Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 12.4% of Berkshire County’s student body in 2023-24 school year

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education
Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education
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There were 1,773 Hispanic students enrolled in Berkshire County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10.7% more than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Berkshire County welcomed a total of 14,262 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic pupils comprised 12.4% of the total, making this group the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 47 schools in Berkshire County, Taconic High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 151 students.

Proficiency in core subjects in Massachusetts still remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, 25% of eighth-graders were not considered proficient in reading, and 32% did not reach math benchmarks. Fourth-graders performed better in reading, with 18% not reaching proficiency. However, they struggled with math, with only 68% achieving grade-level proficiency.

Ethnicities in Berkshire County in 2023-24 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Berkshire County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name Hispanic Students Enrolment Total Enrollment in 2023-24 % of Total
Abbott Memorial School 0 85 0%
Allendale School 55 251 21.9%
Becket Washington School 5 91 5.5%
Brayton School 22 218 10.1%
Charles McCann Vocational Technical School 7 520 1.3%
Clarksburg Elementary School 6 208 2.9%
Colegrove Park Elementary School 16 254 6.3%
Craneville School 41 453 9.1%
Crosby Educational Academy 8 21 38.1%
Crosby School 83 247 33.6%
Drury High School 37 465 8%
Eagle Education Academy 6 30 20%
Egremont School 89 386 23.1%
Emma L. Miller Elementary School 3 47 6.4%
Farmington River Elementary School 6 129 4.7%
Greylock School 24 270 8.9%
Hancock Elementary School 4 58 6.9%
Hoosac Valley Elementary School 19 370 5.1%
Hoosac Valley High School 16 299 5.4%
Hoosac Valley Middle School 16 309 5.2%
John T. Reid Middle School 94 442 21.3%
Kittredge School 7 177 4%
Lanesborough Elementary School 16 229 7%
Lee Elementary School 36 338 10.7%
Lee Middle/High School 36 308 11.7%
Lenox Memorial High School 41 446 9.2%
Monument Mt. Regional High School 65 451 14.4%
Morningside Community School 119 362 32.9%
Morris School 36 337 10.7%
Mt. Everett Regional School 30 281 10.7%
Mt. Greylock Regional High School 37 553 6.7%
Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School 68 380 17.9%
Nessacus Regional Middle School 17 358 4.7%
New Marlborough Central School 2 65 3.1%
Pittsfield High School 136 724 18.8%
Richmond Consolidated School 9 158 5.7%
Robert T. Capeless Elementary School 31 188 16.5%
Silvio O. Conte Community School 99 348 28.4%
South Egremont School 1 11 9.1%
Stearns School 18 210 8.6%
Taconic High School 151 875 17.3%
Theodore Herberg Middle School 91 531 17.1%
Undermountain School 37 257 14.4%
W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School 49 348 14.1%
Wahconah Regional High School 21 482 4.4%
Williams School 33 261 12.6%
Williamstown Elementary School 30 431 7%


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