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Needham, MA
Public School Ratings




Needham Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Needham School District details

Needham School District
1330 Highland Avenue
Needham, MA 02492

5,594 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Needham School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.3% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
71%
43%
70%
45%
71%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Broadmeadow School
120 Broadmeadow Rd
Needham, MA, 02492
KG-05
High Rock School
77 Ferndale Road
Needham, MA, 02492
06-06
John Eliot School
135 Wellesley Avenue
Needham, MA, 02494
KG-05
Needham High School
609 Webster Street
Needham, MA, 02494
09-12
Newman Elementary School
1155 Central Avenue
Needham, MA, 02492
PK-05
Pollard Middle School
200 Harris Avenue
Needham, MA, 02492
07-08
Sunita L. Williams Elementary School
585 Central Avenue
Needham, MA, 02494
KG-05
William Mitchell School
187 Brookline Street
Needham, MA, 02492
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 77.4% 57.0%
Black 3.5% 9.8%
Hispanic 7.5% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.6% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,981 $78,210,000 57.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,541 $8,622,000 6.3%
Staff $1,873 $10,480,000 7.7%
General Administration $391 $2,187,000 1.6%
School Administration $1,001 $5,599,000 4.1%
Operation $1,866 $10,440,000 7.6%
Transportation $507 $2,834,000 2.1%
Other $612 $3,426,000 2.5%
Total Support $7,792 $43,588,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,628 $14,703,000 10.8%
Total Expenditures $24,401 $136,501,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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