Berkley School District

Berkley School District
Location
14501 Talbot Street Oak Park, MI 48237 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	Infant-Preschool, K-12, ATP(ages 18-26)
Superintendent	Scott Francis
Asst. superintendent(s)	Kathy Konon (Finance, Facilities, and Operations) Chris Sandoval (Schools & Human Resources)
NCES District ID	2605010 [1]
Students and staff
Students	3,989
Teachers	264
Staff	710
Student–teacher ratio	1:15.15
Athletic conference	Oakland Activities Association (Oakland County, MI)
Other information
Website	berkleyschools.org

The Berkley School District (branded as Berkley Schools) is a public school district in Metro Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan, serving Berkley, Huntington Woods, and a portion of Oak Park. ^[2]

As of 2011, the district served roughly 4,000 students. ^[3]

History

The district was established in 1840.

Due to declining enrollment, Avery and Norup student populations were modified in 2002. Avery became PreK-2 and Norup became grades 3-8. Further decline resulted in the combination of Avery and Norup students of at the Norup building in 2006, making Norup the first K-8 IB school in Oakland County. The former Avery building was modified to house Berkley Building Blocks and BSD administrative offices, and was converted to entirely childcare in 2018.^{[ citation needed ]} Angell is currently the oldest continually operating elementary school in Oakland County.^{[ citation needed ]} Pattengill was on the list of the 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools.^{[ citation needed ]}

The district formerly operated the following schools: ^[4]

• Blackmon School (opened 1840, closed 1901. Sold to a local resident after South School opened)
• South School (Opened 1901, converted to dormitory for teachers in 1920 due to the opening of Angell School)
• Temporary Berkley School (Unknown name. Opened 1918, sold to Berkley Community Church and razed after Berkley School opened)
• Berkley School (later called Berkley Elementary, opened 1922, closed and demolished in 1979. Parts of the school saved from demolition now serve as the district maintenance shop and the headquarters for Berkley Robotics)
• Oxford Elementary (later Oxford Center, opened 1951, closed to students in 1983, served as district administration offices until 2006. Demolished 2007, currently the site of housing and Oxford Park which was purchased by the city in 2014)
• Charles L. Avery Elementary School/Early Childhood Center - Opened 1951 as Tyler Elementary, converted to grades PreK-2 in 2002, became preschool & admin offices in 2006, converted to full childhood center in 2018. Now Berkley Building Blocks
• John C. Norup Middle School - Opened 1957, became grades 3-8 in 2002, converted to K-8 IB school in 2006. Now Norup International School

Schools

High schools

• Berkley High School (opened 1948)

Middle schools

• Anderson Middle School (opened 1957)

K-8 schools

• Norup International School (International Baccalaureate school; formerly Norup Middle School, opened 1957, became International in 2006)

Elementary schools

• Angell Elementary School (opened 1921)
• Burton Elementary School (opened 1925)
• Pattengill Elementary School (opened 1925)
• Rogers Elementary School (formerly Hamilton Elementary, opened 1955)

Preschools

• Berkley Building Blocks (formerly Tyler/Avery Elementary, opened 1951)
• Tyndall Administration Center (formerly Tyndall Elementary, previously housed Building Blocks; converted to administration building in 2018)

Other schools

• Tri-County Educational Center - Kennedy Center - Alternative High School & Adult Education
• Center for Advanced Studies & the Arts - A special consortium school that draws high school students from 6 six neighboring school districts. CASA also houses the Berkley School District’s Adult Transition Program

Except Angell Elementary and the former Tyndall Elementary, all school buildings in the district were originally designed by architect Earl G. Meyer. ^[5] Burton Elementary and Pattengill Elementary were designed by his predecessor architectural firm Lane, Davenport, and Meyer. Angell Elementary was designed in 1924 by architecture firm Smith, Hinchman and Grylls, ^[6] with later additions by Meyer.

External links

• Official site

References

• Michigan portal
• Schools portal

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Berkley School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved September 3, 2023.
2. "Maps: School Districts: Berkley School District" (PDF). Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget . Retrieved July 15, 2024.
3. "About the District". Berkley School District. Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
4. "History". www.berkleyschools.org. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
5. "Work from the offices of Earl G. Meyer architect" (PDF). AIA Monthly Bulletin, Michigan Society of Architects. September 1957. p. 17.
6. Calihan, Dan (December 2021). "James B. Angell School - 100 Years Later" (PDF). Berkley Historical Society.