Pierce Elementary School
19 Main St
Bennington NH, 03442, Hillsborough County
Phone: 603-588-2131
Ranking: 
(240 out of 355, bottom 32%)*
(240 out of 355, bottom 32%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Contoocook Valley School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 57 | 54 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 77 | 91 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 14 | 24.6% | 17 | 31.5% | 9 | 15.5% | 11 | 15.9% | 17 | 24.6% | 12 | 15.6% | 14 | 15.4% |
| Grade 1: | 17 | 29.8% | 8 | 14.8% | 10 | 17.2% | 13 | 18.8% | 14 | 20.3% | 15 | 19.5% | 17 | 18.7% |
| Grade 2: | 8 | 14.0% | 6 | 11.1% | 13 | 22.4% | 18 | 26.1% | 13 | 18.8% | 18 | 23.4% | 12 | 13.2% |
| Grade 3: | 8 | 14.0% | 9 | 16.7% | 14 | 24.1% | 14 | 20.3% | 15 | 21.7% | 11 | 14.3% | 22 | 24.2% |
| Grade 4: | 10 | 17.5% | 14 | 25.9% | 12 | 20.7% | 13 | 18.8% | 10 | 14.5% | 21 | 27.3% | 26 | 28.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 28 | 49.1% | 25 | 46.3% | 27 | 46.6% | 34 | 49.3% | 36 | 52.2% | 37 | 48.1% | 49 | 53.8% |
| Female: | 29 | 50.9% | 29 | 53.7% | 31 | 53.4% | 35 | 50.7% | 33 | 47.8% | 32 | 41.6% | 38 | 41.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 1 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 53 | 93.0% | 54 | 100.0% | 58 | 100.0% | 69 | 100.0% | 69 | 100.0% | 76 | 98.7% | 91 | 100.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 26.3% | 12 | 22.2% | 16 | 27.6% | 19 | 27.5% | 15 | 21.7% | 20 | 26.0% | 15 | 16.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 7.0% | 3 | 5.6% | 5 | 8.6% | 3 | 4.3% | 8 | 11.6% | 7 | 9.1% | 8 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.36 | 11.74 | 7.07 | 12.32 | 7.75 | 9.10 | 14.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 54% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 61% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 67% | 73% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 69% | 72% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 68% | 76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 73% | 76% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 68% | 76% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 68% | 71% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 80% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 76% | 77% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 76% | 78% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 82% | 80% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 81% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 60% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 24% | 50% | 66% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 57% | 68% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 73% | 73% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 75% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 76% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 73% | 77% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 71% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 74% | 72% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 80% | 74% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 83% | 75% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 84% | 75% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 83% | 77% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 79% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 78% |
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* Pierce Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.