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B−

Robert T. Capeless Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

86 Brooks Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201 · (413) 448-9665 · Part of Pittsfield School District

Pittsfield’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
176
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Robert T. Capeless Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Pittsfield kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Pittsfield kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Robert T. Capeless Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

86 Brooks Avenue, Pittsfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K14
Kindergarten30
Grade 126
Grade 232
Grade 331
Grade 423
Grade 520
Enrollment over time
167’20
159’21
181’22
188’23
176’24

Up 5.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 14%Black 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Robert T. Capeless Elementary School from Pittsfield families.

Other schools in Pittsfield School District

The district →
Silvio O Conte Community
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pittsfield
D
379 students10:1
Egremont
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pittsfield
B−
376 students13:1
Morningside Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pittsfield
D
376 students11:1
Williams
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pittsfield
B+
264 students12:1
Crosby
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pittsfield
D−
249 students10:1
Allendale
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pittsfield
C
236 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Pittsfield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.