📍 50 School Street, Brookline, Norfolk County, 02446
Pierce is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brookline, Norfolk County. The school has 705 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Brookline school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 54.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 78% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pierce enrolls 705 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 54.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 25% Asian and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 328 | 47% |
| Asian | 176 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 84 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 5.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pierce is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-40, state senate district 29, state house district 171.
Pierce is one of 13 schools in Brookline, based in Brookline, Massachusetts. The district serves 7,023 students district-wide and employs 610 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 705 students, Pierce is larger than the district average of about 540 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large