The Berkeley School District opened in 1937 for City of Berkeley students that previously attended the Kinloch High School, which had opened during that year.
[1] The high school, located in what is now Berkeley, was originally exclusively for White students.
[1] However, those circumstances changed in 1964 with the closure of the Robertson, Missouri high school, located in a predominantly African American community.
Occurring before the 'forced busing laws' of the late 1960s in the St. Louis area, the Berkeley School District voluntarily provided school bus transportation and welcomed the Robertson students into their system.
In December 2003 the former Berkeley High School closed due to expansion of Lambert-St. Louis Airport.