Summary:
ZIP code 44021 covers Burton, Ohio, and is home to three public schools serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade — Berkshire Elementary (K–4, 517 students), Berkshire Middle School (5–8, 388 students), and Berkshire High School (9–12, 437 students) — all part of the Berkshire Local district, which ranks 301st of 773 Ohio districts, in the 61st percentile with 3 stars.
Comparing the three schools, the high school posts the strongest overall results, ranking in the 67th percentile with a 98.2% graduation rate, and all six reported End-of-Course subjects above the state average — including American Government at 81.9% versus the state's 71.6%. The middle school ranks in the 62nd percentile and stands out in Algebra I, with 100% proficiency in both recent years, along with 7th and 8th grade ELA and 8th grade science well above state. Its weak spot is 6th grade, where math fell to 48.0% and ELA to 50.0%, both below state. The elementary school ranks in the 54th percentile; 3rd grade math is its clear strength at 78.3% versus the state's 62.1%, while 4th grade math (64.8%) and ELA (58.3%) both sit below state.
One pattern worth noting for families: chronic absenteeism rises steadily by grade level — 10.1% at the elementary, 12.3% at the middle, and 18.9% at the high school, against a district rate of 13.3%. So the high school combines the strongest rankings with the highest absenteeism. Across all reported school-grade-subject records in 2025–2026, 15 of 21 were above the state average, with the high school above state on all six, so the district profile is solid overall, just uneven by grade band and building.
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