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Schools in Berkeley · Proviso Township High School District 209, Berkeley School District 87

Berkeley’s public schools score below 82% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Berkeley, 13% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Berkeley, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#656of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
13%
▼ 17 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.6K
▼ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Proviso Township High School District 209
Students per teacher
14.5
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
6,605 students on the public path
In brief

Berkeley’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1357 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Berkeley’s, its schools beat 9%, lower than their 18% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 13% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Proviso Township High School District 209 spends $19,566 per student and Berkeley School District 87 $21,366, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Berkeley’s grade

D Test scoresB Graduation

C−: better than 18% of Illinois school districts, #656 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 18%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1357)Better than 9%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,176 test results and a graduating class of 1,082 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Berkeley’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,730 in math, 2,622 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Berkeley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A

Berkeley runs its own schools through grade 8 (Berkeley School District 87). From grade 9, students attend the Proviso Township High School District 209, shared with Bellwood, Broadview, Forest Park, Hillside, Maywood, Melrose Park, Northlake, Proviso, Stone Park and Westchester. Its elementary school is in Bellwood. Parts of Berkeley (5% of its land) are served by Hillside School District 93 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Berkeley

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Proviso Township High School District 209Grades 9–12 · 3 schools · 4,458 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,566IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Berkeley School District 87Grades PK–8 · 6 schools · 2,147 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,366IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Proviso Township High School District 20912%
State average 29.9% · 1011 students tested
Math · 9–12, Proviso Township High School District 20912%
State average 25.8% · 978 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Berkeley School District 8713%
State average 29.9% · 1611 students tested
Math · PK–8, Berkeley School District 8711%
State average 25.8% · 752 students tested

Berkeley vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Berkeley’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BerkeleyC−Berkeley School District 87 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12
HillsideCHillside School District 93 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12
BellwoodDBellwood School District 88 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12
NorthlakeC−Berkeley School District 87 PK–8 · Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12
YorkB+SD 45 DuPage County PK–8 · Lombard School District 44 PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12
ProvisoCProviso Township High School District 209
Melrose ParkC−Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12
ElmhurstA−Elmhurst School District 205 PK–12 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12

5 of the 7 neighbors share Proviso Township High School District 209 with Berkeley for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Berkeley

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Berkeleyin other towns
Jefferson Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bellwood
380 students12:1Rate it →
Whittier Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Northlake
368 students12:1Rate it →
Sunnyside Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
C−
344 students11:1Rate it →
J W Riley Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Northlake
C−
320 students10:1Rate it →
Northlake Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Northlake
C+
378 students12:1Rate it →
MacArthur Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
357 students12:1Rate it →
Proviso West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hillside
C−
1,870 students17:1Rate it →
Proviso East High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Maywood
D
1,663 students16:1Rate it →
Proviso Math and Science Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Forest Park
A
925 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Berkeley’s schools

Are Berkeley’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Berkeley children attend score below 82% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #656 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Berkeley in?

Two districts: Berkeley School District 87 runs grades PK–8, and Proviso Township High School District 209 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bellwood, Broadview, Forest Park, Hillside, Maywood, Melrose Park, Northlake, Proviso, Stone Park and Westchester.

Where do Berkeley kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Proviso West High School, Proviso East High School and Proviso Math and Science Academy.

What is Berkeley’s graduation rate?

88% of the class of 2023 in Proviso Township High School District 209 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Berkeley spend per student?

$19,566 in Proviso Township High School District 209 and $21,366 in Berkeley School District 87 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.