Taconic High School in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (MA)

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96 VALENTINE ROAD
Pittsfield, MA 1201

County name: Berkshire
School type: Regular School
Grade span: 9th grade - 12th grade

Status: Operational
Phone: (413) 448-9600 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.456
Longitude: -073.277560

Enrollment in Taconic High School

2007 Student Enrollment: 1002
9th grade Enrollment : 250
10th grade Enrollment : 286
11th grade Enrollment : 258
12th grade Enrollment : 208

Male students (%): 55.1%

Here:	55.1%
State average from 3564 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 44.9%

Here:	44.9%
State average from 3564 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 85.1%

Here:	85.1%
State average from 3564 schools:	71.0%

African American students (%): 9.8%

Here:	9.8%
State average from 3564 schools:	8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 3.2%

This school:	3.2%
State average from 3564 schools:	13.2%

Asian students (%): 1.1%

This school:	1.1%
State average from 3564 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.20%

Here:	0.20%
State average from 3564 schools:	0.29%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 0.6%

Here:	0.6%
State average from 3564 schools:	1.9%

Genders in Taconic High School

Grades in Taconic High School

Races in Taconic High School

First Language Not English # : 26
Limited English Proficient # : 17
Special Education # : 158
Low-Income # : 321
Free Lunch # : 232
Reduced Lunch # : 89

First Language Not English %: 2.6%

Here:	2.6%
State average from 1653 schools:	15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.7%

Here:	1.7%
State average from 1385 schools:	7.6%

Special Education %: 15.8%

This school:	15.8%
State average from 1778 schools:	16.4%

Low-Income %: 32.0%

Here:	32.0%
State average from 1776 schools:	31.2%

Free Lunch %: 23.2%

This school:	23.2%
State average from 1774 schools:	25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 8.9%

Here:	8.9%
State average from 1719 schools:	6.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 1050
9th grade Enrollment : 298
10th grade Enrollment : 282
11th grade Enrollment : 238
12th grade Enrollment : 232

Male students (%): 52.7%

Here:	52.7%
State average from 1781 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 47.3%

Here:	47.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 87.7%

Here:	87.7%
State average from 1781 schools:	71.8%

African American students (%): 8.4%

Here:	8.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 2.4%

Taconic High School:	2.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	12.7%

Asian students (%): 1.1%

Here:	1.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	4.4%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	1.6%

Genders in Taconic High School

Grades in Taconic High School

Races in Taconic High School

First Language Not English # : 19
Limited English Proficient # : 13
Special Education # : 167
Low-Income # : 320

First Language Not English %: 1.8%

Here:	1.8%
State average from 1633 schools:	14.8%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.2%

Here:	1.2%
State average from 1328 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 15.9%

Here:	15.9%
State average from 1780 schools:	15.9%

Low-Income %: 30.5%

This school:	30.5%
State average from 1771 schools:	30.5%

2005 Student Enrollment: 1022
9th grade Enrollment : 324
10th grade Enrollment : 244
11th grade Enrollment : 230
12th grade Enrollment : 224

White students (%): 88.6%

Here:	88.6%
State average from 1746 schools:	74.4%

African American students (%): 8.2%

Here:	8.2%
State average from 1746 schools:	9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 1.8%

Here:	1.8%
State average from 1746 schools:	11.2%

Asian students (%): 1.4%

Here:	1.4%
State average from 1746 schools:	4.5%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 52.5%

Here:	52.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 47.5%

Here:	47.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Taconic High School

Races in Taconic High School

First Language Not English # : 14
Limited English Proficient # : 10
Special Education # : 138
Low-Income # : 273

First Language Not English %: 1.4%

Taconic High School:	1.4%
State average from 1573 schools:	14.2%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 1217 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 13.5%

Here:	13.5%
State average from 1745 schools:	15.4%

Low-Income %: 26.7%

Here:	26.7%
State average from 1735 schools:	29.2%

2004 Student Enrollment: 1011
9th grade Enrollment : 306
10th grade Enrollment : 246
11th grade Enrollment : 244
12th grade Enrollment : 215

White students (%): 89.1%

Here:	89.1%
State average from 1729 schools:	75.1%

African American students (%): 7.8%

Here:	7.8%
State average from 1729 schools:	9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 1.5%

This school:	1.5%
State average from 1729 schools:	10.7%

Asian students (%): 1.4%

This school:	1.4%
State average from 1729 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.20%

Here:	0.20%
State average from 1729 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 53.8%

This school:	53.8%
State average from 1729 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 46.2%

Here:	46.2%
State average from 1729 schools:	48.1%

Grades in Taconic High School

Races in Taconic High School

First Language Not English # : 8
Limited English Proficient # : 3
Special Education # : 139
Low-Income # : 263

First Language Not English %: 0.8%

Here:	0.8%
State average from 1530 schools:	13.9%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.3%

Here:	0.3%
State average from 1098 schools:	7.7%

Special Education %: 13.7%

Taconic High School:	13.7%
State average from 1725 schools:	15.0%

Low-Income %: 26.0%

Taconic High School:	26.0%
State average from 1698 schools:	28.9%

2003 Student Enrollment: 1004
9th grade Enrollment : 298
10th grade Enrollment : 273
11th grade Enrollment : 230
12th grade Enrollment : 203

White students (%): 91.0%

This school:	91.0%
State average from 1634 schools:	75.8%

African American students (%): 6.1%

Here:	6.1%
State average from 1634 schools:	9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 1.4%

Taconic High School:	1.4%
State average from 1634 schools:	10.4%

Asian students (%): 1.4%

This school:	1.4%
State average from 1634 schools:	4.3%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

Here:	0.10%
State average from 1634 schools:	0.36%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 55.6%

Taconic High School:	55.6%
State average from 1634 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 44.4%

This school:	44.4%
State average from 1634 schools:	48.2%

Grades in Taconic High School

Races in Taconic High School

First Language Not English # : 7
Limited English Proficient # : 2
Low-Income # : 192

First Language Not English %: 0.7%

This school:	0.7%
State average from 1462 schools:	14.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.2%

This school:	0.2%
State average from 950 schools:	8.4%

Low-Income %: 19.1%

Here:	19.1%
State average from 1608 schools:	27.9%

2002 Student Enrollment: 1018
10th grade Enrollment : 295
11th grade Enrollment : 261
12th grade Enrollment : 238
Special grade Enrollment : 224

White students (%): 90.3%

Here:	90.3%
State average from 1682 schools:	76.8%

African American students (%): 6.4%

Here:	6.4%
State average from 1682 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 1.8%

Here:	1.8%
State average from 1682 schools:	9.9%

Asian students (%): 1.2%

Here:	1.2%
State average from 1682 schools:	4.2%

Native American students (%): 0.40%

Taconic High School:	0.40%
State average from 1682 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 53.0%

Here:	53.0%
State average from 1682 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 47.0%

Here:	47.0%
State average from 1682 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Taconic High School

Races in Taconic High School

First Language Not English # : 6
Limited English Proficient # : 1
Low-Income # : 213

First Language Not English %: 0.6%

Here:	0.6%
State average from 1452 schools:	13.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.1%

Taconic High School:	0.1%
State average from 887 schools:	7.9%

Low-Income %: 20.9%

Here:	20.9%
State average from 1613 schools:	27.4%

2001 Student Enrollment: 803
10th grade Enrollment : 304
11th grade Enrollment : 181
12th grade Enrollment : 185
Special grade Enrollment : 133

White students (%): 89.4%

Here:	89.4%
State average from 1664 schools:	77.2%

African American students (%): 6.2%

Here:	6.2%
State average from 1664 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 3.1%

This school:	3.1%
State average from 1664 schools:	9.6%

Asian students (%): 1.2%

Taconic High School:	1.2%
State average from 1664 schools:	4.1%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 47.3%

Here:	47.3%
State average from 1664 schools:	51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 52.7%

This school:	52.7%
State average from 1664 schools:	48.4%

Grades in Taconic High School

Races in Taconic High School

First Language Not English # : 37
Limited English Proficient # : 2
Low-Income # : 122

First Language Not English %: 4.6%

Here:	4.6%
State average from 1347 schools:	14.1%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.2%

This school:	0.2%
State average from 834 schools:	7.7%

Low-Income %: 15.2%

This school:	15.2%
State average from 1635 schools:	26.3%

2007 Attendance statistics:

Out-of-School Suspensions count : 211

Average number of Absences: 12.0

Here:	12.0
State average from 1782 schools:	8.8

Attendance Rate: 92.8%

This school:	92.8%
State average from 1782 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 21.1%

This school:	21.1%
State average from 1093 schools:	8.3%

2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 12.6

Average number of Absences: 45.0

Here:	45.0
State average from 325 schools:	29.0

Attendance Rate: 4.3%

Here:	4.3%
State average from 325 schools:	4.5%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 92.5%

Here:	92.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 13.6

Average number of Absences: 47.0

Here:	47.0
State average from 322 schools:	31.1

Attendance Rate: 4.6%

Here:	4.6%
State average from 322 schools:	4.2%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 92.1%

Here:	92.1%
State average from 1746 schools:	94.8%

2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 14.9

Average number of Absences: 72.0

Here:	72.0
State average from 313 schools:	32.0

Attendance Rate: 7.1%

Here:	7.1%
State average from 314 schools:	4.6%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 91.2%

Here:	91.2%
State average from 1729 schools:	94.7%

2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 15.6

Average number of Absences: 63.0

Here:	63.0
State average from 282 schools:	30.1

Attendance Rate: 6.3%

Here:	6.3%
State average from 282 schools:	4.4%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 90.9%

This school:	90.9%
State average from 1635 schools:	94.4%

Teacher Count in Taconic High School

Student/Teacher Ratio in Taconic High School

2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 80
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 51

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 97.9%

This school:	97.9%
State average from 1782 schools:	95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 96.8%

Here:	96.8%
State average from 1781 schools:	95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.6

Here:	12.6
State average from 1782 schools:	10.0

2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 89
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 57

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 96.5%

Here:	96.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 94.6%

Here:	94.6%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.8

Here:	11.8
State average from 1781 schools:	13.4

2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 85
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 48

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 96.4%

Here:	96.4%
State average from 1745 schools:	94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1733 schools:	93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.0

This school:	12.0
State average from 1746 schools:	13.6

2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 86
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 52

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 93.7%

Here:	93.7%
State average from 1728 schools:	94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 99.6%

Taconic High School:	99.6%
State average from 1724 schools:	94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.8

Taconic High School:	11.8
State average from 1729 schools:	13.8

SAT Results in Taconic High School

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 111

Reading: 479.0

Here:	479.0
State average from 322 schools:	488.1

Writing: 479.0

Here:	479.0
State average from 322 schools:	483.3

Math: 499.0

This school:	499.0
State average from 322 schools:	496.6

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 129

Reading: 484.0

Here:	484.0
State average from 316 schools:	489.7

Writing: 475.0

Here:	475.0
State average from 316 schools:	484.0

Math: 494.0

Here:	494.0
State average from 316 schools:	498.9

2005 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Reading: 487.0

Here:	487.0
State average from 299 schools:	500.8

Writing: 498.0

Here:	498.0
State average from 299 schools:	506.6

Math: 143.0

Taconic High School:	143.0
State average from 307 schools:	143.7

MCAS Results in Taconic High School

2007 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 253
Warning / Failing - English : 13
Needs Improvement - English : 90
Proficiency - English : 112
Advanced - English : 38

Students Tested - Math : 249
Warning / Failing - Math : 26
Needs Improvement - Math : 86
Proficiency - Math : 70
Advanced - Math : 67

MCAS English Results - Taconic High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 83.5

Here:	83.5
State average from 336 schools:	88.3

Warning / Failing - English (%): 5.0%

Taconic High School:	5.0%
State average from 336 schools:	4.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 36.0%

This school:	36.0%
State average from 336 schools:	24.7%

Proficiency - English (%): 44.0%

This school:	44.0%
State average from 336 schools:	50.1%

Advanced - English (%): 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 336 schools:	20.5%

MCAS Math Results - Taconic High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 79.7

Here:	79.7
State average from 336 schools:	85.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 10.0%

Taconic High School:	10.0%
State average from 336 schools:	8.2%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 35.0%

Here:	35.0%
State average from 336 schools:	22.4%

Proficiency - Math (%): 28.0%

Here:	28.0%
State average from 336 schools:	29.0%

Advanced - Math (%): 27.0%

Taconic High School:	27.0%
State average from 336 schools:	40.4%

2006 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 231
Warning / Failing - English : 13
Needs Improvement - English : 89
Proficiency - English : 102
Advanced - English : 27

Students Tested - Math : 230
Warning / Failing - Math : 30
Needs Improvement - Math : 67
Proficiency - Math : 76
Advanced - Math : 57

MCAS English Results - Taconic High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 82.6

Here:	82.6
State average from 321 schools:	86.0

Warning / Failing - English (%): 6.0%

Here:	6.0%
State average from 321 schools:	6.9%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 39.0%

Here:	39.0%
State average from 321 schools:	26.1%

Proficiency - English (%): 44.0%

Here:	44.0%
State average from 321 schools:	44.3%

Advanced - English (%): 12.0%

This school:	12.0%
State average from 321 schools:	22.8%

MCAS Math Results - Taconic High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 78.7

Here:	78.7
State average from 321 schools:	81.8

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 13.0%

Taconic High School:	13.0%
State average from 321 schools:	11.5%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 29.0%

Taconic High School:	29.0%
State average from 321 schools:	24.9%

Proficiency - Math (%): 33.0%

Here:	33.0%
State average from 321 schools:	28.7%

Advanced - Math (%): 25.0%

This school:	25.0%
State average from 321 schools:	35.0%

2004 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 225
Warning / Failing - English : 31
Needs Improvement - English : 89
Proficiency - English : 63
Advanced - English : 42

Students Tested - Math : 243
Warning / Failing - Math : 17
Needs Improvement - Math : 58
Proficiency - Math : 117
Advanced - Math : 51

MCAS English Results - Taconic High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 75.6

Here:	75.6
State average from 317 schools:	80.4

Warning / Failing - English (%): 14.0%

Here:	14.0%
State average from 317 schools:	11.6%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 40.0%

This school:	40.0%
State average from 317 schools:	29.6%

Proficiency - English (%): 28.0%

Here:	28.0%
State average from 317 schools:	31.8%

Advanced - English (%): 19.0%

This school:	19.0%
State average from 317 schools:	27.2%

MCAS Math Results - Taconic High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 88.3

Here:	88.3
State average from 316 schools:	83.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 316 schools:	9.0%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 24.0%

Taconic High School:	24.0%
State average from 316 schools:	27.6%

Proficiency - Math (%): 48.0%

Here:	48.0%
State average from 316 schools:	41.9%

Advanced - Math (%): 21.0%

This school:	21.0%
State average from 316 schools:	21.6%

2003 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 234
Warning / Failing - English : 21
Needs Improvement - English : 100
Proficiency - English : 91
Advanced - English : 22

Students Tested - Math : 235
Warning / Failing - Math : 48
Needs Improvement - Math : 85
Proficiency - Math : 61
Advanced - Math : 41

MCAS English Results - Taconic High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 76.8

Here:	76.8
State average from 309 schools:	83.1

Warning / Failing - English (%): 9.0%

Here:	9.0%
State average from 309 schools:	8.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 43.0%

Here:	43.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.3%

Proficiency - English (%): 39.0%

Here:	39.0%
State average from 309 schools:	42.9%

Advanced - English (%): 9.0%

This school:	9.0%
State average from 309 schools:	20.2%

MCAS Math Results - Taconic High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 70.3

Here:	70.3
State average from 309 schools:	75.4

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 20.0%

Here:	20.0%
State average from 309 schools:	17.8%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 36.0%

Here:	36.0%
State average from 309 schools:	29.5%

Proficiency - Math (%): 26.0%

Here:	26.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.7%

Advanced - Math (%): 17.0%

This school:	17.0%
State average from 309 schools:	24.1%

Participation Statistics:

2007 Participation - All students - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 266
Standard Assessment : 253
Medically documented absence : 1
After October : 12