Needham Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ Needham High (High school, exceeds expectations)
2. A+ High Rock School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A+ Newman Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
4. A+ Pollard Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
5. A+ William Mitchell (Elementary school, meets expectations)
6. A+ Broadmeadow (Elementary school, meets expectations)
7. A Sunita L Williams Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
8. A John Eliot (Elementary school, meets expectations)

High schools (2)

• A+ High Rock School, Needham
• A+ Needham High, Needham

Middle and junior high schools (1)

• A+ Pollard Middle, Needham

Elementary and primary schools (2)

• A+ Newman Elementary, Needham
• A Sunita L Williams Elementary, Needham

Other schools and academies (3)

• A+ Broadmeadow, Needham
• A John Eliot, Needham
• A+ William Mitchell, Needham

Cities and towns served (1)

• Needham (8)

• State: Best schools in Massachusetts
• County: Norfolk County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 5,541 students with 449 full-time-equivalent teachers and 895 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 2508370
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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