Heron Pond Elementary School

Heron Pond Elementary School operates as an expansive elementary-level community in Milford, New Hampshire, overseen by Milford School District. Current enrollment sits at 552 students spanning grades 2 through 5. That puts it 122% above the typical public school in New Hampshire, which averages around 249 students.

Within Milford School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,982 students, Heron Pond Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Heron Pond Elementary School lists that nearly all students (87%) are White. The remainder consists of 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Heron Pond Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Heron Pond Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.0%, the actual is 39.2%, a residual of -9.8 points.

In the surrounding community, Hillsborough County reports that the typical household earns roughly $103,545 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students), of which Heron Pond Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Milford Early Education Experiences, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Heron Pond Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Heron Pond Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 43.4%.

Heron Pond Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Heron Pond Elementary School has contracted 13%, going from 631 students in 2018 to 552 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 92% to 87%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.