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Schools in Needham

EDFacts · NCES CCD · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
A+
93/100
6th of 60
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The four inputs
Within-state proficiency percentile94th pct
Boston median 47th pct50% · scores 94
Student–teacher ratio12.1
Boston median 11.820% · scores 99
Graduation rate97%
Boston median 91%20% · scores 88
Schools within 3 miles16
Boston median 1910% · scores 83
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Public schools near Needham

Within 3 miles of the town centre, with the district named. Attendance zones change — check the district's own lookup before you buy.
High Rock SchoolNeedhamMiddle0.5 mi
Newman ElementaryNeedhamElementary0.7 mi
Needham HighNeedhamHigh0.7 mi
Pollard MiddleNeedhamMiddle0.9 mi
William MitchellNeedhamElementary1.1 mi
Sunita L. Williams ElementaryNeedhamElementary1.3 mi
BroadmeadowNeedhamElementary1.7 mi
John EliotNeedhamElementary1.7 mi
Joseph E FiskeWellesleyElementary2.2 mi
Preschool At Wellesley SchoolsWellesleyPrekindergarten2.3 mi
Wellesley Sr HighWellesleyHigh2.4 mi
ChickeringDoverElementary2.6 mi
HunnewellWellesleyElementary2.6 mi
SchofieldWellesleyElementary2.8 mi
Wellesley MiddleWellesleyMiddle2.9 mi
CountrysideNewtonElementary3.0 mi
NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency is a within-state percentile of the districts serving Needham, weighted by the share of the town each covers.

Best Boston suburbs for schools

All 60 ranked, Needham highlighted
1LexingtonA+99th pct2WellesleyA+97th pct3BelmontA+99th pct4WinchesterA+95th pct5NeedhamA+94th pct6NewtonA+92nd pct7ArlingtonA93rd pct8BrooklineA95th pct9LynnfieldA88th pct10ReadingA84th pct11PortsmouthA−89th pct12MiltonA−82nd pct13MelroseA−83rd pct14Franklin TownB+79th pct15WakefieldB+68th pct16MarbleheadB+74th pct17BurlingtonB68th pct18Braintree TownB71st pct19StonehamB67th pct20SwampscottB60th pct21WilmingtonB66th pct22CambridgeB68th pct23WatertownB−57th pct24NewburyportB−63rd pct25DedhamB−54th pct26QuincyB−56th pct27NorwoodC+47th pct28BeverlyC+51st pct29WoburnC+42nd pct30AbingtonC+56th pct31DanversC45th pct32AmesburyC47th pct33MedfordC34th pct34Bridgewater TownC−50th pct35SomervilleC−35th pct36DerryC−36th pct37DoverC−36th pct38Winthrop TownC−40th pct39WalthamC−36th pct40Weymouth TownD+33rd pct41HudsonD+27th pct42GloucesterD+31st pct43MethuenD+20th pct44PeabodyD+23rd pct45MaldenD30th pct46SaugusD30th pct47FraminghamD19th pct48RevereD−19th pct49MarlboroughD−17th pct50SalemD−10th pct51HaverhillD−12th pct52BostonD−19th pct53Randolph TownD−20th pct54LowellF13th pct55RochesterF7th pct56EverettF9th pct57LynnF6th pct58ChelseaF5th pct59LawrenceF3rd pct60BrocktonF7th pct
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Better than Needham on schools

Needham grades A+ on schools. Four suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbSchoolsWithin-state proficiencyGraduation rateOverall
Lexington11 mi from NeedhamA+99th pct97% 75 B Wellesley3 mi from NeedhamA+97th pct98% 76 B Belmont8 mi from NeedhamA+99th pct97% 73 B Winchester13 mi from NeedhamA+95th pct96% 73 B
Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19