Pierce

Pierce is a high-enrollment elementary school in Massachusetts, with an address in Brookline. It is open to students in kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 592 students. That is 55% bigger than the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Brookline serves 7,056 students across 13 schools.

The largest group at Pierce is White students, at 42%. Other students are 27% Asian, 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 6% Black. That is lower than the 70% White share among all Norfolk County residents. The diversity index for Pierce is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Pierce lists 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.3 students per teacher. The school's 13.3:1 compares with an average of 12.2:1 for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

The county, Norfolk County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $130,739 a year, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Norfolk County has 198 public schools with about 101,300 students, including Pierce.

Pierce's closest public school neighbor is The Lynch Center, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Pierce, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

From 709 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 592 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 13.3 students per teacher, compared with 11.8 in 2020-21.

This page is set up for the Pierce community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.