Taconic High High School
96 Valentine Rd
Pittsfield MA, 01201, Berkshire County
Phone: 413-448-9600
Ranking: (238 out of 298, bottom 20%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Pittsfield School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 87 | 85 | 87 | 83 | 85 | 88 | 88 | |||||||
Total Students: | 854 | 845 | 916 | 921 | 946 | 967 | 988 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 230 | 26.9% | 207 | 24.5% | 232 | 25.3% | 298 | 32.4% | 282 | 29.8% | 306 | 31.6% | 256 | 25.9% |
Grade 10: | 179 | 21.0% | 215 | 25.4% | 278 | 30.3% | 205 | 22.3% | 266 | 28.1% | 233 | 24.1% | 230 | 23.3% |
Grade 11: | 204 | 23.9% | 249 | 29.5% | 186 | 20.3% | 229 | 24.9% | 205 | 21.7% | 205 | 21.2% | 255 | 25.8% |
Grade 12: | 241 | 28.2% | 174 | 20.6% | 220 | 24.0% | 189 | 20.5% | 193 | 20.4% | 223 | 23.1% | 247 | 25.0% |
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: | 436 | 51.1% | 458 | 54.2% | 489 | 53.4% | 481 | 52.2% | 506 | 53.5% | 526 | 54.4% | 536 | 54.3% |
Female: | 418 | 48.9% | 387 | 45.8% | 427 | 46.6% | 440 | 47.8% | 440 | 46.5% | 441 | 45.6% | 443 | 44.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 11 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 51 | 6.0% | 40 | 4.7% | 40 | 4.4% | 39 | 4.2% | 46 | 4.9% | 45 | 4.7% | 36 | 3.6% |
Black: | 74 | 8.7% | 79 | 9.3% | 86 | 9.4% | 91 | 9.9% | 97 | 10.3% | 96 | 9.9% | 94 | 9.5% |
White: | 680 | 79.6% | 681 | 80.6% | 751 | 82.0% | 760 | 82.5% | 776 | 82.0% | 806 | 83.4% | 841 | 85.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 34 | 4.0% | 32 | 3.8% | 29 | 3.2% | 19 | 2.1% | 14 | 1.5% | 9 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 325 | 38.1% | 325 | 38.5% | 321 | 35.0% | 332 | 36.0% | 325 | 34.4% | 289 | 29.9% | 260 | 26.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 92 | 10.8% | 90 | 10.7% | 113 | 12.3% | 121 | 13.1% | 102 | 10.8% | 105 | 10.9% | 97 | 9.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.85 | 9.90 | 10.47 | 11.11 | 11.14 | 11.00 | 11.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 48.7% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 56% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 55% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 54% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 60% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 58% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 70% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 70% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 81% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 91% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 41.7% | 41.0% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 42% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 55% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 49% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 57% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 60% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 69% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 66% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 71% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 73% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 48% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 45% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 59% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 55% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 60% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 61% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 54% | 42% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 44% | 39% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 56% | 52% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 53% | 46% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 61% | 59% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 56% | 49% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 65% | 49% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 13% | 21% | 35% |
2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 35% | 71% | 61% |
2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 46% | 72% | 63% |
2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 30% | 56% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Taconic High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.