Berkey School
1739 Victoria Ave
New Kensington PA, 15068, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-335-1713
Ranking: 
(1,914 out of 2,311, bottom 17%)*
(1,914 out of 2,311, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 5
School District: New Kensington-Arnold School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 308 | 307 | 311 | 320 | 348 | 332 | 332 | |||||||
| Grade 4: | 156 | 50.6% | 149 | 48.5% | 160 | 51.4% | 160 | 50.0% | 173 | 49.7% | 165 | 49.7% | 163 | 49.1% |
| Grade 5: | 152 | 49.4% | 153 | 49.8% | 151 | 48.6% | 160 | 50.0% | 174 | 50.0% | 167 | 50.3% | 169 | 50.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 5 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 162 | 52.6% | 164 | 53.4% | 169 | 54.3% | 153 | 47.8% | 146 | 42.0% | 138 | 41.6% | 160 | 48.2% |
| Female: | 146 | 47.4% | 143 | 46.6% | 142 | 45.7% | 167 | 52.2% | 149 | 42.8% | 141 | 42.5% | 135 | 40.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.9% | 6 | 2.0% | 10 | 3.2% | 6 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.7% | 7 | 2.1% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 65 | 21.1% | 91 | 29.6% | 102 | 32.8% | 75 | 23.4% | 86 | 24.7% | 93 | 28.0% | 103 | 31.0% |
| White: | 179 | 58.1% | 176 | 57.3% | 175 | 56.3% | 193 | 60.3% | 210 | 60.3% | 186 | 56.0% | 193 | 58.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 58 | 18.8% | 34 | 11.1% | 23 | 7.4% | 45 | 14.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 213 | 69.2% | 206 | 67.1% | 199 | 64.0% | 197 | 61.6% | 188 | 54.0% | 175 | 52.7% | 155 | 46.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 6.2% | 28 | 9.1% | 28 | 9.0% | 19 | 5.9% | 17 | 4.9% | 27 | 8.1% | 34 | 10.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.38 | 10.01 | 10.85 | 12.47 | 12.14 | 11.90 | 11.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.6% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.4% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.1% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.3% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86.8% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59.5% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 58.2% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 65.6% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 56.3% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 72.3% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.1% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.8% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.4% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 72.2% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.9% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 63.8% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 65.8% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 73.5% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.8% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 63.9% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 49.8% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 45.2% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 47.8% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.7% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 56.1% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 57.1% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 61.2% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 45.2% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 35.4% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 39.7% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 43.5% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 29.7% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 32.9% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 42.4% | 64.2% |
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* Berkey School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.