Peirce

Set in Arlington, Massachusetts, Peirce is an intimate primary school, run under Arlington. It teaches 318 students across grades K through 5.

Arlington comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 6,113 students; Peirce is among them.

Looking at the student body, Peirce lists that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder looks like 14% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, Peirce has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) reports that median household income runs about $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Peirce is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ottoson Middle, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Peirce.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Peirce's enrollment has increased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 305 (now 318). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 69% to 62%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.