Pittsfield High High School
300 East St
Pittsfield MA, 01201, Berkshire County
Phone: 413-499-9535
Ranking: (251 out of 298, bottom 16%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Pittsfield School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 92 | 94 | |||||||
Total Students: | 959 | 969 | 940 | 976 | 972 | 1,006 | 1,024 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 256 | 26.7% | 260 | 26.8% | 249 | 26.5% | 264 | 27.0% | 257 | 26.4% | 281 | 27.9% | 311 | 30.4% |
Grade 10: | 235 | 24.5% | 252 | 26.0% | 244 | 26.0% | 237 | 24.3% | 249 | 25.6% | 273 | 27.1% | 253 | 24.7% |
Grade 11: | 229 | 23.9% | 230 | 23.7% | 224 | 23.8% | 233 | 23.9% | 249 | 25.6% | 232 | 23.1% | 239 | 23.3% |
Grade 12: | 239 | 24.9% | 227 | 23.4% | 223 | 23.7% | 242 | 24.8% | 217 | 22.3% | 220 | 21.9% | 221 | 21.6% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 491 | 51.2% | 481 | 49.6% | 460 | 48.9% | 488 | 50.0% | 468 | 48.1% | 481 | 47.8% | 496 | 48.4% |
Female: | 468 | 48.8% | 488 | 50.4% | 480 | 51.1% | 488 | 50.0% | 504 | 51.9% | 525 | 52.2% | 514 | 50.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 7 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.5% | 16 | 1.7% | 20 | 2.0% | 21 | 2.2% | 19 | 1.9% | 16 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 74 | 7.7% | 66 | 6.8% | 70 | 7.4% | 81 | 8.3% | 89 | 9.2% | 85 | 8.4% | 73 | 7.1% |
Black: | 100 | 10.4% | 117 | 12.1% | 91 | 9.7% | 83 | 8.5% | 95 | 9.8% | 97 | 9.6% | 100 | 9.8% |
White: | 739 | 77.1% | 747 | 77.1% | 735 | 78.2% | 772 | 79.1% | 749 | 77.1% | 789 | 78.4% | 824 | 80.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 37 | 3.9% | 33 | 3.4% | 28 | 3.0% | 20 | 2.0% | 17 | 1.7% | 14 | 1.4% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 346 | 36.1% | 354 | 36.5% | 299 | 31.8% | 341 | 34.9% | 290 | 29.8% | 289 | 28.7% | 269 | 26.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 6.7% | 65 | 6.7% | 80 | 8.5% | 89 | 9.1% | 76 | 7.8% | 77 | 7.7% | 79 | 7.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.48 | 10.61 | 10.35 | 10.89 | 10.91 | 10.90 | 10.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 55.5% | 48.7% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 56% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 55% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 54% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 60% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 58% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 70% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 70% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 81% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 91% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 44.1% | 41.0% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 42% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 49% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 55% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 57% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 60% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 69% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 66% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 71% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 73% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 48% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 45% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 59% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 55% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 60% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 61% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 35% | 42% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 37% | 39% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 49% | 52% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 42% | 46% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 54% | 59% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 43% | 49% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 33% | 49% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 30% | 21% | 35% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 4% | 4% | 36% |
2007 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 93% | 93% | 48% |
2008 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 100% | 100% | 55% |
2009 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 87% | 82% | 57% |
2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 97% | 92% | 55% |
2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 80% | 71% | 61% |
2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 75% | 72% | 63% |
2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 61% | 56% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Pittsfield High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.