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Pittsfield High

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Pittsfield High ranks 252 nd of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 29% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Pittsfield High is a grades 9–12 comprehensive high school in Pittsfield, MA, in the Berkshires, serving 727 students as one of the district’s two comprehensive high schools alongside Taconic High, with the small alternative Eagle Education Academy also nearby.

Statewide, Pittsfield High ranks 252nd of 353 in 2025–2026 (29th percentile, 1 star), above the Pittsfield district’s 18th percentile and above Taconic High, but below most nearby Berkshire high schools, including Lenox Memorial High, Mt Greylock Regional High, Monument Mt Regional High, Lee Middle/High School, Wahconah Regional High, and Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School. On 2025–2026 MCAS, it outpaced Taconic in every reported subject and beat the district in every core subject, but it remained below the state in ELA (32.87% vs. 45.48%), Mathematics (23.40% vs. 43.73%), Science (24.27% vs. 40.50%), and Biology (12.50% vs. 37.68%). Physics is the standout: 57.45% proficiency, above the district and state and slightly above Mt Greylock Regional High. Biology is the sharpest contrast, far below the state and most nearby schools.

The most urgent concern is completion: Pittsfield High reported a 78.8% graduation rate and 11.4% dropout rate in 2024–2025, lower than Taconic High’s 84.1% and far below Lenox Memorial High, Wahconah Regional High, Mt Greylock Regional High, and several other nearby schools. Over five years, graduation fell from 86.8% to 78.8% while dropout rose from 6.4% to 11.4%, mirroring the Pittsfield district. Resources look mid-pack: a 10.4 student-teacher ratio and $19,419 per-student spending, not obviously underfunded. Student-group performance has varied by year, and the latest overall picture is a school that is stronger than its same-district peer on MCAS, with a true bright spot in Physics, but still below the state and most Berkshire peers in most subjects—making the graduation and dropout trend the most important thing for families to watch.

727

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,490

Per pupil spending ?

54.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 East Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

(413) 499-9535

District: Pittsfield

Feeder schools for Pittsfield High:

Elementary:	Egremont
	Williams
Middle:	Theodore Herberg Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.3%

Hispanic:

22.8%

African American:

14.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Biology scores 25 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg42%

252^nd of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Pittsfield

287^th of 351Pittsfield 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
2026	28.8	252 of 353	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.1	194 of 349	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	243 of 348	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	272 of 347	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	262 of 342	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	214 of 285	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	257 of 351	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	266 of 345	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.3	273 of 348	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.5	266 of 351	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.5	278 of 354	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.4	295 of 347	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.0	277 of 344	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.2	260 of 340	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.7	261 of 340	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.6	222 of 335	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.2	244 of 322	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.7	243 of 319	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.0	191 of 316	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	20.3	263 of 314	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.9	218 of 311	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.1	231 of 307	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	36.8	205 of 304	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	102 of 157	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.2	36 of 148	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	28.9	111 of 160	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	98 of 142	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	8.2	133 of 133	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	78 of 94	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	84 of 137	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	83 of 134	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	28.9	202 of 295	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	157 of 202	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	238 of 299	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	262 of 299	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	266 of 340	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	262 of 337	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	267 of 342	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	284 of 339	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	254 of 340	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	211 of 281	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	215 of 342	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	230 of 339	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	242 of 260	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	171 of 245	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	184 of 249	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	215 of 241	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	153 of 217	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.6	133 of 149	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	141 of 206	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.1	178 of 193	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	288 of 340	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.6	127 of 334	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.4	279 of 338	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	271 of 338	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	264 of 332	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	202 of 253	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	276 of 330	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	289 of 330	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	234 of 344	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.5	114 of 339	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	213 of 342	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	247 of 343	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	269 of 339	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	217 of 281	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	282 of 346	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	295 of 343	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	90 of 100	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	68 of 89	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	251 of 298	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.6	181 of 302	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	211 of 289	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	199 of 301	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	276 of 339	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	210 of 268	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	283 of 348	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	294 of 344	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	222 of 302	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.5	179 of 298	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	197 of 302	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.5	259 of 301	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	260 of 300	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	194 of 249	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	254 of 302	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	262 of 303	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)35th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)10th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Physics57%+11 vs state

English Language Arts33%-13 vs state

Science24%-16 vs state

Mathematics23%-20 vs state

Biology12%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Pittsfield High	Public	9-12	300 East Street	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 499-9535	727	70	10.4	54.4%	380 (52.3%)	106 (14.6%)	166 (22.8%)	15 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.7%)	28.8	252^nd of 353 public high schools	28.6%		47.1	194^th of 349 public high schools	44.4%	58				32.9					23.4			24.3		12.5	57.5		$23,490
Eagle Education Academy	Public	6-12	53 Eagle Street	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 499-9724	24	10	2.4		10 (41.7%)	4 (16.7%)	8 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)								(n/a)																	$49,444
Taconic High	Public	9-12	96 Valentine Road	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 448-9600	824	89	9.2	58.9%	493 (59.8%)	85 (10.3%)	149 (18.1%)	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (9.8%)	14.7	306^th of 353 public high schools	13.3%		12.9	313^th of 349 public high schools	10.3%	7				29.1					13.4			14.6		8.7	12.5		$23,497
Wahconah Regional High	Public	9-12	150 Windsor Rd	Dalton	01226	Berkshire County	Central Berkshire	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 684-1330	450	41	10.9	26.5%	409 (90.9%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	55	145^th of 353 public high schools	58.9%		65.9	120^th of 349 public high schools	65.6%	25				44.1					39.2			38.7		48.3			$21,564
Lenox Memorial High	Public	6-12	197 East Street	Lenox	01240	Berkshire County	Lenox	No	No	No	No	(413) 637-5560	439	58	7.5	22.9%	348 (79.3%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.0%)	22 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	91.8	35^th of 353 public high schools	90.1%		88.8	48^th of 349 public high schools	86.2%	13	63.3	61.2	61.8	89.1	62.1	63.9	59.1	69.6	71.4	63.9	58.2	74.6	58.2	55.8		53.6	$25,049
Lee Middle/High School	Public	7-12	300 Greylock Street	Lee	01238	Berkshire County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(413) 243-2781	328	36	9.1	38.2%	267 (81.4%)	4 (1.2%)	41 (12.5%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	57.2	140^th of 353 public high schools	60.3%		59.3	146^th of 349 public high schools	58.2%	6		34.5	32.3	48.2	33.3		15.8	49.2	53.6	33.6	38.5	32.7	38.5	42.1		42.4	$23,171
Hoosac Valley High School	Public	8-12	125 Savoy Rd	Cheshire	01225	Berkshire County	Hoosac Valley Regional	No	No	No	No	(413) 743-5200	296	28	10.5	43.8%	253 (85.5%)	17 (5.7%)	21 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	23.3	279^th of 353 public high schools	21.0%		19.8	289^th of 349 public high schools	17.2%	10			29.0	36.0	29.0			23.7	18.4	23.7	20.6	22.2	20.6	18.0		24.0	$22,940
Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School	Public, Charter	6-12	1 Commercial Place	Adams	01220	Berkshire County	Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 743-7311	364	39	9.4	56.3%	236 (64.8%)	33 (9.1%)	60 (16.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	52.2	163^rd of 353 public high schools	53.8%		37.9	225^th of 349 public high schools	35.5%	62	26.1	34.3	33.9	67.7	31.3	16.4	17.9	38.7	38.5	24.0	61.0	32.0	61.0	29.7		36.7	$22,493
Monument Mt Regional High	Public	9-12	600 Stockbridge Road	Great Barrington	01230	Berkshire County	Berkshire Hills	No	No	No	No	(413) 528-3346	431	47	9.2	16.5%	324 (75.2%)	6 (1.4%)	72 (16.7%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	61.5	129^th of 353 public high schools	63.5%		50.2	182^nd of 349 public high schools	47.9%	53				50.6					33.7			56.1		47.5			$31,052
Mt Greylock Regional High	Public	7-12	1781 Cold Spring Road	Williamstown	01267	Berkshire County	Mount Greylock	No	No	No	No	(413) 458-9582	539	47	11.4	22.9%	454 (84.2%)	13 (2.4%)	36 (6.7%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	80.3	69^th of 353 public high schools	80.5%		74.8	90^th of 349 public high schools	74.2%	21		52.0	62.5	65.5	57.4		54.0	60.6	67.4	57.4	59.2	50.6	59.2		56.8	55.8	$21,249

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsfield High

Is Pittsfield High a good school?

Pittsfield High ranks 252^nd of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Pittsfield High in?

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What is the racial makeup of Pittsfield High?

Students at Pittsfield High are 52% White, 23% Hispanic, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Pittsfield High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 727 students attended Pittsfield High.

What schools feed into Pittsfield High?

Pittsfield High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Egremont
Elementary : Williams
Middle : Theodore Herberg Middle

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