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Needham Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 5,541 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Needham Public Schools is a school district in Massachusetts (Norfolk County). During the 2024 school year, 5,541 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

Needham Public Schools consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Sri Baqri2028
Andrea Longo Carter2028
Alisa Skatrud2028
Elizabeth Lee2027
Michael O'Brien2027
Michael Greis2026
Matthew Spengler2026

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Needham Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Massachusetts House of Representatives 13th Norfolk DistrictJoshua TarskyDemocratic Party 100% 36%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $6,037,000 $1,095 4%
Local: $111,013,000 $20,129 76%
State: $29,827,000 $5,408 20%
Total: $146,877,000 $26,632
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $156,092,000 $28,303
Total Current Expenditures: $131,314,000 $23,810
Instructional Expenditures: $82,374,000 $14,936 53%
Student and Staff Support: $21,917,000 $3,974 14%
Administration: $12,362,000 $2,241 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $14,657,000 $2,657 9%
Total Capital Outlay: $9,308,000 $1,687
Construction: $2,325,000 $421
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $50,000 $9
Interest on Debt: $9,079,000 $1,646

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 65 80-84 20-24 40-44 PS 75-79 66
2018-2019 75 85-89 35-39 55-59 75-79 76
2017-2018 75 90-94 35-39 55-59 PS 75-79 75
2016-2017 77 90-94 40-44 60-64 PS 75-79 77
2015-2016 83 90-94 40-44 70-74 PS 85-89 84
2014-2015 82 90-94 50-54 65-69 PS 75-79 84
2013-2014 80 85-89 45-49 65-69 PS 80-84 81
2012-2013 81 90-94 40-44 70-74 PS 85-89 82
2011-2012 78 90-94 40-44 55-59 PS 80-84 80
2010-2011 79 85-89 40-44 60-64 PS 75-79 81

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 74 80-84 30-34 55-59 PS 85-89 75
2018-2019 78 85-89 40-44 65-69 80-84 79
2017-2018 79 85-89 45-49 65-69 PS 80-84 79
2016-2017 76 85-89 50-54 60-64 PS 75-79 76
2015-2016 87 90-94 70-74 75-79 PS 85-89 88
2014-2015 86 90-94 65-69 70-74 PS 80-84 87
2013-2014 86 85-89 70-74 75-79 PS 85-89 87
2012-2013 85 90-94 65-69 75-79 PS 85-89 86
2011-2012 85 90-94 60-64 75-79 PS 85-89 86
2010-2011 86 85-89 60-64 70-74 PS 85-89 88

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=99 >=90 >=50 >=80 >=80 >=99
2018-2019 97 >=90 >=80 >=80 >=80 98
2017-2018 97 >=80 >=50 >=80 PS 97
2016-2017 98 >=80 >=50 >=80 >=50 97
2015-2016 97 >=90 >=50 >=80 >=50 97
2014-2015 98 >=80 >=50 >=50 >=50 98
2013-2014 98 >=80 >=50 >=50 PS 98
2012-2013 96 >=80 PS >=50 PS >=50 95
2011-2012 95 >=80 >=50 >=50 >=50 97
2010-2011 97 >=80 >=50 PS PS >=95

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 5,541 -1.0
2022-2023 5,594 1.4
2021-2022 5,515 0.6
2020-2021 5,483 -4.1
2019-2020 5,706 -0.3
2018-2019 5,721 1.0
2017-2018 5,666 -0.1
2016-2017 5,671 0.3
2015-2016 5,656 2.4
2014-2015 5,519 -0.1
2013-2014 5,523 0.9
2012-2013 5,476 1.2
2011-2012 5,409 0.9
2010-2011 5,358 0.9
2009-2010 5,311 3.7
2008-2009 5,115 2.0
2007-2008 5,013 0.4
2006-2007 4,995 1.6
2005-2006 4,914 0.3
2004-2005 4,901 3.7
2003-2004 4,722 1.8
2002-2003 4,639 3.0
2001-2002 4,498 2.8
2000-2001 4,374 1.0
1999-2000 4,330 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Needham Public Schools (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 11.7 7.4
Black 3.3 9.6
Hispanic 7.0 25.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 6.3 4.5
White 71.4 52.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Needham Public Schools had 449.82 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.32.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 6.00
Kindergarten: 22.30
Elementary: 294.38
Secondary: 127.14
Total: 449.82

Needham Public Schools employed 20.71 district administrators and 33.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 20.71
District Administrative Support: 20.83
School Administrators: 33.50
School Administrative Support: 47.06
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 176.01
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.70
Total Guidance Counselors: 23.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 14.80
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 9.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 9.20
Library/Media Support: 11.96
Student Support Services: 66.00
Other Support Services: 27.45

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Needham Public Schools operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Broadmeadow522KG-5
High Rock School4476-6
John Eliot402KG-5
Needham High1,6229-12
Newman Elementary698PK-5
Pollard Middle8807-8
Sunita L. Williams Elementary531KG-5
William Mitchell439KG-5


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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