Summary
Theodore Herberg Middle is a grades 6–8 school at 501 Pomeroy Avenue in Pittsfield, MA, serving 587 students — the largest enrollment of any school in this comparison set — and it is one of two comprehensive middle schools in the Pittsfield district, which ranks 287th of 351 Massachusetts districts (18th percentile).
The school holds a 1-star rating and ranks 375th of 478 middle schools statewide (22nd percentile) in 2025-2026. On the 2025-2026 MCAS, 26.37% of students were proficient in English language arts, 19.16% in math, 19.42% in science, and 15.69% in 8th-grade civics — roughly half the state rate or less in math, science, and civics. Results are strongest at the entry point and weakest at the exit point: 6th graders beat district averages by about 9.5 points in ELA and 9.7 points in math, while 8th-grade math sits at 13.37% against a state figure of 41.67%. Science has fallen by 15 points over four years, the steepest decline of any subject. The school posted 46th percentile as recently as 2021-2022, but its pre-pandemic marks were 16th–28th percentile, so the current 22nd percentile looks like a return to its historical level rather than a sudden collapse. Students per teacher has risen 33% in two years, from 9.5 to 12.6 — the highest ratio in the comparison group.
Locally, Herberg is clearly the stronger of Pittsfield's two middle schools: John T Reid Middle, 2.2 miles away, ranks 444th of 478 (7th percentile, 0 stars) with 6.53% math proficiency, and Herberg outperforms it in every subject and grade. The more uncomfortable comparison is just over the town line: Nessacus Regional Middle School in Central Berkshire, 5.76 miles away, ranks at the 65th percentile with 3 stars, spends $1,376 less per student, and outperforms Herberg by 22 points in ELA, 19 in math, 32 in science, and 23 in civics. W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School in Berkshire Hills also outperforms Herberg in every subject, while Hoosac Valley Middle School in Hoosac Valley Regional is the closest peer by state rank but is a grades 4–7 school, so its science figure is not directly comparable.
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