Pollard Middle

Regular School · Needham, MA

Pollard Middle is a regular school school in Needham, Massachusetts, serving grades 07–08 with 867 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

07 – 08

Enrollment

867

Teachers (FTE)

79.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

11:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	625	72%
Asian	105	12%
Hispanic/Latino	55	6%
Two or more races	48	6%
Black or African American	33	4%
Not Specified	1	0%
Total enrollment	867	439M / 427F

English Language Learners: 14 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	71.0% +34.3pp	36.7%	849
Reading Proficiency	71.0% +21.8pp	49.2%	849
Science Proficiency	67.0%	—	396

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)

+1.06 grade levels

Math

+0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

5.1% 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.)	867	100%

Contact & Location

200 Harris Avenue

Needham, MA 02492

Phone: (781)455-0480

http://pollard.needham.k12.ma.us/

District

Needham

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,350

District enrollment: 5,525

Other Schools in District

Broadmeadow Elementary
John Eliot Elementary
Newman Elementary Elementary
Sunita L. Williams Elementary Elementary
William Mitchell Elementary
Needham High High
High Rock School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 02492) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

250837001308

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