Morningside Community School
100 Burbank St
Pittsfield MA, 01201, Berkshire County
Phone: 413-448-9690
Ranking: (1,223 out of 1,316, bottom 7%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Pittsfield School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 517 | 475 | 434 | 408 | 410 | 410 | 391 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 32 | 6.2% | 33 | 6.9% | 45 | 10.4% | 25 | 6.1% | 28 | 6.8% | 30 | 7.3% | 28 | 7.2% |
Kindergarten: | 90 | 17.4% | 82 | 17.3% | 71 | 16.4% | 65 | 15.9% | 72 | 17.6% | 72 | 17.6% | 66 | 16.9% |
Grade 1: | 81 | 15.7% | 69 | 14.5% | 65 | 15.0% | 70 | 17.2% | 68 | 16.6% | 61 | 14.9% | 61 | 15.6% |
Grade 2: | 70 | 13.5% | 68 | 14.3% | 66 | 15.2% | 72 | 17.6% | 56 | 13.7% | 66 | 16.1% | 47 | 12.0% |
Grade 3: | 74 | 14.3% | 63 | 13.3% | 72 | 16.6% | 55 | 13.5% | 65 | 15.9% | 59 | 14.4% | 65 | 16.6% |
Grade 4: | 74 | 14.3% | 94 | 19.8% | 52 | 12.0% | 63 | 15.4% | 55 | 13.4% | 60 | 14.6% | 51 | 13.0% |
Grade 5: | 96 | 18.6% | 66 | 13.9% | 63 | 14.5% | 58 | 14.2% | 66 | 16.1% | 62 | 15.1% | 73 | 18.7% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 267 | 51.6% | 252 | 53.1% | 223 | 51.4% | 213 | 52.2% | 210 | 51.2% | 227 | 55.4% | 204 | 52.2% |
Female: | 250 | 48.4% | 223 | 46.9% | 211 | 48.6% | 195 | 47.8% | 200 | 48.8% | 183 | 44.6% | 168 | 43.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.8% | 8 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.7% | 8 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 77 | 14.9% | 86 | 18.1% | 84 | 19.4% | 80 | 19.6% | 78 | 19.0% | 67 | 16.3% | 62 | 15.9% |
Black: | 87 | 16.8% | 83 | 17.5% | 61 | 14.1% | 50 | 12.3% | 60 | 14.6% | 55 | 13.4% | 51 | 13.0% |
White: | 290 | 56.1% | 264 | 55.6% | 246 | 56.7% | 241 | 59.1% | 235 | 57.3% | 263 | 64.1% | 259 | 66.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 54 | 10.4% | 35 | 7.4% | 32 | 7.4% | 29 | 7.1% | 28 | 6.8% | 16 | 3.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 399 | 77.2% | 395 | 83.2% | 349 | 80.4% | 323 | 79.2% | 281 | 68.5% | 261 | 63.7% | 230 | 58.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 5.4% | 24 | 5.1% | 39 | 9.0% | 41 | 10.0% | 39 | 9.5% | 42 | 10.2% | 53 | 13.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.06 | 15.78 | 15.21 | 14.18 | 12.05 | 12.40 | 12.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 62% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28% | 59% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 51% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 9% | 56% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29% | 58% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25% | 60% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29% | 51% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22% | 44% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35% | 44% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 61% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 23% | 60% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32% | 63% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25% | 63% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 66% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 48% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 56% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 61% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 65% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 57% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.4% | 47% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 43% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 31% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 36% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 44% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 36% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 44% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 40% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 38% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 46% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 36% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33.7% | 26.5% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 32% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 31% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 31% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 35% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 44% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 46% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 47% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 44% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 40% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 40% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 46% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 59% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 55% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 57% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 58% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 67% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 57% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 60% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 30% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 44% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 42% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 53% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 55% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 59% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 54% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 57% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48.27% | 47% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 50% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 38% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 41% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 47% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 39% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 40% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 49% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 44% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 41% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 43% | 51% |
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* Morningside Community School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.