Berkley High School is a public high school in Berkley, Michigan with a 2005-2006 enrollment of 1,348 students. Berkley High's colors are Maroon and Blue and the school's mascot is a Bear. Berkley is well known for its college prep courses, high standardized test scores, and teachers and administrators. Additional Advanced Placement courses and electives are available to students who elect to attend the Center for Advanced Studies and the Arts (CASA), an afternoon consortium school run jointly by Berkley and neighboring high schools. Their newspaper is The Spectator, which is a member of the High School National Ad Network. The principal is Randy Gawel. The assistant principals are Michael Ross and Ronald Kane. Berkley High School has been accredited by the Michigan North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement since the 1928-29 school year.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,350 students and 74.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 18.1.
During the 2009-2010 school year Berkley High School was ranked 9th in the state of Michigan and 333rd in the nation according to Newsweek America's Top Public High Schools.
The high school had an average score of 40.5 on the state's MEAP test in 2011.
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