Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSFIELD·NCES 250963001536
Williams
50 Bushey Road, Pittsfield, MA 01201 · (413) 448-9680 · Berkshire County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- DThree-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
11.7:1
23 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 | 14 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
54%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
59.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +4.0pp since 2016
Math
54.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -24.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 4 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 24 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 69.0% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 71.0% |
| 2020-21 | 66.0% | 39.0% |
| 2018-19 | 62.0% | 67.0% |
| 2017-18 | 59.0% | 75.0% |
| 2016-17 | 55.0% | 78.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Williams ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Berkshire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #302 of 920 ▼ 226 | #4 of 23 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #188 of 920 ▼ 97 | #2 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.5pp | #56 of 901 | #4 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #812 of 1,086 | #13 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #359 of 938 | #14 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #432 of 938 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #171 of 602 | #4 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
264
+10 (+4%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 394
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 264 | 22.6 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 24.1 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 24.2 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 254 | 22 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 21.9 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 315 | 20 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 30% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 331 | N/A | N/A | 9% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 394 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (319 to 264); teachers up 3% (21.9 to 22.6).
About Williams
Williams is a small elementary school based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 264 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Massachusetts) has about 381 students.
Pittsfield oversees Williams and 13 other schools, with 4,873 students in total.
At 65%, White students outnumber all other groups at Williams combined. Other students are 16% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Berkshire County residents are about 86% White. Williams has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Williams's 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.7:1. Across elementary schools in Massachusetts, the average ratio is about 12.2:1.
Williams is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Massachusetts public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Within Berkshire County, median household income is about $76,013, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Berkshire County number 50 and enroll about 14,704.
Egremont is the public school closest to Williams, about 1.1 miles away. Williams has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 264, 4% above the 254 of 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Pittsfield
- Taconic HighHigh · 824 students
- Pittsfield HighHigh · 727 students
- Theodore Herberg MiddleMiddle · 587 students
- John T Reid MiddleMiddle · 407 students
- Silvio O Conte CommunityElementary · 379 students
- EgremontElementary · 376 students
Other schools in Pittsfield
- Taconic HighHigh · 824 students
- Pittsfield HighHigh · 727 students
- Theodore Herberg MiddleMiddle · 587 students
- John T Reid MiddleMiddle · 407 students
- Silvio O Conte CommunityElementary · 379 students
- EgremontElementary · 376 students
Other Williams schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Williams. Williams is the largest of the 3.
- WilliamsAuburndale, MA · 211 students
- Williams SchoolRAYMOND, MS · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Egremont1.1 mi · 376
- Theodore Herberg Middle1.7 mi · 587
- Allendale1.8 mi · 236
- Pittsfield High2.2 mi · 727
- Morningside Community School2.4 mi · 376
- Eagle Education Academy2.5 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About WilliamsHow large is Williams?
Williams enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-05.
Is Williams an elementary, middle, or high school?
Williams is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Williams?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Williams.
What is the student diversity at Williams?
Student demographics at Williams are roughly 65% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Williams?
Williams is overseen by Pittsfield in Berkshire County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.