Berkley High School

Berkley High School is a public high school in Berkley, Michigan.

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. BHS offers 20+ Advanced Placement courses at its campus. 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 six neighboring school districts, or the Oakland Schools Technical Campus (OSTC), a vocational education center run by Oakland Schools. Their newspaper is The Spectator, which is a member of the High School National Ad Network. Berkley's graduation ceremony is held annually at Meadow Brook Amphitheatre. The principal is Andrew Meloche and the assistant principals are Meredith Julius & Evelyn Coleman.

Originally established in 1922, the first Berkley High building was housed within Berkley Elementary, across the street from the present building. It was demolished in 1980. The current BHS campus opened in 1948 with 8 classrooms, and has expanded several times since. In 1949 and 1955 more wings were constructed.

Overcrowding reached a crisis in 1957 and the district proposed replacing the high school with a new building at the southwest corner of Greenfield Road and Catalpa. The high school's original architect drew up new plans. When voters in the district rejected this plan, the district requested bond issues to build extensive additions to the school. Voters approved of an addition but rejected a pool and auditorium.

1961 saw the opening of this third wing, which contained 18 new classrooms, media center, cafeteria and two music rooms. In 1975 the Loren Disbrow Athletic Complex was added which included a new larger gym which serves as the Bears' basketball arena. In 1987 the 800-seat Berkley Auditorium was opened as a hub for the schools many performing arts. 2003 brought the addition of the collaborative center which serves as a multi-purpose space. A major renovation occurred in 2016 and 2017 where the school was updated with new technology and building systems and a new main office vestibule.

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 2012–13 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,250 students and 74.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 18.1.

Berkley High School was named to Newsweek's 2013 list of 2,000 Best High Schools in the nation—ranked 22nd in Michigan. This ranking highlights the schools that have proven to be the most effective in turning out college-ready graduates. BHS has been on the Newsweek Best High Schools list since 2008.

The high school scored above state averages in all MME/ACT categories in 2013.