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Berg Middle School

Regular School · Newton, IA

Berg Middle School is a regular school school in Newton, Iowa, serving grades 05–08 with 790 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
05 – 08
Enrollment
790
Teachers (FTE)
56.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
14:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 664 84%
Hispanic/Latino 52 7%
Two or more races 35 4%
Black or African American 26 3%
Asian 8 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 790 420M / 370F

English Language Learners: 24 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 55.0% -9.9pp 64.9% 854
Reading Proficiency 61.0% -7.7pp 68.7% 852
Science Proficiency 54.0% 415

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
41 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
83
10.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
202
25.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 790 100%

Contact & Location

1900 N 5th Ave E

Newton, IA 50208

Phone: (641)792-7741

http://www.newtoncsd.org/our-schools/berg-middle-school

District

Newton Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,544

District enrollment: 2,809

NCES ID

192061002240

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD