Summary:
ZIP code 01337 has one elementary school, Bernardston Elementary, which serves PK–6 in the Pioneer Valley district, enrolls 201 students, and reported a student-teacher ratio of 10.8 in 2024–2025. The free/reduced-lunch percentage is not reported, so socioeconomic context is unavailable; per-student spending was $20,121 in 2020–2021, which is historical context.
Bernardston Elementary’s strongest subject is Science: all-grade proficiency was 47.22% in 2025–2026, above the district (40.63%) and state (40.98%), and 52.63% in 2024–2025, above the district (47.31%) and state (41.51%). Math is mixed but improved recently: all-grade Math was 43.09% in 2025–2026, above the district (36.04%) and slightly above the state (41.11%), while in 2024–2025 it was 36.19%, above the district (31.4%) but below the state (40.74%). ELA is the weaker area: all-grade ELA was 30.89% in 2025–2026, slightly below the district (31.58%) and below the state (40.03%); in 2024–2025 it was 36.54%, slightly above the district (35.23%) but below the state (41.53%). 5th grade Math is a bright spot at 50%, above the district’s 48% and about 10.5 percentage points above the state’s 39.5%. 6th grade ELA is a concern at 19.05%, essentially even with the district’s 18.92% but far below the state’s 40.26%.
In rankings, the school’s latest position is 493 of 899, with a 45th percentile and 2 stars. It moved from 518 of 906 in 2024–2025 to 493 of 899 in 2025–2026, a modest improvement, and held 2 stars each reported year. The district, Pioneer Valley, ranks 228 of 351, with a 35th percentile and 2 stars. Overall, Bernardston Elementary performs best in Science, shows recent strength in Math, and has ELA as its clearest academic challenge, especially in 6th grade; rank history is stable with slight upward movement.
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