Stearns

Stearns is one of the small primary schools in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, operated by Pittsfield, with 224 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Stearns sits 41% below that benchmark.

Pittsfield comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 4,873 students; Stearns is among them.

On the student-mix side, Stearns shows that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 14% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black. By comparison, Berkshire County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Stearns records 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Around the school, Berkshire County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,013, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Berkshire County runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,704 students), of which Stearns is one.

The closest other public school is Crosby Educational Academy, roughly 1.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Stearns operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Stearns's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 245 (now 224). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 80% to 66%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Stearns community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.