Stearns

Summary:

Stearns is an elementary school located in Pittsfield, MA, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 234. The school is part of the Pittsfield school district, which is ranked 286 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stearns has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a ranking between 492-639 out of 916-942 schools over the past several years. Its performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is also below the state and district averages, with only 26.8% of students proficient or better in ELA and 32.99% in Math for the 2023-2024 school year. Stearns' performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools for female students, white students, special education students, and disabled students in ELA and Math. Additionally, Stearns has a higher percentage of low socioeconomic status students compared to the state, with this subgroup ranking in the bottom 50% of Massachusetts elementary schools in recent years.

Stearns' academic performance is significantly lower than the nearby Williams Elementary School, which is ranked in the top 10% of Massachusetts elementary schools and outperforms Stearns by a wide margin on MCAS assessments. Other nearby schools, such as Egremont and Robert T. Capeless Elementary, also outperform Stearns. Stearns' ranking and performance on MCAS assessments have declined over the past several years, dropping from a 3-star rating in 2014-2015 to a 2-star rating in recent years.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 75 Lebanon Avenue
       Pittsfield, MA  01201


(413) 499-9554

District: Pittsfield

SchoolDigger Rank:
639th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,526 Help


Students who attend Stearns usually attend:

Middle:    John T Reid Middle
High:    Taconic High

Student/teacher ratio:  7.0 Help
Number of students:  210

Racial breakdown:

White:
71.4%
Two or more races:
11.0%
Hispanic:
9.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  58.1% Help


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Compare Details Stearns ranks worse than 69.8% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 5th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Pittsfield School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.65. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71.4%), two or more races (11%), Hispanic (9%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Stearns is 7, which is the 2nd best among 8 elementary schools in the Pittsfield School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Stearns is $20,526, which is the 3rd highest among 8 elementary schools in the Pittsfield School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Stearns 639th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Stearns in the ranking list.)

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Pittsfield:

SchoolDigger ranks Pittsfield 286th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Stearns

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Rank History for all students at Stearns

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 42.03 562nd 884 36.4%
2004 63.44 354th 882 59.9%
2005 21.19 727th 887 18.0%
2006 57.23 413th 911 54.7%
2007 72.35 251st 911 72.4%
2008 67.16 302nd 908 66.7%
2009 71.30 270th 909 70.3%
2010 78.78 195th 920 78.8%
2011 86.22 90th 924 90.3%
2012 82.77 138th 930 85.2%
2013 73.36 258th 928 72.2%
2014 67.84 309th 926 66.6%
2015 63.10 352nd 914 61.5%
2016 67.00 300th 932 67.8%
2017 34.36 662nd 938 29.4%
2018 20.52 780th 934 16.5%
2019 25.52 742nd 942 21.2%
2021 49.24 492nd 936 47.4%
2022 46.54 501st 932 46.2%
2023 38.41 583rd 928 37.2%
2024 29.65 639th 916 30.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Stearns

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.69 800th 886 9.7%
2019 21.61 791st 896 11.7%
2021 39.16 561st 894 37.2%
2022 46.20 483rd 905 46.6%
2023 28.66 506th 703 28.0%
2024 20.93 629th 731 14.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Stearns

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.17 653rd 685 4.7%
2019 24.07 597th 700 14.7%
2021 50.99 324th 705 54.0%
2022 53.47 332nd 772 57.0%
2023 48.40 389th 757 48.6%
2024 36.08 523rd 760 31.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Stearns

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.88 721st 893 19.3%
2019 30.70 667th 902 26.1%
2021 41.00 554th 898 38.3%
2022 45.82 508th 901 43.6%
2023 39.00 551st 887 37.9%
2024 25.69 664th 886 25.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Stearns

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.92 653rd 656 0.5%
2021 21.45 541st 632 14.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Stearns

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.03 737th 898 17.9%
2019 24.31 734th 907 19.1%
2021 54.78 422nd 904 53.3%
2022 47.87 473rd 908 47.9%
2023 40.13 553rd 896 38.3%
2024 35.81 579th 891 35.0%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Stearns

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 60.69 379th 925 59.0%
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Rank History for White students at Stearns

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.23 724th 772 6.2%
2019 20.10 683rd 780 12.4%
2021 35.72 533rd 765 30.3%
2022 38.93 504th 764 34.0%
2023 27.18 605th 762 20.6%
2024 22.45 637th 753 15.4%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Stearns

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 190 1 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 196
1990 190 2 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 199
1991 187 3 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 195
1992 184 4 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 192
1993 193 6 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 200
1994 192 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 198
1995 188 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 192
1996 188 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 192
1997 188 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 191
1998 183 8 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 193
1999 180 4 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 187
2000 177 4 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 184
2001 161 4 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 169
2002 222 10 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 236
2003 222 10 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 236
2004 212 9 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 225
2005 214 8 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 227
2006 220 11 2 2 0 n/a n/a 1 236
2007 210 14 2 4 0 n/a n/a 1 231
2008 203 10 2 4 0 n/a n/a 2 221
2009 202 7 1 4 0 0 7 0 221
2010 216 9 2 8 1 0 8 0 244
2011 211 8 2 13 1 0 12 0 247
2012 214 6 0 15 1 0 12 0 248
2013 193 9 1 14 1 0 14 0 232
2014 189 8 0 15 1 1 13 0 227
2015 197 5 0 20 1 1 10 0 234
2016 190 8 2 15 0 1 17 0 233
2017 184 9 4 20 0 0 18 0 235
2018 197 6 4 21 0 0 17 0 245
2019 186 5 2 20 1 0 19 0 233
2020 183 6 2 19 1 0 19 0 230
2021 163 8 2 21 0 0 14 0 208
2022 172 11 3 24 0 0 18 0 228
2023 178 12 3 22 0 0 19 0 234
2024 150 12 5 19 1 0 23 0 210

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Stearns

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 196 n/a n/a n/a
1990 199 n/a n/a n/a
1991 195 n/a n/a n/a
1992 192 n/a n/a n/a
1993 200 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 198 n/a n/a n/a
1995 192 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 192 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 191 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 193 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 187 n/a 0.0 24.6
2000 184 n/a 0.0 22.8
2001 169 n/a 0.0 18.3
2002 236 n/a n/a 19.1
2003 236 n/a n/a 19.1
2004 225 17.1 13.2 26.2
2005 227 18.4 12.3 22.9
2006 236 19.4 12.2 26
2007 231 20.0 11.6 30.9
2008 221 20.3 10.9 33.3
2009 221 19.0 11.6 38
2010 244 18.2 13.3 39.8
2011 247 19.1 12.8 42.5
2012 248 14.1 17.5 47.6
2013 232 16.2 14.3 50.4
2014 227 15.7 14.3 53.7
2015 234 16.0 14.6 58.1
2016 233 16.0 14.5 n/a
2017 235 15.6 15.0 n/a
2018 245 15.6 15.6 n/a
2019 233 17.3 13.4 n/a
2020 230 18.6 12.3 n/a
2021 208 20.2 10.2 n/a
2022 228 25.0 9.1 n/a
2023 234 29.5 7.9 n/a
2024 210 29.5 7.0 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Stearns

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 196 n/a n/a n/a
1990 199 n/a n/a n/a
1991 195 n/a n/a n/a
1992 192 n/a n/a n/a
1993 200 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 198 n/a n/a n/a
1995 192 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 192 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 191 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 193 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 187 n/a 0.0 24.6
2000 184 n/a 0.0 22.8
2001 169 n/a 0.0 18.3
2002 236 n/a n/a 19.1
2003 236 n/a n/a 19.1
2004 225 17.1 13.2 26.2
2005 227 18.4 12.3 22.9
2006 236 19.4 12.2 26
2007 231 20.0 11.6 30.9
2008 221 20.3 10.9 33.3
2009 221 19.0 11.6 38
2010 244 18.2 13.3 39.8
2011 247 19.1 12.8 42.5
2012 248 14.1 17.5 47.6
2013 232 16.2 14.3 50.4
2014 227 15.7 14.3 53.7
2015 234 16.0 14.6 58.1
2016 233 16.0 14.5 n/a
2017 235 15.6 15.0 n/a
2018 245 15.6 15.6 n/a
2019 233 17.3 13.4 n/a
2020 230 18.6 12.3 n/a
2021 208 20.2 10.2 n/a
2022 228 25.0 9.1 n/a
2023 234 29.5 7.9 n/a
2024 210 29.5 7.0 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Stearns

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $717 (4.4%) $15,663 (95.6%) $16,380
2020 $1,103 (6.0%) $17,288 (94.0%) $18,392
2021 $1,501 (7.3%) $19,024 (92.7%) $20,526

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Stearns

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 742nd of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 583rd of 928 Elementary schools
 15.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Stearns)5844.4
 13.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pittsfield)5034.1
 15.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Stearns)3236.1
 4.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Pittsfield)3428.2
 5.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Stearns)4334.2
 8.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsfield)4327.5
 15.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Stearns)3234.2
 2.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Pittsfield)3030.6
 0.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Stearns)3042.2
 12.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsfield)4029.6
 10.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Stearns)4033.3
 6.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Pittsfield)3531.6
 3.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Stearns)2328.9
 5.9%
   5th Grade Science (Pittsfield)3833.7
 4.3%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Stearns)4540.3
 4.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pittsfield)3629.2
 6.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Stearns)3434.5
 0.5%
   All Grades Mathematics (Pittsfield)2824.3
 3.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Stearns)2328.9
 5.9%
   All Grades Science (Pittsfield)3129.8
 1.2%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students233234
 0.4%
African American512
 140%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian23
 50%
Hispanic2022
 10%
Pacific Islander00
White186178
 4.3%
Two or More Races1919


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Frequently Asked Questions about Stearns

In the 2023-24 school year, 210 students attended Stearns.

Students who attend Stearns usually go on to attend:

Middle : John T Reid Middle
High : Taconic High

Stearns ranks 639th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Stearns are 71% White, 11% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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