Sunita L. Williams Elementary

Regular School · Needham, MA

Sunita L. Williams Elementary is a regular school school in Needham, Massachusetts, serving grades KG–05 with 533 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

533

Teachers (FTE)

40.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	376	71%
Asian	59	11%
Two or more races	44	8%
Hispanic/Latino	30	6%
Black or African American	23	4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	533	290M / 243F

English Language Learners: 35 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	59.0% +22.3pp	36.7%	259
Reading Proficiency	73.0% +23.8pp	49.2%	259
Science Proficiency	65-69%	—	84

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)

+0.76 grade levels

Math

+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

3% 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.)	533	100%

Contact & Location

585 Central Avenue

Needham, MA 02494

Phone: (781)455-0461

http://sunitawilliams.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
William Mitchell Elementary
Needham High High
High Rock School Middle
Pollard Middle Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 02494) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

250837001313

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