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Stearns

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Stearns ranks 572 nd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

572^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Stearns is an elementary school located in Pittsfield, MA, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 210. Despite its small size, Stearns has consistently underperformed compared to the Pittsfield district and the state of Massachusetts on academic measures.

Stearns struggles to support certain student subgroups, with White students and students with disabilities ranking in the bottom 25% and 15% of Massachusetts elementary schools, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year. However, low-income students at Stearns performed relatively better, ranking in the top 35% of schools. The school's higher per-student spending of $20,526 in 2020-2021 does not seem to translate to better academic outcomes, suggesting a need to re-evaluate resource allocation and instructional practices.

Interestingly, nearby Williams, Egremont, and Robert T. Capeless Elementary schools in the Pittsfield district generally outperform Stearns on academic measures, with Williams having 59.2% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to only 36.84% at Stearns. This inconsistent performance suggests that Stearns may need to re-examine its strategies to improve student outcomes and address equity concerns within the school.

224

Students ?

6.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,778

Per pupil spending ?

58.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75 Lebanon Avenue
Pittsfield, MA 01201

(413) 499-9554

District: Pittsfield

Students who attend Stearns usually attend:

Middle:	John T Reid Middle
High:	Taconic High

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.6%

Two or more races:

14.3%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg41%

572^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Elementary 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	37.9	572 of 906	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	639 of 916	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	583 of 928	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	501 of 932	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	492 of 936	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	742 of 942	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	780 of 934	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.4	662 of 938	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	67.0	300 of 932	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.1	352 of 914	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.8	309 of 926	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.4	258 of 928	72.2%	★★★★☆
2012	82.8	138 of 930	85.2%	★★★★☆
2011	86.2	90 of 924	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	78.8	195 of 920	78.8%	★★★★☆
2009	71.3	270 of 909	70.3%	★★★★☆
2008	67.2	302 of 908	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.3	251 of 911	72.4%	★★★★☆
2006	57.2	413 of 911	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	21.2	727 of 887	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	63.4	354 of 882	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	42.0	562 of 884	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	21.5	541 of 632	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	653 of 656	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	564 of 869	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	664 of 886	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	551 of 887	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	508 of 901	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	554 of 898	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	667 of 902	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	721 of 893	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	259 of 736	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.1	523 of 760	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	389 of 757	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	332 of 772	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	324 of 705	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.1	597 of 700	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	653 of 685	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	525 of 884	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	579 of 891	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	553 of 896	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	473 of 908	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.8	422 of 904	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.3	734 of 907	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	737 of 898	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	484 of 717	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	629 of 731	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	506 of 703	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	483 of 905	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	561 of 894	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	791 of 896	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	800 of 886	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	60.7	379 of 925	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	536 of 737	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	637 of 753	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	605 of 762	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	504 of 764	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	533 of 765	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	683 of 780	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	724 of 772	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+28 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)59th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2021)14th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science39%-3 vs state

English Language Arts37%-5 vs state

Mathematics33%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Stearns

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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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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
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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Richmond Consolidated	Public	PK, KG-8	1831 State Rd	Richmond	01254	Berkshire County	Richmond	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 698-2207	157	17	9.0		137 (87.3%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.0%)	68.1	300^th of 906 public elementary schools	66.9%		64.5	325^th of 916 public elementary schools	64.5%	25	65.0	61.1	41.2	66.7	58.3	61.5	59.2	55.6	55.6	29.4	38.9	30.8	30.8	41.2	52.9	61.5	56.7	30.8	$26,631

Frequently Asked Questions about Stearns

What district is Stearns in?

Pittsfield

What schools do graduates of Stearns attend?

Students who attend Stearns usually go on to attend:

Middle : John T Reid Middle
High : Taconic High

How many students attend Stearns?

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Stearns.

What is the racial makeup of Stearns?

Students at Stearns are 66% White, 14% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 7% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Stearns a good school?

Stearns ranks 572^nd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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