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Newman Elementary

Regular School · Needham, MA

Newman Elementary is a regular school school in Needham, Massachusetts, serving grades PK–05 with 696 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.3:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
696
Teachers (FTE)
56.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 496 71%
Asian 82 12%
Hispanic/Latino 59 8%
Two or more races 39 6%
Black or African American 19 3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 696 367M / 329F

English Language Learners: 34 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 49.0% +12.3pp 36.7% 293
Reading Proficiency 72.0% +22.8pp 49.2% 293
Science Proficiency 45-49% 96

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.58 grade levels
Math
-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
15
2.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 696 100%

Contact & Location

1155 Central Avenue

Needham, MA 02492

Phone: (781)455-0416

http://newman.needham.k12.ma.us/main/

District

Needham

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,350

District enrollment: 5,525

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

250837000306

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD