Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Pittsfield’s public schools score below 82% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Pittsfield’s districts is 23%, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Pittsfield, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Pittsfield’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 123 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pittsfield’s, its schools beat 31%, higher than their 18% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $24,841 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Miss Hall's School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Pittsfield’s grade
C−: better than 18% of Massachusetts school districts, #250 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pittsfield, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Pittsfield · depends on your address
Theodore Herberg Middle
Grades 6–8 · 587 students · 13:1 students per teacher
John T Reid Middle
Grades 6–8 · 407 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Pittsfield · depends on your address
Theodore Herberg Middle
Grades 6–8 · 587 students · 13:1 students per teacher
John T Reid Middle
Grades 6–8 · 407 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Pittsfield · depends on your address
Theodore Herberg Middle
Grades 6–8 · 587 students · 13:1 students per teacher
John T Reid Middle
Grades 6–8 · 407 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Pittsfield · depends on your address
Taconic High
Grades 9–12 · 824 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Pittsfield High
Grades 9–12 · 727 students · 10:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Pittsfield · depends on your address
Taconic High
Grades 9–12 · 824 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Pittsfield High
Grades 9–12 · 727 students · 10:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Pittsfield · depends on your address
Taconic High
Grades 9–12 · 824 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Pittsfield High
Grades 9–12 · 727 students · 10:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Pittsfield · depends on your address
Taconic High
Grades 9–12 · 824 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Pittsfield High
Grades 9–12 · 727 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Pittsfield’s public schools are run by Pittsfield School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Pittsfield vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Pittsfield’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield | C− | Pittsfield |
| Dalton | B− | Central Berkshire |
| Hancock | — | Hancock PK–6 · Mount Greylock/New Lebanon (NY) School Districts in Hancock |
| Washington | — | Central Berkshire |
| Lanesborough | A− | Mount Greylock |
Every school in Pittsfield
13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Crosby Educational Academy and Eagle Education Academy).
Questions about Pittsfield’s schools
Are Pittsfield’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Pittsfield children attend score below 82% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #250 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Pittsfield in?
Pittsfield School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,873 students in 14 schools (2024–25).
Where do Pittsfield kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Taconic High and Pittsfield High.
What is Pittsfield’s graduation rate?
84% of the class of 2023 in Pittsfield School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Pittsfield spend per student?
$24,841 in Pittsfield School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Pittsfield?
Yes: Miss Hall's School (nonsectarian · all-girls, grades 9–12, 190 students).
Parents talk
What Pittsfield families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Pittsfield → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.