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Theodore Herberg Middle

501 Pomeroy Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201 · (413) 448-9640 · Berkshire County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Massachusetts public middle 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.
  • FThree-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 middle schools

Enrollment
587
Middle
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 547
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 618732%
Grade 722839%
Grade 817229%
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
32355%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
10818%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
7413%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
92%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
6611%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
31053%
Female
27447%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
26.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +0.0pp since 2016
Math
23.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -8.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2016, while math scores are down about 8 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2526.0%23.0%
2023-2429.0%23.0%
2022-2338.0%27.0%
2021-2240.0%27.0%
2020-2134.0%17.0%
2018-1931.0%24.0%
2017-1827.0%28.0%
2016-1726.0%31.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Theodore Herberg Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Massachusetts
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
23.0%#236 of 304
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
26.0%#241 of 304
▼ 32
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-9.0pp#15 of 299
Enrollment
ranked largest first
587#125 of 310
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.6:1#211 of 296
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
63.1%#52 of 296
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.7%#131 of 204
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25
Enrollment
587
+33 (+6%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2558746.412.6:1N/A
2023-2453150.710.5:1N/A
2022-2349652.29.5:1N/A
2020-215544911.3:1N/A
2017-1864350.712.7:1N/A
2015-166385312.0:1N/A
2010-116355511.6:148% (303)
2000-01745N/AN/A24% (180)
1990-91769N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Theodore Herberg Middle.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (643 to 587); teachers down 8% (50.7 to 46.4).

About Theodore Herberg Middle

Located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Theodore Herberg Middle is a mid-sized middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 587 students.

Theodore Herberg Middle sits within Pittsfield, which has 14 schools and 4,873 students.

More than half of the students at Theodore Herberg Middle are White (55%). The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 11% multiracial. In Berkshire County overall, about 86% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.

Teacher count: 46.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.6:1. The gap from the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts is 1.1 students per teacher.

On the allk12 Grade, Theodore Herberg Middle lands at D, ahead of 11% of Massachusetts public middle schools.

Berkshire County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $76,013 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Theodore Herberg Middle shares Berkshire County with 49 other public schools.

Egremont is about 0.7 miles from Theodore Herberg Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

Federal data place Theodore Herberg Middle in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

The school's enrollment rose 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.3:1 to 12.6:1.

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Berkshire County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Theodore Herberg Middle
District
Pittsfield
Address
501 Pomeroy Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201
Phone
(413) 448-9640
County
Berkshire County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
587
Teachers (FTE)
46
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
250963001532
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Theodore Herberg Middle
How many students attend Theodore Herberg Middle?
Theodore Herberg Middle enrolls approximately 587 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Theodore Herberg Middle serve?
Theodore Herberg Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Theodore Herberg Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Theodore Herberg Middle is approximately 12.6:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Theodore Herberg Middle?
At Theodore Herberg Middle, the student body is approximately 55% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Theodore Herberg Middle in?
Theodore Herberg Middle is part of Pittsfield.
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