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Berkeley Middle

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Berkeley Middle ranks 124 th of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 70% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Berkeley Middle is a public middle school located in Williamsburg, Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 665 students. It is part of the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools district, which is ranked 39 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Berkeley Middle consistently ranks in the top 35% of Virginia middle schools, with impressive performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests, particularly in Geometry and Algebra I, where 8th-grade students achieve 100% proficiency, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. The school's reading and English proficiency rates are also consistently higher than the district and state, with 8th-grade reading proficiency reaching 81.08% in 2024-2025. However, the school's performance in mathematics is more mixed, with 6th-grade math proficiency at 79.45% but 8th-grade math proficiency dropping to 37.7% in 2024-2025.

While Berkeley Middle has a diverse student population, with a significant percentage of minority students, the school's White student population performs exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5.5% of Virginia middle schools for this subgroup. The school faces challenges in supporting the academic success of economically disadvantaged and minority students, as well as addressing the rising chronic absenteeism rate, which has increased from 10.1% in 2022-2023 to 15.7% in 2023-2024. When compared to other middle schools in the district, Berkeley Middle generally outperforms Toano Middle and James Blair Middle, but lags behind the higher-performing Lois Hornsby Middle and Queens Lake Middle (a magnet school).

666

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,250

Per pupil spending ?

65%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1118 Ironbound Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23185

(757) 229-8051

District: Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

Students who attend Berkeley Middle usually attend:

High:

Lafayette High

Feeder schools for Berkeley Middle:

Elementary:	Laurel Lane Elementary
	Matthew Whaley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.8%

African American:

19.2%

Hispanic:

17.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (77% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Virginia median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg75%

Virginia avg69%

124^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Virginia Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

39^th of 129Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	124 of 419	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	149 of 417	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	130 of 422	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	145 of 415	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	145 of 419	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	223 of 424	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	327 of 413	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.7	261 of 415	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.2	273 of 409	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.1	198 of 412	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.4	195 of 416	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.2	156 of 416	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.8	171 of 413	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.1	130 of 413	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.3	98 of 408	76.0%	★★★★☆
2009	52.9	169 of 390	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.2	100 of 391	74.4%	★★★★☆
2007	64.4	101 of 387	73.9%	★★★★☆
2006	65.5	87 of 383	77.3%	★★★★☆
2005	69.7	94 of 340	72.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	226 of 297	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	181 of 299	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	175 of 298	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	61.8	92 of 281	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	101 of 278	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	127 of 403	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	164 of 407	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	118 of 411	71.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	134 of 279	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	173 of 272	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	156 of 275	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	216 of 403	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	230 of 402	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	123 of 404	69.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	127 of 407	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	135 of 409	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	36 of 130	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	27 of 123	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	46 of 114	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	79 of 244	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	137 of 237	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	162 of 231	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	22 of 400	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	15 of 396	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	13 of 402	96.8%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)94th percentile+24 vs school

Military Connected (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2024)67th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-24 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I99%+5 vs state

Civics and Economics84%+10 vs state

English Reading81%+8 vs state

Science77%+12 vs state

Mathematics59%+3 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, April 9, 2016

This school is very good. The rezoning changed its demographics and brought lower achieving students in, but if your child is a good student, they will learn from the very excellent teachers in this school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)		SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL Civics and Economics (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	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Berkeley Middle	Public	6-8	1118 Ironbound Rd	Williamsburg	23185	Williamsburg city	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 229-8051	666	46	14.6	65.0%	332 (49.8%)	128 (19.2%)	117 (17.6%)	21 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.2%)	68.6	124^th of 419 public middle schools	70.4%		64.8	149^th of 417 public middle schools	64.3%	25	100.0	100.0	98.7	79.5	54.1	37.7	77.4	83.2	77.4	81.1	84.0	$9,250	$348	$8,903
James Blair Middle	Public	6-8	101 Longhill Road	Williamsburg	23185	Williamsburg city	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 603-6400	505	38	13.2	65.1%	238 (47.1%)	85 (16.8%)	124 (24.6%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.5%)	50.4	220^th of 419 public middle schools	47.5%		53.3	212^th of 417 public middle schools	49.2%	8	96.0	100.0	100.0	56.0	36.1	44.6	69.4	76.4	68.2	71.7	78.8	$10,251	$380	$9,871
Queens Lake Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	124 W Queens Dr	Williamsburg	23185	York County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 220-4080	554	42	13.2	31.9%	264 (47.7%)	107 (19.3%)	93 (16.8%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (12.5%)	74.5	90^th of 419 public middle schools	78.5%		72.9	93^rd of 417 public middle schools	77.7%	3	97.7	100.0	100.0	66.4	55.6	70.1	76.2	84.7	83.1	87.8	83.4	$9,841	$365	$9,476
Lois Hornsby Middle	Public	6-8	850 Jolly Pond Road	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 565-9400	805	55	14.6	34.3%	433 (53.8%)	158 (19.6%)	123 (15.3%)	29 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.7%)	72.1	105^th of 419 public middle schools	74.9%		69.5	117^th of 417 public middle schools	71.9%	12	100.0	100.0	100.0	66.5	51.8	60.1	77.9	80.8	85.4	83.0	84.6	$8,568	$315	$8,253
Toano Middle	Public	6-8	7817 Richmond Road	Toano	23168	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 566-4251	704	46	15.1	32.0%	409 (58.1%)	114 (16.2%)	85 (12.1%)	12 (1.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (11.1%)	58.2	187^th of 419 public middle schools	55.4%		69.8	116^th of 417 public middle schools	72.2%	71	90.5	96.4	94.7	71.2	56.0	51.6	69.6	83.0	81.4	73.1	69.9	$8,913	$423	$8,490
Peasley Middle	Public	6-8	2885 Hickory Fork Road	Gloucester	23061	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 693-1499	565	47	12.1	65.3%	438 (77.5%)	35 (6.2%)	46 (8.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	66.7	134^th of 419 public middle schools	68.0%		71	107^th of 417 public middle schools	74.3%	27	97.3	100.0	100.0	74.8	60.5	78.4	73.5	79.9	72.8	81.1	74.5	$7,368	$308	$7,060
Yorktown Middle	Public	6-8	11201 Geo Wash Mem Hwy	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0360	717	41	17.4	37.1%	433 (60.4%)	91 (12.7%)	75 (10.5%)	21 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	91 (12.7%)	65.7	138^th of 419 public middle schools	67.1%		61	169^th of 417 public middle schools	59.5%	31	89.1	100.0	93.5	77.4	57.5	46.7	76.1	77.5	80.1	81.2	78.7	$9,175	$638	$8,537
Ella J. FitzGerald Middle	Public	6-8	432 Industrial Park Dr	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 888-3300	988	64	15.1	98.2%	147 (14.9%)	473 (47.9%)	252 (25.5%)	28 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	82 (8.3%)	19.6	371^st of 419 public middle schools	11.5%		18.6	371^st of 417 public middle schools	11.0%		100.0	98.2	86.4	46.3	51.1	45.7	48.9	46.2	56.8	59.0	51.8	$8,937	$208	$8,729
Page Middle	Public	6-8	5198 TC Walker Rd	Gloucester	23061	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 693-2540	573	46	12.4	65.1%	435 (75.9%)	30 (5.2%)	53 (9.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.6%)	65.4	143^rd of 419 public middle schools	65.9%		68.6	121^st of 417 public middle schools	71.0%	22	97.1	100.0	100.0	68.2	70.1	75.0	67.8	74.6	81.3	78.5	72.7	$7,334	$334	$7,000
Mary Passage Middle	Public	6-8	400 Atkinson Way	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7600	931	64	15.3	97.9%	176 (18.9%)	478 (51.3%)	162 (17.4%)	19 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	88 (9.5%)	20.2	369^th of 419 public middle schools	11.9%		18	372^nd of 417 public middle schools	10.8%	3	80.0	98.6	86.9	53.8	36.1	32.0	53.4	61.6	57.8	57.5	55.7	$8,765	$679	$8,087

Frequently Asked Questions about Berkeley Middle

What high school do graduates of Berkeley Middle attend?

Students who attend Berkeley Middle usually go on to attend Lafayette High

What is the racial makeup of Berkeley Middle?

Students at Berkeley Middle are 50% White, 19% African American, 18% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Berkeley Middle in?

Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

Is Berkeley Middle a good school?

Berkeley Middle ranks 124^th of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Berkeley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 666 students attended Berkeley Middle.

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