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John T Reid Middle

Q: Is John T Reid Middle a good school?

John T Reid Middle ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Massachusetts middle schools.

Q: How many students attend John T Reid Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended John T Reid Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of John T Reid Middle?

Students at John T Reid Middle are 49% White, 26% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 11% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of John T Reid Middle attend?

Students who attend John T Reid Middle usually go on to attend Taconic High

Public Grades 6-8

437^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

John T Reid Middle is a public middle school in Pittsfield, MA, serving 442 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Pittsfield school district, which is ranked 277 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, John T Reid Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts middle schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 331 and 454 out of around 500 schools.

John T Reid Middle consistently underperforms the state and district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all subjects and grade levels. In 2024-2025, only 19.84% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 28.88% in the Pittsfield district and 41.53% statewide. In math, the proficiency rate was just 4.75% at John T Reid Middle, compared to 24.57% in Pittsfield and 40.74% statewide. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom quartile of Massachusetts middle schools for most student subgroups, with the exception of English Language Learner (ELL) students.

Despite the school's low performance, it spends more per student ($17,734 in 2020-2021) compared to the state average, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.6. However, this does not appear to be driving improved academic outcomes. Nearby schools, such as Theodore Herberg Middle School and Nessacus Regional Middle School, significantly outperform John T Reid Middle, suggesting the issues at the school are not solely due to district or regional factors.

407

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,145

Per pupil spending ?

74.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

950 North Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

(413) 448-9620

District: Pittsfield

Students who attend John T Reid Middle usually attend:

High:

Taconic High

Feeder schools for John T Reid Middle:

Elementary:	Allendale
	Crosby
	Robert T. Capeless Elementary School
	Silvio O Conte Community
	More...
	Stearns

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.4%

Hispanic:

26.0%

Two or more races:

12.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg26%

Massachusetts avg41%

437^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Pittsfield

277^th of 348Pittsfield among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	437 of 484	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	428 of 493	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	442 of 501	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	442 of 497	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	454 of 501	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	429 of 498	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	372 of 484	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.4	392 of 487	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.0	368 of 482	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	331 of 441	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.6	294 of 455	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.2	265 of 455	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.6	247 of 455	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.5	239 of 449	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.1	247 of 434	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.7	288 of 409	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.8	328 of 407	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.3	326 of 399	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.3	335 of 399	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.8	309 of 356	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.8	300 of 344	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	13.9	298 of 339	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	181 of 206	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	158 of 202	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	191 of 209	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	169 of 212	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	156 of 193	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	129 of 195	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	113 of 172	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.0	382 of 445	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	371 of 431	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	377 of 424	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	331 of 417	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	72 of 181	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	47 of 180	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	442 of 473	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	449 of 481	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	451 of 489	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	450 of 494	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	457 of 483	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	437 of 478	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	397 of 463	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	358 of 376	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	354 of 378	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	342 of 364	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	336 of 368	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	316 of 335	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	273 of 322	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	237 of 309	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	433 of 464	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	406 of 469	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	438 of 481	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	429 of 489	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	412 of 462	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	406 of 452	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	357 of 438	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	418 of 473	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	382 of 483	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	411 of 489	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	423 of 497	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	426 of 485	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	406 of 478	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	332 of 466	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	116 of 116	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	88 of 98	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	110 of 110	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	95 of 102	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	88 of 92	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	86 of 87	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	75 of 84	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	409 of 435	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	435 of 441	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	350 of 444	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	443 of 503	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	444 of 489	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	443 of 484	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	371 of 467	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	13.3	433 of 491	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	13.9	320 of 339	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	379 of 386	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	379 of 392	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	384 of 403	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	387 of 404	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	392 of 401	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	386 of 396	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	349 of 395	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+51 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)6th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-22 vs state

Science12%-29 vs state

Civics12%-27 vs state

Mathematics5%-36 vs state

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Schools Near John T Reid Middle

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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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
John T Reid Middle	Public	6-8	950 North Street	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 448-9620	407	44	9.3		201 (49.4%)	46 (11.3%)	106 (26.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.3%)	11.9	437^th of 484 public middle schools	9.7%		15.2	428^th of 493 public middle schools	13.2%	9			19.2	14.6	25.4	19.8			8.2	3.6	3.5	4.8		12.1	12.1	12.1	$24,145
Theodore Herberg Middle	Public	6-8	501 Pomeroy Avenue	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 448-9640	587	46	12.6		323 (55.0%)	74 (12.6%)	108 (18.4%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (11.2%)	25.6	355^th of 484 public middle schools	26.7%		31.5	323^rd of 493 public middle schools	34.5%	32			28.2	22.4	30.0	26.5			26.3	23.6	19.2	23.2		21.9	21.9	20.8	$21,136
Nessacus Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Fox Road	Dalton	01226	Berkshire County	Central Berkshire	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 684-0780	353	30	11.6		309 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	66.2	148^th of 484 public middle schools	69.4%		52.5	211^th of 493 public middle schools	57.2%	63			58.3	51.7	48.3	52.5			42.7	40.8	43.6	42.4		50.4	50.4	38.5	$19,481
Hoosac Valley Middle School	Public	4-7	125 Savoy Road	Cheshire	01225	Berkshire County	Hoosac Valley Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 743-8404	304	31	9.7		267 (87.8%)	6 (2.0%)	14 (4.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	33	308^th of 484 public middle schools	36.4%		24	362^nd of 493 public middle schools	26.6%	54	23.3	15.3	49.3	23.9		27.4	16.7	15.1	20.3	20.3		18.0	44.2		44.2		$22,361
W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School	Public	5-8	313 Monument Valley Rd	Great Barrington	01230	Berkshire County	Berkshire Hills	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 644-2300	326	32	10.2		249 (76.4%)	6 (1.8%)	45 (13.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	49.5	218^th of 484 public middle schools	55.0%		43.3	255^th of 493 public middle schools	48.3%	37		47.8	43.6	60.0	33.3	45.5		42.0	26.9	43.5	25.6	34.0	42.7	35.5	38.9	36.4	$29,465

Frequently Asked Questions about John T Reid Middle

Is John T Reid Middle a good school?

John T Reid Middle ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What high school do graduates of John T Reid Middle attend?

Students who attend John T Reid Middle usually go on to attend Taconic High

How many students attend John T Reid Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended John T Reid Middle.

What district is John T Reid Middle in?

Pittsfield

What is the racial makeup of John T Reid Middle?

Students at John T Reid Middle are 49% White, 26% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 11% African American.

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