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Heron Pond Elementary School

Public Grades 2-5

182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Heron Pond Elementary School is a public school in Milford, New Hampshire, serving 552 students in grades 2–5 as part of the Milford School District. The school is one of the larger elementary schools in the area and shares its campus with Milford Early Education Experiences, while Jacques Memorial Elementary serves Milford students in kindergarten and first grade. Heron Pond currently ranks 182nd out of 230 New Hampshire schools, placing it in the 21st percentile with a one-star rating. Its ranking was considerably stronger in the mid-to-late 2010s, when it generally fell between the 55th and 68th percentiles, but performance has declined over several years.

In 2025–26, 33% of students were proficient in mathematics, 45% in reading, and 26% in science. Each result was below the New Hampshire average of 44%, 55%, and 38%, respectively. Mathematics has declined steadily, from 41% proficiency in 2022–23 to 33% currently, while science is the weakest subject overall. Fifth grade is the clearest area of concern: only 23% of fifth graders were proficient in math, 41% in reading, and 26% in science. Reading is the school’s relative academic strength, particularly in fourth grade, where 52% of students were proficient—matching the state rate. Heron Pond’s student-teacher ratio is 12.2:1, higher than most nearby schools, although it improved from the prior year.

Florence Rideout Elementary School is the most useful nearby comparison because it serves a similar grade range and has a similar economic profile; it reported higher proficiency in math, reading, and science at 46%, 50%, and 33%. Results at smaller, higher-performing schools such as Mason Elementary School and Mont Vernon Village School were substantially stronger, though their enrollments and community characteristics differ. The school’s comparatively strong special education subgroup results may offer useful practices for broader intervention efforts. Key priorities appear to be fifth-grade support, mathematics recovery, science instruction, and building intervention capacity in a large-school setting.

552

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,703

Per pupil spending ?

22.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Heron Pond Rd
Milford, NH 03055-3245

(603) 673-1811

District: Milford School District

Students who attend Heron Pond Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Milford Middle School
High:	Milford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.8%

Hispanic:

6.2%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (35% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 47 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg37%

New Hampshire avg46%

182^nd of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 47 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

109^th of 166Milford School District among New Hampshire districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	182 of 230	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	163 of 224	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	171 of 234	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	170 of 237	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	160 of 233	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	126 of 211	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.4	103 of 231	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	104 of 231	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.1	104 of 229	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.9	78 of 244	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.9	95 of 206	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.4	120 of 242	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.9	114 of 241	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.0	128 of 241	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.1	173 of 237	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.1	143 of 242	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.6	169 of 240	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	57.1	109 of 236	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.2	91 of 237	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.2	57 of 238	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	155 of 184	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	135 of 182	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	131 of 187	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	147 of 193	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	136 of 187	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	102 of 160	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	73 of 192	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	100 of 190	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	20 of 23	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.3	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	135 of 184	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	141 of 186	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	145 of 193	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	145 of 199	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	133 of 194	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	91 of 168	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	97 of 195	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	72 of 195	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	29 of 66	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	31 of 71	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	47 of 70	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	47 of 59	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.8	16 of 34	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	36 of 60	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	41 of 52	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	182 of 229	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	170 of 223	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	161 of 228	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	174 of 233	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	162 of 229	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.5	129 of 209	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.8	94 of 229	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	98 of 227	56.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)56th percentile+35 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-10 vs state

Mathematics33%-11 vs state

Science26%-12 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Saturday, August 20, 2011

I have been happy with Heron Pond Elementary. My son has done well, although he is bored because he is ahead of the class. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NH SAS Mathematics (2026)					NH SAS Reading (2026)					NH SAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Heron Pond Elementary School	Public	2-5	80 Heron Pond Rd	Milford	03055	Hillsborough County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 673-1811	552	45	12.2	22.5%	479 (86.8%)	7 (1.3%)	34 (6.2%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	25	182^nd of 230 public elementary schools	20.9%		31.2	163^rd of 224 public elementary schools	27.2%	19	33.0	42.0	23.0		33.0	42.0	52.0	41.0		45.0	26.0	26.0	$16,703
Milford Early Education Experiences	Public	PK-K	80 Heron Pond Road	Milford	03055	Hillsborough County	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 673-1811	54	6	9.0	11.1%	49 (90.7%)	1 (1.9%)	3 (5.6%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Jacques Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-1	9 Elm St.	Milford	03055	Hillsborough County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 673-4434	276	29	9.5	13.8%	237 (85.9%)	3 (1.1%)	21 (7.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)								(n/a)													$17,865
Florence Rideout Elementary School	Public	1-5	18 Tremont St.	Wilton	03086	Hillsborough County	Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 732-9229	211	21	9.8	22.3%	196 (92.9%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	41.4	141^st of 230 public elementary schools	38.7%		35	151^st of 224 public elementary schools	32.6%	10	46.0	57.0	38.0		46.0	40.0	54.0	54.0		50.0	33.0	33.0	$20,949
Clark-Wilkins School	Public	PK, KG-4	80 Boston Post Rd.	Amherst	03031	Hillsborough County	Amherst School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 673-4411	676	68	9.9	6.4%	577 (85.4%)	9 (1.3%)	42 (6.2%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.8%)	85.5	24^th of 230 public elementary schools	89.6%		86.6	21^st of 224 public elementary schools	90.6%	3	68.0	80.0			74.0	70.0	68.0			69.0			$19,242
Mont Vernon Village School	Public	K-6	1 Kittredge Rd	Mont Vernon	03057	Hillsborough County	Mont Vernon School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 673-5141	234	20	11.7	8.5%	208 (88.9%)	2 (0.9%)	12 (5.1%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	95.7	4^th of 230 public elementary schools	98.3%		94.3	9^th of 224 public elementary schools	96.0%	5	98.0	93.0	81.0	81.0	88.0	80.0	78.0	88.0	71.0	79.0	63.0	63.0	$19,638
Lyndeborough Central School	Public	PK-K	192 Forest Rd	Lyndeborough	03082	Hillsborough County	Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 732-9228	39	5	8.4	10.3%	36 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$19,810
Richard Maghakian Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-3	22 Milford St.	Brookline	03033	Hillsborough County	Brookline School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 673-4640	309	30	10.4	2.9%	288 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)								(n/a)	79.0				79.0	66.0				66.0			$17,007
Mason Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13 Darling Hill Rd.	Mason	03048	Hillsborough County	Mason School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 878-2962	106	9	12.3	12.3%	101 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97.1	3^rd of 230 public elementary schools	98.7%		94.5	8^th of 224 public elementary schools	96.4%	5		79.0	95.0		83.0		79.0	100.0		86.0	84.0	84.0	$20,869
Temple Elementary School	Public	K-4	830 NH Route 45	Temple	03084	Hillsborough County	Contoocook Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 878-1955	35	5	6.6	25.7%	34 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					29.0					43.0			$26,688

Frequently Asked Questions about Heron Pond Elementary School

What district is Heron Pond Elementary School in?

Milford School District

What schools do graduates of Heron Pond Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Heron Pond Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Milford Middle School
High : Milford High School

How many students attend Heron Pond Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended Heron Pond Elementary School.

Is Heron Pond Elementary School a good school?

Heron Pond Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.9% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Heron Pond Elementary School?

Students at Heron Pond Elementary School are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

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