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Heron Pond Elementary School

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Heron Pond Elementary School ranks 163 rd of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Heron Pond Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Milford, New Hampshire, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 556 students. The school is part of the Milford School District, which is ranked 123 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heron Pond Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the state average in proficiency rates for Mathematics, Reading, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 34% in Mathematics, 47% in Reading, and 33% in Science, while the state averages were 42%, 55%, and 38% respectively. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, with its rankings for female, male, and white students in the bottom half of New Hampshire elementary schools, and its ranking for Hispanic students in the top half. Additionally, the school's special education students perform poorly, ranking in the bottom half of New Hampshire elementary schools.

Heron Pond Elementary School's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby high-performing schools, such as Mason Elementary School and Mont Vernon Village School, which consistently rank in the top 10-20 elementary schools in New Hampshire and have much higher proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science. The school's relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and its higher student-teacher ratio compared to some nearby schools may be contributing factors to its academic underperformance.

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 — 54th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (38% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg36%

New Hampshire avg45%

163^rd of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

123^rd of 158Milford 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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Hispanic (2024)58th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2024)56th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading47%-8 vs state

Mathematics34%-8 vs state

Science33%-5 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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)					NH SAS Reading (2025)					NH SAS Science (2025)		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	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	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%)	31.2	163^rd of 224 public elementary schools	27.2%		32.5	171^st of 234 public elementary schools	26.9%	8	43.0	30.0	28.0		34.0	42.0	47.0	55.0		47.0	33.0	33.0	$16,703
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%)	35	151^st of 224 public elementary schools	32.6%		59.7	87^th of 234 public elementary schools	62.8%	64	31.0	53.0	29.0		39.0	41.0	43.0	55.0		46.0	38.0	38.0	$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%)	86.6	21^st of 224 public elementary schools	90.6%		83.5	30^th of 234 public elementary schools	87.2%	9	71.0	80.0			76.0	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%)	94.3	9^th of 224 public elementary schools	96.0%		91.2	11^th of 234 public elementary schools	95.3%	2	85.0	97.0	84.0	72.0	85.0	76.0	82.0	84.0	69.0	78.0	65.0	65.0	$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)	73.0				73.0	65.0				65.0			$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%)	94.5	8^th of 224 public elementary schools	96.4%		93	9^th of 234 public elementary schools	96.2%	1	80.0	70.0	100.0		82.0	80.0	75.0	100.0		84.0	88.0	88.0	$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)													$26,688
Hollis Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	36 Silver Lake Rd.	Hollis	03049	Hillsborough County	Hollis School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 324-5995	391	38	10.2	3.1%	336 (85.9%)	4 (1.0%)	15 (3.8%)	23 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)								(n/a)	76.0				76.0	74.0				74.0			$18,720

Frequently Asked Questions about Heron Pond Elementary School

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.

What district is Heron Pond Elementary School in?

Milford School District

How many students attend Heron Pond Elementary School?

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

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

Is Heron Pond Elementary School a good school?

Heron Pond Elementary School ranks 163^rd of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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