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Peirce

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

85 Park Avenue Ext, Arlington, MA 02174 · (781) 316-3736 · Part of Arlington School District

Arlington’s School Grade A better than 92% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
318
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Peirce

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Arlington kids: Ottoson Middle

On the path

Where Arlington kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5PeirceYou are here
7–8Ottoson Middle963 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

85 Park Avenue Ext, Arlington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten46
Grade 137
Grade 267
Grade 349
Grade 463
Grade 556
Enrollment over time
305’20
326’21
364’22
335’23
318’24

Up 4.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Asian 14%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 9%Black 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Peirce from Arlington families.

Other schools in Arlington School District

The district →
Menotomy Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Arlington
100 students12:1
Thompson
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington
A−
537 students14:1
M Norcross Stratton
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington
A−
448 students12:1
Brackett
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington
A
394 students13:1
Cyrus E Dallin
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington
A−
390 students12:1
Hardy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington
A−
382 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Arlington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.