Berkner High School

Public 9-12

 1600 E Spring Vly Rd
       Richardson, TX  75081-5399


(469) 593-7000

District: Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1398th of 1,961 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,152 Help


Feeder schools for Berkner High School:

Elementary:    Audelia Creek Elementary
    Big Springs Elementary
    Dartmouth Elementary
    Forestridge Elementary
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Middle:    Apollo J H
    Liberty J H

Student/teacher ratio:  12.4 Help
Number of students:  2,290

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
37.1%
African American:
28.7%
White:
16.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  64% Help


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Compare Details Berkner High School ranks worse than 71.3% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks last among 4 ranked high schools in the Richardson Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.48. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Berkner High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Berkner High School has the smallest high school student body size in the Richardson Independent School District (Isd). Student population at Berkner High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (37.1%), African American (28.7%), White (16.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 64% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Richardson Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Berkner High School is 12.4, which is the lowest among 4 high schools in the Richardson Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Berkner High School is $10,152, which is the highest among 4 high schools in the Richardson Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Berkner High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Berkner High School 1398th of 1961 Texas public high schools. (See Berkner High School in the ranking list.)

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Richardson Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Richardson Independent School District (Isd) 383rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Berkner High School

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Rank History for all students at Berkner High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 60.69 645th 1427 54.8%
2005 62.43 573rd 1429 59.9%
2006 68.68 427th 1430 70.1%
2007 68.42 462nd 1497 69.1%
2008 70.86 365th 1510 75.8%
2009 74.33 256th 1539 83.4%
2010 69.63 385th 1568 75.4%
2011 71.26 362nd 1672 78.3%
2012 65.09 418th 1603 73.9%
2013 63.90 522nd 1652 68.4%
2014 59.27 671st 1734 61.3%
2015 51.64 936th 1743 46.3%
2016 50.80 936th 1762 46.9%
2017 53.83 667th 1777 62.5%
2018 54.37 685th 1797 61.9%
2019 47.44 930th 1857 49.9%
2021 41.82 1083rd 1861 41.8%
2022 35.57 1221st 1876 34.9%
2023 29.48 1398th 1961 28.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Berkner High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.35 435th 582 25.3%
2019 41.21 348th 604 42.4%
2021 65.23 154th 588 73.8%
2022 35.43 424th 664 36.1%
2023 29.13 499th 677 26.3%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Berkner High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.30 321st 1113 71.2%
2019 32.73 759th 1136 33.2%
2021 35.27 756th 1195 36.7%
2022 26.09 951st 1278 25.6%
2023 21.14 1126th 1371 17.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Berkner High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.43 332nd 1347 75.4%
2019 63.78 285th 1357 79.0%
2021 45.09 644th 1382 53.4%
2022 46.88 600th 1418 57.7%
2023 41.41 774th 1478 47.6%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Berkner High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.60 633rd 1794 64.7%
2019 46.39 910th 1818 49.9%
2021 44.26 983rd 1848 46.8%
2022 38.62 1107th 1847 40.1%
2023 30.08 1367th 1897 27.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Berkner High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.18 821st 1781 53.9%
2019 44.91 1033rd 1798 42.5%
2021 41.58 1073rd 1815 40.9%
2022 33.96 1231st 1841 33.1%
2023 29.09 1348th 1891 28.7%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Berkner High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.21 748th 1137 34.2%
2019 49.85 779th 1145 32.0%
2021 62.94 558th 1177 52.6%
2022 55.54 693rd 1172 40.9%
2023 51.71 787th 1182 33.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Berkner High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.71 683rd 1784 61.7%
2019 36.80 1142nd 1810 36.9%
2021 38.70 1059th 1829 42.1%
2022 33.57 1206th 1837 34.3%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for At Risk Students!

Rank History for Male students at Berkner High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.78 704th 1803 61.0%
2019 46.08 926th 1824 49.2%
2021 39.13 1085th 1840 41.0%
2022 34.00 1210th 1853 34.7%
2023 27.18 1399th 1913 26.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Berkner High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.37 386th 486 20.6%
2019 15.29 434th 487 10.9%
2021 11.61 446th 488 8.6%
2022 18.04 444th 507 12.4%
2023 11.86 471st 525 10.3%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Berkner High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.33 331st 1013 67.3%
2019 49.45 430th 1024 58.0%
2021 44.74 489th 1020 52.1%
2022 36.37 590th 1031 42.8%
2023 35.39 639th 1069 40.2%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Berkner High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.45 629th 1691 62.8%
2019 49.87 776th 1714 54.7%
2021 40.41 1019th 1743 41.5%
2022 32.19 1206th 1762 31.6%
2023 24.29 1418th 1820 22.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Berkner High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.70 584th 1539 62.1%
2019 46.63 818th 1526 46.4%
2021 46.59 818th 1510 45.8%
2022 38.83 959th 1525 37.1%
2023 32.18 1111th 1576 29.5%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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by a student
Saturday, November 27, 2021

Open Quote Pretty um, to put it bluntly... rad. I got placed in the highest orchestra there, Allen's orchestras are intense (I went there for 2 years). Berkner's was pretty cough lit, played American Reel, a really complicated really cool sounding song. The popular people in Allen would not like it at Berkner cause they're snooty and turn up their noses at anything less than Erikson middle school or the new Lowery Freshman center building if ya know what I'm saying. Berkner was my favorite high school, I came out of my shell there and made a lot of short term acquaintances, thank God for Collin College amiright (people are nicer in general at College) . But between Allen and Berkner, Berkner wins by a landslide. More than a nose. The people there were cool and I actually enjoyed going there, there are always the snakes no matter what school but the majority of the people were cool👍🏻 Oh yeah, the teachers. They were cool too, they seem happier than the ones at Allen tbh Close Quote


by a student
Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Open Quote I graduated from Berkner in 2010 and i have to say to this day I brag about my high school experience. The exposure, diversity, academics, sports, arts, and social life was something worth writing home about. One of the best schools in the country hands down. Close Quote


by a student
Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Open Quote I wish I could have gotten a better education. The worst part is the students, they are incredibly ill mannered. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Berkner High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 2305 202 244 90 9 n/a n/a 0 2850
1989 2116 201 243 77 6 n/a n/a 0 2643
1990 1850 178 253 67 6 n/a n/a 0 2354
1991 1733 158 280 72 8 n/a n/a 0 2251
1992 1637 169 299 87 8 n/a n/a 0 2200
1993 1569 167 325 108 5 n/a n/a 0 2174
1994 1471 171 307 91 2 n/a n/a 0 2042
1995 1377 175 347 113 2 n/a n/a 0 2014
1996 1377 175 347 113 2 n/a n/a 0 2014
1997 1390 179 373 133 2 n/a n/a 0 2077
1998 1385 190 367 137 6 n/a n/a 0 2085
1999 1334 207 393 141 7 n/a n/a 0 2082
2000 1307 235 397 139 10 n/a n/a 0 2088
2001 1351 249 415 171 5 n/a n/a 0 2191
2002 1249 328 420 239 5 n/a n/a 0 2241
2003 1249 328 420 239 5 n/a n/a 0 2241
2004 1152 342 419 258 8 n/a n/a 0 2179
2005 1015 379 427 291 9 n/a n/a 0 2121
2006 1217 652 578 472 10 n/a n/a 0 2929
2007 1089 732 531 528 12 n/a n/a 0 2892
2008 976 768 479 562 12 n/a n/a 0 2797
2009 902 804 459 580 10 n/a n/a 0 2755
2010 818 815 458 624 12 n/a n/a 0 2727
2011 729 739 415 708 13 9 83 0 2696
2012 686 744 418 705 6 5 75 0 2639
2013 634 731 397 723 16 4 67 0 2572
2014 568 737 389 757 11 4 62 0 2528
2015 553 730 364 761 11 2 73 0 2494
2016 522 712 351 801 8 1 72 0 2467
2017 519 716 361 874 5 1 74 0 2550
2018 508 730 364 955 7 3 75 0 2642
2019 484 721 360 972 5 4 75 0 2621
2020 449 676 375 952 5 2 76 0 2535
2021 408 675 332 936 4 3 71 0 2429
2022 416 707 316 879 1 2 73 0 2394
2023 388 658 312 850 4 2 76 0 2290

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Berkner High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2850 150.0 19.0 n/a
1989 2643 n/a n/a n/a
1990 2354 133.0 17.6 n/a
1991 2251 133.4 16.8 n/a
1992 2200 124.0 17.7 2.9
1993 2174 128.0 17.0 3.7
1994 2042 119.5 17.1 3.2
1995 2014 123.2 16.3 5.3
1996 2014 123.2 16.3 5.3
1997 2077 125.8 16.5 6.5
1998 2085 129.9 16.1 7.8
1999 2082 129.6 16.1 12.7
2000 2088 134.0 15.6 17
2001 2191 135.3 16.2 17.1
2002 2241 130.7 17.1 20
2003 2241 130.7 17.1 20
2004 2179 135.4 16.1 21.9
2005 2121 140.5 15.1 24
2006 2929 173.4 16.9 32.5
2007 2892 163.8 17.7 33.7
2008 2797 181.3 15.4 34.7
2009 2755 178.7 15.4 37.2
2010 2727 180.3 15.1 44.2
2011 2696 183.3 14.7 48.5
2012 2639 181.2 14.5 48.1
2013 2572 179.2 14.3 49.6
2014 2528 176.7 14.3 51.5
2015 2494 174.0 14.3 52.6
2016 2467 169.0 14.5 54.6
2017 2550 168.6 15.1 52.2
2018 2642 174.7 15.1 52.8
2019 2621 174.9 14.9 55.1
2020 2535 181.5 13.9 59.4
2021 2429 180.1 13.4 59.7
2022 2394 187.1 12.7 58.2
2023 2290 184.5 12.4 64

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Berkner High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2850 150.0 19.0 n/a
1989 2643 n/a n/a n/a
1990 2354 133.0 17.6 n/a
1991 2251 133.4 16.8 n/a
1992 2200 124.0 17.7 2.9
1993 2174 128.0 17.0 3.7
1994 2042 119.5 17.1 3.2
1995 2014 123.2 16.3 5.3
1996 2014 123.2 16.3 5.3
1997 2077 125.8 16.5 6.5
1998 2085 129.9 16.1 7.8
1999 2082 129.6 16.1 12.7
2000 2088 134.0 15.6 17
2001 2191 135.3 16.2 17.1
2002 2241 130.7 17.1 20
2003 2241 130.7 17.1 20
2004 2179 135.4 16.1 21.9
2005 2121 140.5 15.1 24
2006 2929 173.4 16.9 32.5
2007 2892 163.8 17.7 33.7
2008 2797 181.3 15.4 34.7
2009 2755 178.7 15.4 37.2
2010 2727 180.3 15.1 44.2
2011 2696 183.3 14.7 48.5
2012 2639 181.2 14.5 48.1
2013 2572 179.2 14.3 49.6
2014 2528 176.7 14.3 51.5
2015 2494 174.0 14.3 52.6
2016 2467 169.0 14.5 54.6
2017 2550 168.6 15.1 52.2
2018 2642 174.7 15.1 52.8
2019 2621 174.9 14.9 55.1
2020 2535 181.5 13.9 59.4
2021 2429 180.1 13.4 59.7
2022 2394 187.1 12.7 58.2
2023 2290 184.5 12.4 64

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Berkner High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $504 (5.7%) $8,357 (94.3%) $8,861
2020 $501 (5.5%) $8,536 (94.5%) $9,037
2021 $624 (6.1%) $9,528 (93.9%) $10,152

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Berkner High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 930th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1398th of 1961 High schools
 21.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Berkner High School)428
 34%
   End of Course Algebra I (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))6735
 32%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Berkner High School)6244
 18%
   End of Course Biology (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))6758
 9%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Berkner High School)5140
 11%
   End of Course English I Reading (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))5851
 7%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Berkner High School)5148
 3%
   End of Course English II Reading (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))5658
 2%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Berkner High School)6864
 4%
   End of Course U.S. History (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))7774
 3%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students26212290
 12.6%
African American721658
 8.7%
American Indian54
 20%
Asian360312
 13.3%
Hispanic972850
 12.6%
Pacific Islander42
 50%
White484388
 19.8%
Two or More Races7576
 1.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients55.1%64%
 8.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Berkner High School

Berkner High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Audelia Creek Elementary
Elementary : Big Springs Elementary
Elementary : Dartmouth Elementary
Elementary : Forestridge Elementary
Elementary : Jess Harben Elementary
Elementary : Mark Twain Elementary
Elementary : O Henry Elementary
Elementary : Richardson Terrace Elementary
Elementary : Richland Elementary
Elementary : Springridge Elementary
Elementary : Yale Elementary
Middle : Apollo J H
Middle : Liberty J H

Berkner High School ranks 1398th of 1961 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Berkner High School are 37% Hispanic, 29% African American, 17% White, 14% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,290 students attended Berkner High School.


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