Elementary Schools in Pittsfield

Summary:

The Pittsfield area of Massachusetts is home to 9 elementary schools, serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The schools in this district display a wide range of academic performance, with a few standout institutions leading the way.

At the top of the pack is Williams Elementary School, which is consistently ranked among the top 100 elementary schools in the state. This school significantly outperforms the Pittsfield district and Massachusetts state averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with over 50% of students proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Another high-achieving school is Robert T. Capeless Elementary School, which also exceeds district and state performance, particularly in the lower grades.

In contrast, some Pittsfield elementary schools struggle to meet academic benchmarks, with schools like Morningside Community School and Silvio O Conte Community seeing significantly lower proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics. The data suggests that factors such as school size, student-teacher ratios, and socioeconomic status may play a role in these performance disparities, though more complete information would be needed to draw definitive conclusions.

District Detail

269 First Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

(413) 499-9512

SchoolDigger Rank:
277^th of 348 Massachusetts districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 4,873

Primary Schools: 9
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Allendale	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Connecticut Avenue	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 448-9650	236	23	10.3		112 (47.5%)	42 (17.8%)	54 (22.9%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.7%)	45.3	502^nd of 906 public elementary schools	44.6%		39.6	562^nd of 916 public elementary schools	38.6%	60	69.6	32.4	34.1	41.4	65.2	32.4	31.8	39.4	38.6	38.6	$24,469
Egremont	Public	PK, KG-5	84 Egremont Avenue	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 448-9655	376	30	12.6		216 (57.4%)	28 (7.4%)	86 (22.9%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.1%)	72.7	250^th of 906 public elementary schools	72.4%		51.1	461^st of 916 public elementary schools	49.7%	211	57.7	54.4	33.3	49.4	64.1	65.2	44.4	58.4	66.7	66.7	$21,767
Robert T. Capeless Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	86 Brooks Avenue	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 448-9665	176	15	11.5		107 (60.8%)	13 (7.4%)	29 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	24 (13.6%)	45.3	503^rd of 906 public elementary schools	44.5%		50.6	467^th of 916 public elementary schools	49.0%	36	58.1	42.9	10.0	40.3	51.6	47.6	15.0	40.3	20.0	20.0	$22,944
Morningside Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Burbank Street	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 448-9690	376	34	11.0		116 (30.9%)	67 (17.8%)	143 (38.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.5%)	14.1	798^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.9%		11.6	841^st of 916 public elementary schools	8.2%	43	30.9	13.3	15.4	20.4	29.6	15.9	3.9	16.7	18.4	18.4	$21,721
Crosby	Public	PK, KG-5	517 West Street	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 448-9670	249	25	10.1		93 (37.3%)	35 (14.1%)	80 (32.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (15.3%)	12.1	826^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.8%		11.4	847^th of 916 public elementary schools	7.5%	21	19.2	22.0	14.3	19.0	19.2	14.6	17.9	16.8	17.9	17.9	$28,062
Silvio O Conte Community	Public	PK, KG-5	200 West Union Street	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 448-9660	379	38	10.0		117 (30.9%)	82 (21.6%)	130 (34.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.4%)	8.7	860^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.1%		7.8	880^th of 916 public elementary schools	3.9%	20	15.4	17.3	13.3	15.4	25.6	5.8	4.6	11.1	11.4	11.4	$23,833
Williams	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Bushey Road	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 448-9680	264	23	11.7		172 (65.2%)	21 (8.0%)	43 (16.3%)	10 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.4%)	76.6	222^nd of 906 public elementary schools	75.5%		89.5	82^nd of 916 public elementary schools	91.0%	140	69.4	47.4	60.8	59.2	72.2	29.0	60.0	54.0	72.0	72.0	$22,138
Stearns	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Lebanon Avenue	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 499-9554	224	32	6.9		147 (65.6%)	16 (7.1%)	23 (10.3%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (14.3%)	37.9	572^nd of 906 public elementary schools	36.9%		29.7	639^th of 916 public elementary schools	30.2%	67	33.3	27.6	47.2	36.8	34.5	27.6	36.1	33.0	38.9	38.9	$28,778
Crosby Educational Academy	Public	1-5	517 West Street	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 447-8994	24	7	3.4		12 (50.0%)	4 (16.7%)	5 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.5%)								(n/a)				0.0				0.0			$50,107

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Central Berkshire	2.52 mi	6	177^th
Mount Greylock	3.71 mi	3	96^th
Lenox	7.68 mi	2	57^th
Hancock	9.07 mi	1
Richmond	9.18 mi	1	121^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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