Enrollment
55
Elementary
DISTRICT 92 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONTOOCOOK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330248000074
Pierce Elementary School
19 Main St., Bennington, NH 03442 · (603) 588-2131 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL55 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Hampshire public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
6.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
21 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 26%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 11 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 10% larger than its 4th grade class (10).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 33% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
52.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in New Hampshire's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Pierce Elementary School
Pierce Elementary School's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Elementary School this school | 55 | 38.2% | 53.0% |
| Warren Village School Warren | 56 | 39.3% | N/A |
| John D. Perkins Academy Marlow | 55 | 36.4% | N/A |
| Freedom Elementary School Freedom | 52 | 40.4% | 34.5% |
| Russell Elementary School Rumney | 84 | 40.5% | 35.0% |
| Wentworth Elementary School Wentworth | 78 | 37.2% | 42.0% |
Matched among New Hampshire elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Pierce Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 55 | #271 of 300 | #64 of 68 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
55
-11 (-17%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 82
Student : Teacher
6.6:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55 | 8.3 | 6.6:1 | 38% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 62 | 7.8 | 8.0:1 | 29% (18) |
| 2022-23 | 65 | 8 | 8.1:1 | 29% (19) |
| 2020-21 | 66 | 6 | 11.0:1 | 38% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 77 | 9 | 8.6:1 | 38% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 66 | 6 | 11.0:1 | 42% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 69 | 5 | 13.8:1 | 32% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 100 | 7 | 14.3:1 | 22% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 82 | 4 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pierce Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (77 to 55); teachers down 8% (9 to 8.3).
About Pierce Elementary School
Pierce Elementary School is a small elementary school found in Bennington, New Hampshire. Enrolled students number 55 students, in kindergarten through 4. Statewide, elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 249 students each.
Pierce Elementary School is part of Contoocook Valley School District, where 11 schools serve 1,936 students.
About 98% of the student body at Pierce Elementary School is White. Census estimates put the White share of Hillsborough County's population at about 82%. Pierce Elementary School's diversity index is 4%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 6.6:1, with 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Pierce Elementary School is 38%. Across public schools in Hillsborough County, the average is 26%.
The allk12 Grade for Pierce Elementary School is B+. Compared with New Hampshire public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Pierce Elementary School is 14.2 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in New Hampshire.
Hillsborough County has about 426,378 residents, and the median household income is $103,545, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. In all, Hillsborough County has 127 public schools and roughly 53,974 students.
Great Brook School is the public school closest to Pierce Elementary School, about 2.1 miles away. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Pierce Elementary School's average proficiency of 53.0% compares with 44.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Pierce Elementary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment at Pierce Elementary School dropped 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 66 to 55 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (6.6:1) than in 2020-21 (11.0:1).
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Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,378
Census ACS
Median income
$103,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
53,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Contoocook Valley School District
- Conval Regional High SchoolHigh · 645 students
- South Meadow SchoolMiddle · 332 students
- Peterborough Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
- Great Brook SchoolMiddle · 224 students
- Antrim Elementary SchoolElementary · 133 students
- Greenfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 91 students
Other Pierce Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Pierce Elementary. Pierce Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Pierce Elementary SchoolLAREDO, TX · 662 students
- Pierce Elementary SchoolBIRMINGHAM, MI · 556 students
- PIERCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPIERCE, NE · 338 students
- Pierce Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IA · 334 students
- Pierce ElementaryRidgecrest, CA · 297 students
Nearby schools
- Great Brook School2.1 mi · 224
- Antrim Elementary School2.1 mi · 133
- Hancock Elementary School3.4 mi · 70
- Greenfield Elementary School4.2 mi · 91
- Francestown Elementary School6.3 mi · 41
- Conval Regional High School6.4 mi · 645
Frequently asked questions
About Pierce Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pierce Elementary School?
Pierce Elementary School enrolls approximately 55 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Pierce Elementary School serve?
Pierce Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Pierce Elementary School?
Approximately 6.6:1 students per teacher at Pierce Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Pierce Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pierce Elementary School are roughly 98% White, 2% Two or more.
What district is Pierce Elementary School in?
Pierce Elementary School is part of Contoocook Valley School District.
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