Berry Middle School

Summary:

Berry Middle School is a public middle school located in Hoover, Alabama, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,113 students. The school is part of the Hoover City School District, which is ranked 10th out of 137 districts in Alabama and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Berry Middle School consistently ranks among the top 15-25 middle schools in Alabama, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Summative Assessments for Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts are significantly higher than the state averages, often exceeding the Hoover City district averages as well. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 66.48% of 6th-grade students at Berry Middle School were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 62.17% in the Hoover City district and 31.56% statewide. Additionally, Berry Middle School has a more diverse student population compared to some of the nearby schools, with a higher percentage of African American, Hispanic, and Asian students.

Despite its overall high performance, Berry Middle School serves a relatively higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds compared to some of the nearby high-performing schools, such as Liberty Park Middle School and Mountain Brook Junior High School. This indicates that Berry Middle School is able to achieve exceptional academic results while serving a more socioeconomically diverse student population, making it a model of educational excellence in the region.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4500 Jaguar Dr
       Hoover, AL  35242-4698


(205) 439-2000

District: Hoover City

SchoolDigger Rank:
15th of 442 Alabama Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,356 Help


Students who attend Berry Middle School usually attend:

High:    Spain Park High School

Feeder schools for Berry Middle School:

Elementary:    Greystone Elementary School
    Riverchase Elementary School
    Rocky Ridge Elementary School
    Shades Mountain Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  1,111

Racial breakdown:

White:
56.3%
African American:
19.4%
Hispanic:
10.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  33.3% Help


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Compare Details Berry Middle School ranks better than 96.6% of middle schools in Alabama. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Hoover City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.36. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (56.3%), African American (19.4%), Hispanic (10.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 33.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Berry Middle School is 15.5, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Hoover City School District! (See more...)
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Compare Berry Middle School employs 71.5 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Berry Middle School is $10,356, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Hoover City School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Berry Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Berry Middle School 15th of 442 Alabama public middle schools. (See Berry Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Hoover City:

SchoolDigger ranks Hoover City 10th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Berry Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Berry Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 89.94 16th 407 96.1%
2005 89.25 24th 415 94.2%
2006 91.04 18th 409 95.6%
2007 90.16 17th 412 95.9%
2008 91.71 12th 417 97.1%
2009 91.88 14th 425 96.7%
2010 88.19 21st 435 95.2%
2011 85.06 30th 435 93.1%
2012 79.29 54th 436 87.6%
2013 81.04 36th 436 91.7%
2014 94.14 18th 438 95.9%
2015 95.61 15th 430 96.5%
2016 96.64 14th 432 96.8%
2017 95.84 14th 432 96.8%
2018 95.53 16th 423 96.2%
2019 92.72 21st 437 95.2%
2021 92.52 25th 440 94.3%
2022 95.17 13th 432 97.0%
2023 94.74 18th 437 95.9%
2024 96.36 15th 442 96.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Berry Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 81.30 5th 21 76.2%
2018 71.70 8th 30 73.3%
2019 43.85 25th 46 45.7%
2021 44.69 33rd 61 45.9%
2022 61.99 22nd 60 63.3%
2023 71.31 20th 72 72.2%
2024 85.88 6th 78 92.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Berry Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 77.24 5th 31 83.9%
2021 67.17 10th 70 85.7%
2022 92.84 1st 81 98.8%
2023 85.90 7th 94 92.6%
2024 97.85 1st 106 99.1%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Berry Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 81.26 12th 195 93.8%
2018 81.00 20th 223 91.0%
2019 71.12 33rd 254 87.0%
2021 81.92 16th 274 94.2%
2022 86.02 14th 256 94.5%
2023 95.95 5th 281 98.2%
2024 98.91 2nd 281 99.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Berry Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 82.11 34th 349 90.3%
2018 84.51 25th 396 93.7%
2019 74.08 72nd 396 81.8%
2021 71.78 63rd 415 84.8%
2022 80.14 35th 421 91.7%
2023 76.25 54th 410 86.8%
2024 89.50 25th 437 94.3%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Berry Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 93.66 14th 380 96.3%
2018 94.57 15th 392 96.2%
2019 90.45 23rd 399 94.2%
2021 89.62 26th 415 93.7%
2022 93.06 15th 423 96.5%
2023 91.94 28th 417 93.3%
2024 94.62 16th 426 96.2%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Military Connected students at Berry Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 58.31 8th 26 69.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Berry Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 95.66 14th 380 96.3%
2018 95.08 16th 397 96.0%
2019 94.24 16th 399 96.0%
2021 92.11 25th 418 94.0%
2022 94.41 19th 427 95.6%
2023 95.15 15th 419 96.4%
2024 96.37 14th 428 96.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Berry Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 49.34 7th 14 50.0%
2018 63.51 8th 18 55.6%
2019 49.65 13th 19 31.6%
2021 59.42 10th 22 54.5%
2022 61.26 9th 18 50.0%
2023 55.16 10th 15 33.3%
2024 62.80 8th 20 60.0%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Berry Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 91.63 12th 205 94.1%
2018 91.63 14th 247 94.3%
2019 90.85 14th 252 94.4%
2021 82.79 28th 266 89.5%
2022 76.14 42nd 271 84.5%
2023 86.58 20th 263 92.4%
2024 88.56 17th 269 93.7%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Berry Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 90.52 7th 108 93.5%
2018 84.43 12th 113 89.4%
2019 78.89 17th 124 86.3%
2021 68.38 30th 154 80.5%
2022 86.08 13th 157 91.7%
2023 81.30 24th 166 85.5%
2024 91.98 6th 164 96.3%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Berry Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 95.31 15th 247 93.9%
2018 96.72 12th 331 96.4%
2019 95.45 14th 343 95.9%
2021 93.78 17th 369 95.4%
2022 95.90 11th 376 97.1%
2023 94.99 16th 370 95.7%
2024 96.47 11th 373 97.1%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Berry Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 533 32 14 5 1 n/a n/a 0 585
1996 533 32 14 5 1 n/a n/a 0 585
1997 881 72 39 21 0 n/a n/a 0 1013
1998 910 68 34 16 0 n/a n/a 0 1028
1999 911 85 29 33 0 n/a n/a 0 1058
2000 865 110 23 38 0 n/a n/a 0 1036
2001 819 121 13 45 0 n/a n/a 2 1000
2002 743 197 35 41 1 n/a n/a 0 1017
2003 743 197 35 41 1 n/a n/a 0 1017
2004 766 213 45 46 1 n/a n/a 0 1071
2005 736 197 45 57 2 n/a n/a 0 1037
2006 766 163 53 37 1 n/a n/a 1 1021
2007 759 185 45 41 3 n/a n/a 6 1039
2008 745 191 51 45 3 n/a n/a 0 1035
2009 765 215 58 44 2 n/a n/a 0 1084
2010 782 218 59 47 0 n/a n/a 3 1109
2011 788 262 74 43 0 0 1 0 1168
2012 811 284 69 41 1 0 4 0 1210
2013 777 288 83 51 3 2 20 0 1224
2014 762 269 78 47 0 1 32 0 1189
2015 730 252 71 39 0 0 37 0 1129
2016 730 248 71 53 1 0 34 0 1137
2017 710 249 69 59 1 0 54 0 1142
2018 744 251 64 62 1 0 57 0 1179
2019 718 284 81 97 0 1 62 0 1243
2020 682 257 75 124 0 0 72 0 1210
2021 647 254 66 116 0 0 59 0 1142
2022 644 208 82 101 1 0 45 0 1081
2023 649 219 93 108 0 2 42 0 1113
2024 625 216 103 112 0 4 51 0 1111

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 Berry Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 585 42.0 13.9 n/a
1996 585 42.0 13.9 n/a
1997 1013 64.1 15.8 3.9
1998 1028 76.2 13.5 3.8
1999 1058 77.0 13.7 6.2
2000 1036 77.0 13.5 9.2
2001 1000 77.5 12.9 9.6
2002 1017 69.5 14.6 16.4
2003 1017 69.5 14.6 16.4
2004 1071 73.0 14.7 17.7
2005 1037 68.0 15.3 18.8
2006 1021 76.0 13.4 11.8
2007 1039 73.5 14.1 16.9
2008 1035 73.5 14.1 16.9
2009 1084 71.8 15.0 16.4
2010 1109 89.0 12.4 16.3
2011 1168 92.1 12.6 19.2
2012 1210 96.3 12.5 22.2
2013 1224 96.9 12.6 22.8
2014 1189 75.3 15.7 24.8
2015 1129 70.0 16.1 21.1
2016 1137 72.0 15.7 20.9
2017 1142 74.1 15.4 20.9
2018 1179 76.6 15.3 18
2019 1243 77.9 15.9 26
2020 1210 79.9 15.1 25.5
2021 1142 77.5 14.7 26.6
2022 1081 68.5 15.7 26.5
2023 1113 75.5 14.7 34.1
2024 1111 71.5 15.5 33.3

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 Berry Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 585 42.0 13.9 n/a
1996 585 42.0 13.9 n/a
1997 1013 64.1 15.8 3.9
1998 1028 76.2 13.5 3.8
1999 1058 77.0 13.7 6.2
2000 1036 77.0 13.5 9.2
2001 1000 77.5 12.9 9.6
2002 1017 69.5 14.6 16.4
2003 1017 69.5 14.6 16.4
2004 1071 73.0 14.7 17.7
2005 1037 68.0 15.3 18.8
2006 1021 76.0 13.4 11.8
2007 1039 73.5 14.1 16.9
2008 1035 73.5 14.1 16.9
2009 1084 71.8 15.0 16.4
2010 1109 89.0 12.4 16.3
2011 1168 92.1 12.6 19.2
2012 1210 96.3 12.5 22.2
2013 1224 96.9 12.6 22.8
2014 1189 75.3 15.7 24.8
2015 1129 70.0 16.1 21.1
2016 1137 72.0 15.7 20.9
2017 1142 74.1 15.4 20.9
2018 1179 76.6 15.3 18
2019 1243 77.9 15.9 26
2020 1210 79.9 15.1 25.5
2021 1142 77.5 14.7 26.6
2022 1081 68.5 15.7 26.5
2023 1113 75.5 14.7 34.1
2024 1111 71.5 15.5 33.3

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 Berry Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $823 (7.9%) $9,533 (92.1%) $10,356

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Berry Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 21st of 437 Middle schoolsRanks 18th of 437 Middle schools
 0.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Berry Middle School)64.852.1
 12.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Hoover City)6959.1
 9.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)45.330.8
 14.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Berry Middle School)73.150.3
 22.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Hoover City)7251.8
 20.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)43.121
 22.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Berry Middle School)69.841.9
 27.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Hoover City)72.947.7
 25.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.721.1
 23.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12431113
 10.5%
African American284219
 22.9%
American Indian00
Asian8193
 14.8%
Hispanic97108
 11.3%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White718649
 9.6%
Two or More Races6242
 32.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients26%34.1%
 8.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Berry Middle School

Students who attend Berry Middle School usually go on to attend Spain Park High School

Yes! Berry Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 15th of 442 Alabama middle schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,111 students attended Berry Middle School.

Students at Berry Middle School are 56% White, 19% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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