Enrollment
224
Elementary
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSFIELD·NCES 250963002489
Stearns
75 Lebanon Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201 · (413) 499-9554 · Berkshire County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- CThree-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
7.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
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 | 15 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
53%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
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +1.0pp since 2016
Math
33.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -6.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 51.0% | 32.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 34.0% |
| 2017-18 | 37.0% | 32.0% |
| 2016-17 | 36.0% | 39.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Stearns ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Berkshire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #622 of 920 ▲ 3 | #17 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #543 of 920 ▲ 133 | #12 of 23 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #272 of 901 | #9 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #900 of 1,086 | #18 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.0:1 | #2 of 938 | #1 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #439 of 938 | #7 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #368 of 602 | #7 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
224
+16 (+8%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 195
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
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 | 224 | 32 | 7.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 210 | 29.6 | 7.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 29.5 | 7.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 20 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 245 | 15.7 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 15 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 247 | 19 | 13.0:1 | 43% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 169 | N/A | N/A | 18% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 195 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stearns.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (245 to 224); teachers up 104% (15.7 to 32).
About Stearns
Stearns runs as a small elementary school in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 224 students enrolled. It has 41% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts (about 381).
Pittsfield has 4,873 students in 14 schools, and Stearns is one of those schools.
About 66% of the student body at Stearns is White. Other groups make up 14% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 7% Black. County-wide, 86% of Berkshire County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
The school's 32 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.0:1. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have an average ratio of 12.2:1.
Stearns earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 28% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
In Berkshire County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $76,013, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 50 public schools and about 14,704 students.
Of the public schools around it, Stearns is closest to Crosby, about 1.6 miles away. Stearns has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 8%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.4:1 in 2020-21, and 7.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Quick facts
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- Crosby1.6 mi · 249
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- Eagle Education Academy2.6 mi · 24
- Pittsfield High2.7 mi · 727
Frequently asked questions
About StearnsWhat is the total enrollment at Stearns?
Stearns enrolls approximately 224 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Stearns serve?
Stearns serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Stearns?
Approximately 7.0:1 students per teacher at Stearns.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stearns?
At Stearns, the student body is approximately 66% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Stearns?
Stearns is overseen by Pittsfield in Berkshire County.
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