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Pierce

Public Grades K-8

77^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Pierce is an exceptional elementary school in Brookline, MA that serves 668 students in grades K-8. Consistently ranked among the top 100 elementary schools in Massachusetts, Pierce has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and consistently outperforms the state and district averages on MCAS assessments.

Pierce's academic performance is particularly strong, with 73.44% of students proficient or better in ELA and 71.47% in Math, compared to the state averages of 41.53% and 40.74%, respectively. The school's excellence extends across grade levels, with over 75% of 7th and 8th graders proficient or better in ELA and Math. Pierce also excels in Science, with 69.42% of students proficient or better, well above the state average of 41.51%.

While Pierce's performance is consistently high across diverse student groups, including Asian and White students, the school's rankings for Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status students are not as strong. Nonetheless, Pierce stands out as an exceptional institution, outperforming nearby Brookline schools and contrasting sharply with the lower-performing Boston schools in the area, such as the Hennigan K-8 School, which had only 11.45% of students proficient or better in ELA and 6.25% in Math.

592

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,877

Per pupil spending ?

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 School Street
Brookline, MA 02446

(617) 730-2583

District: Brookline

Students who attend Pierce usually attend:

High:

Brookline High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.2%

Asian:

27.4%

Two or more races:

13.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg70%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

77^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

9^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Brookline

18^th of 348Brookline among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	77 of 906	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	46 of 916	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	60 of 928	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	62 of 932	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	54 of 936	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	84 of 942	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	113 of 934	87.9%	★★★★☆
2017	86.0	99 of 938	89.4%	★★★★☆
2016	78.4	190 of 932	79.6%	★★★★☆
2015	82.2	131 of 914	85.7%	★★★★☆
2014	80.8	156 of 926	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	76.2	213 of 928	77.0%	★★★★☆
2012	79.7	179 of 930	80.8%	★★★★☆
2011	85.8	100 of 924	89.2%	★★★★☆
2010	86.0	95 of 920	89.7%	★★★★☆
2009	87.4	78 of 909	91.4%	★★★★★
2008	80.4	163 of 908	82.0%	★★★★☆
2007	81.9	147 of 911	83.9%	★★★★☆
2006	86.1	101 of 911	88.9%	★★★★☆
2005	76.8	219 of 887	75.3%	★★★★☆
2004	64.8	340 of 882	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	64.1	359 of 884	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	15 of 142	89.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.9	24 of 152	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	30 of 145	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	46 of 143	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.8	35 of 141	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	50 of 155	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	71 of 154	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	93.9	17 of 672	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	10 of 632	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	56 of 665	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	33 of 656	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	95 of 869	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	88 of 886	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	97 of 887	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	50 of 901	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	51 of 898	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.6	124 of 902	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	91 of 893	89.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	56.2	135 of 420	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	95.8	8 of 401	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	29 of 379	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	35 of 398	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	74.8	54 of 379	85.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	135 of 736	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	267 of 760	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	467 of 757	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.5	162 of 772	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	98 of 705	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	108 of 685	84.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	55 of 884	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	24 of 891	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	50 of 896	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	80 of 908	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	56 of 904	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	36 of 907	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	124 of 898	86.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	71.6	15 of 40	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.6	10 of 33	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	10 of 31	67.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	7 of 27	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	11 of 31	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.1	4 of 25	84.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	66 of 717	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	53 of 731	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	33 of 703	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	35 of 905	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	21 of 894	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	70 of 896	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	74 of 886	91.6%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	91.3	51 of 925	94.5%	★★★★★

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	91.6	34 of 399	91.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	52 of 737	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	36 of 753	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	51 of 762	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	42 of 764	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	52 of 765	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	79 of 780	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	85 of 772	89.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	9 of 484	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	3 of 493	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	3 of 501	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	3 of 497	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	6 of 501	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	13 of 498	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	13 of 484	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	92.6	19 of 487	96.1%	★★★★★
2016	71.8	124 of 482	74.3%	★★★★☆
2015	80.7	80 of 441	81.9%	★★★★☆
2014	86.9	34 of 455	92.5%	★★★★★
2013	87.9	28 of 455	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	89.3	20 of 455	95.6%	★★★★★
2011	91.1	10 of 449	97.8%	★★★★★
2010	91.4	12 of 434	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	88.1	33 of 409	91.9%	★★★★★
2008	84.0	60 of 407	85.3%	★★★★☆
2007	79.8	80 of 399	79.9%	★★★★☆
2006	77.1	89 of 399	77.7%	★★★★☆
2005	80.3	74 of 356	79.2%	★★★★☆
2004	81.8	66 of 344	80.8%	★★★★☆
2003	76.4	84 of 339	75.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	38 of 127	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	37 of 120	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.8	22 of 134	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	18 of 135	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	24 of 123	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	27 of 119	77.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	96.9	10 of 445	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	17 of 431	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	38 of 424	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	15 of 417	96.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	26 of 473	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	14 of 481	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	4 of 489	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	4 of 494	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	8 of 483	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	6 of 478	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	5 of 463	98.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	9 of 376	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	23 of 364	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	21 of 368	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.4	32 of 335	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	12 of 322	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	4 of 309	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	21 of 464	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	21 of 469	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	24 of 481	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	18 of 489	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	32 of 452	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.8	49 of 438	88.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	3 of 473	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	2 of 483	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	1 of 489	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	3 of 497	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	4 of 485	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	26 of 478	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	26 of 466	94.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	94.3	2 of 102	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	81.1	18 of 92	80.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	30 of 435	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	14 of 441	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	21 of 444	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	7 of 503	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	14 of 489	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	23 of 484	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	11 of 467	97.6%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	97.6	1 of 491	99.8%	★★★★★

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	93.1	26 of 339	92.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	2 of 386	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	2 of 392	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	1 of 403	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	4 of 404	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	2 of 401	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	2 of 396	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	5 of 395	98.7%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)91st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2023)68th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)62nd percentile-32 vs school

Middle school

Tested In Person (2021)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)92nd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics74%+35 vs state

English Language Arts73%+32 vs state

Mathematics71%+31 vs state

Science69%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Pierce	Public	K-8	50 School Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 730-2583	592	45	13.3		250 (42.2%)	36 (6.1%)	67 (11.3%)	162 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.0%)	89.3	77^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.5%		92.4	46^th of 916 public elementary schools	95.0%	31	55.9	77.4	70.3	75.8	79.0	80.7	73.4	59.3	71.0	65.6	78.8	80.0	71.4	71.5	68.8	70.2	69.4	73.7	$24,877
Lawrence	Public	K-8	27 Francis Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4303	630	45	14.0		250 (39.7%)	32 (5.1%)	54 (8.6%)	233 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (9.5%)	92.8	44^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.1%		90.9	62^nd of 916 public elementary schools	93.2%	18	73.3	63.9	68.9	70.2	76.2	84.1	72.0	74.6	76.4	67.2	73.7	80.7	91.1	76.7	78.7	80.0	79.3	86.7	$25,772
William H Lincoln	Public	K-8	19 Kennard Rd	Brookline	02445	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 879-4600	494	39	12.6		189 (38.3%)	51 (10.3%)	70 (14.2%)	128 (25.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.1%)	90.7	60^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.4%		87.1	107^th of 916 public elementary schools	88.3%	47	77.1	59.3	66.0	69.8	76.1	78.7	71.2	79.2	64.8	72.6	69.8	67.4	86.9	73.9	70.0	70.5	70.3	68.9	$30,172
Florida Ruffin Ridley School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Harvard Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 879-4400	857	62	13.8		444 (51.8%)	50 (5.8%)	117 (13.7%)	143 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (12.0%)	85.8	117^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.1%		83.3	140^th of 916 public elementary schools	84.7%	23	57.9	66.3	58.5	62.2	68.0	68.0	63.3	67.7	69.8	65.9	63.2	74.7	71.6	68.8	64.2	61.8	63.1	72.0	$26,139
Michael Driscoll	Public	PK, KG-8	725 Washington St	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4250	567	42	13.6		271 (47.8%)	30 (5.3%)	76 (13.4%)	111 (19.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.6%)	89.5	75^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.7%		89	86^th of 916 public elementary schools	90.6%	11	65.9	64.8	60.0	78.2	81.1	70.2	69.9	59.1	62.0	76.4	74.6	84.6	79.0	72.5	81.8	59.7	70.5	66.1	$26,692
Hennigan K-8 School	Public	K-8	200 Heath Street	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8264	472	50	9.4		14 (3.0%)	129 (27.3%)	307 (65.0%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	5.4	890^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.8%		6	899^th of 916 public elementary schools	1.9%	9	12.0	13.5	9.6	9.6	6.3	17.2	11.5	3.9	10.3	7.1	3.8	2.1	10.5	6.3	5.4	3.9	4.6	17.9	$34,544
West Zone Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-1	200 Heath Street	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8275	76	11	7.2		8 (10.5%)	16 (21.1%)	43 (56.6%)	7 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)								(n/a)																			$42,474
John D Runkle	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Druce Street	Brookline	02445	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4650	476	37	12.8		234 (49.2%)	16 (3.4%)	82 (17.2%)	73 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.3%)	84.9	126^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.1%		91	61^st of 916 public elementary schools	93.3%	65	76.5	59.5	55.9	60.0	75.0	75.6	67.0	76.9	56.8	55.9	78.2	78.6	71.7	70.2	61.0	73.9	66.7	82.6	$29,986
Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy	Public	PK, KG-1	121 Corey Road	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8409	165	18	9.3		22 (13.3%)	22 (13.3%)	71 (43.0%)	35 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.1%)								(n/a)																			$38,717
Tobin K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	40 Smith St	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8393	364	38	9.6		17 (4.7%)	86 (23.6%)	230 (63.2%)	22 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	11	840^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.3%		9.7	865^th of 916 public elementary schools	5.6%	25	25.0	7.9	4.8	13.5	5.9	18.0	13.6	25.0	5.4	4.8	22.2	2.9	7.3	12.2	14.3	10.5	11.9	15.4	$35,130

Frequently Asked Questions about Pierce

How many students attend Pierce?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Pierce.

What is the racial makeup of Pierce?

Students at Pierce are 42% White, 27% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 6% African American.

Is Pierce a good school?

Yes. Pierce ranks in the top 8.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Pierce in?

Brookline

What schools do graduates of Pierce attend?

Students who attend Pierce usually go on to attend:

High : Brookline High

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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