Bernardston Elementary

Bernardston Elementary is an elementary school of cozy scale in Bernardston, Massachusetts, overseen by Pioneer Valley, caters to 201 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 47% leaner than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Pioneer Valley comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 581 students; Bernardston Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Bernardston Elementary records that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest breaks down as 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Franklin County) logs that median household earnings sit near $74,907, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Franklin County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,666 students), Bernardston Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Gill Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Bernardston Elementary.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bernardston Elementary has expanded 28%, going from 157 students in 2018 to 201 in 2025.

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