In 1840, the Blackmon School was the first school established in Berkley. It was built at Coolidge and Catalpa and its school district was called Royal Oak Township School District #7. It was the only school in the city until South School was built at Eleven Mile Road and Coolidge in 1901. 1918 saw the district's transition to a modern graded school district. Berkley Elementary was built in 1919, and in 1926, a high school section was added to it. By 1930, Angell, Burton, and Pattengill Elementaries had been built. The present high school opened in 1949. Except Angell Elementary and the former Tyndall Elementary, all school buildings in the district were originally designed by architect Earl G. Meyer. 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, with later additions by Meyer. In December 1965, Tyndall Elementary opened. In the 1966-67 school year, the district's enrollment reached a peak of about 9,000 students. The Loren A. Disbrow Physical Education Complex opened at the high school in 1976, paid for by a 1973 bond issue. It included a pool and a 2,400 seat gym. But by 1977, enrollment had fallen to less than 6,300, and Tyndall Elementary was closed in June of that year and converted to a community education center. When enrollment continued to decline, Berkley Elementary was closed in summer of 1978. Berkley Elementary was torn down, but its one-story addition, known as the Annex, remained. It housed the maintenance department and Berkley
Community Access television station, WBRK. 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. In 2024, Berkley Schools purchased the church at 2119 Catalpa, next to the high school. The building is being renovated for the robotics program and adult transitions program, with completion planned for fall 2025. The Annex is planned to be demolished and a football practice facility called the BEAR Complex will be built in its place. == Schools ==