Enrollment
176
Elementary
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSFIELD·NCES 250963001522
Robert T. Capeless Elementary School
86 Brooks Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201 · (413) 448-9665 · Berkshire County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 50% larger than its 5th grade class (20).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -15.0pp since 2016
Math
40.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -7.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 33.0% |
| 2018-19 | 61.0% | 35.0% |
| 2017-18 | 63.0% | 38.0% |
| 2016-17 | 55.0% | 47.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Robert T. Capeless Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Berkshire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #506 of 920 ▼ 9 | #9 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #500 of 920 ▲ 35 | #11 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #339 of 901 | #9 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #962 of 1,086 | #21 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #151 of 602 | #2 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
176
+9 (+5%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 176 | 15.3 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 16.1 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 181 | 17.2 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 167 | 16 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 216 | 16 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 14 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 262 | 16 | 16.4:1 | 52% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 253 | N/A | N/A | 24% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 260 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert T. Capeless Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (216 to 176); teachers down 5% (16 to 15.3).
About Robert T. Capeless Elementary School
At 86 Brooks Avenue in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Robert T. Capeless Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 176 students. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 54% lower.
Pittsfield runs 14 schools with a combined 4,873 students. Robert T. Capeless Elementary School is one of them.
More than half of the students at Robert T. Capeless Elementary School are White (61%). Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 7% Black. In Berkshire County overall, about 86% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Robert T. Capeless Elementary School scores 58%.
Its staff includes 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.5 students per teacher. That is in line with the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Robert T. Capeless Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
In Berkshire County, the median household earns about $76,013 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Berkshire County, 50 public schools serve about 14,704 students.
Robert T. Capeless Elementary School is about 1.3 miles from John T Reid Middle, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Robert T. Capeless Elementary School is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's student count increased 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher increased from 10.4 to 11.5 over 4 years.
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Berkshire County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,430
Census ACS
Median income
$76,013
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
14,704 students
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- Crosby2.2 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About Robert T. Capeless Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Robert T. Capeless Elementary School?
Robert T. Capeless Elementary School enrolls approximately 176 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Robert T. Capeless Elementary School serve?
Robert T. Capeless Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Robert T. Capeless Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Robert T. Capeless Elementary School is approximately 11.5:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Robert T. Capeless Elementary School?
At Robert T. Capeless Elementary School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Robert T. Capeless Elementary School?
Robert T. Capeless Elementary School is overseen by Pittsfield in Berkshire County.
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