📍 1900 N 5th Ave East, Newton, Jasper County, 50208
Berg Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Newton, Jasper County. The school has 841 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Daryl Dotson. It is part of the Newton Comm School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 60.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Berg Middle School enrolls 841 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 60.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 693 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
464 of the school's 841 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 421 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Berg Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 15, state house district 29.
Berg Middle School is one of 7 schools in Newton Comm School District, based in Newton, Iowa. The district serves 2,693 students district-wide and employs 203 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 841 students, Berg Middle School is larger than the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant