Public	PK, KG-4	215 Harris Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-1260	635	47	13.4		276 (43.5%)	200 (31.5%)	101 (15.9%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (7.4%)	22	709^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.7%		21.1	729^th of 916 public elementary schools	20.4%	20	32.1	26.6		29.5	25.6	23.7		24.7			$17,618
James L. Mulcahey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	28 Clifford Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-1255	898	60	14.9		404 (45.0%)	271 (30.2%)	139 (15.5%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	67 (7.5%)	22	708^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.9%		12	834^th of 916 public elementary schools	9.0%	126	37.3	17.0		28.1	29.9	16.9		24.0			$16,961
Edmund Hatch Bennett	Public	K-4	47 North Walker Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-1245	313	24	13.2		184 (58.8%)	64 (20.4%)	44 (14.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	29.7	638^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.6%		19.4	747^th of 916 public elementary schools	18.4%	109	41.5	24.2		31.9	38.9	23.9		30.6			$18,780
Chace Street	Public	K-5	538 Chace Street	Somerset	02726	Bristol County	Somerset	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 324-3160	297	27	11.1		253 (85.2%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.7%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	53.8	415^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.2%		42.1	544^th of 916 public elementary schools	40.6%	129	54.0	36.5	48.0	46.1	55.1	19.2	44.0	39.1	50.0	50.0	$20,548
Freetown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	43 Bullock Road	East Freetown	02717	Bristol County	Freetown-Lakeville	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 763-5121	371	34	10.8		331 (89.2%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)								(n/a)	59.8			59.8	61.3			61.3			$18,022

Frequently Asked Questions about Berkley Community School

What is the racial makeup of Berkley Community School?

Students at Berkley Community School are 86% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Berkley Community School a good school?

Berkley Community School ranks 275^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Berkley Community School attend?

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

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

What district is Berkley Community School in?

Berkley

How many students attend Berkley Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Berkley Community School.

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