Across 4 schools in Needham, 31.1% of Black students meet proficient. That is 5.6 points above the Massachusetts average for Black students.
Search Massachusetts schools ›Average across the 4 schools in Needham with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.
Among the 2 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, Pollard Middle reports 40.3% of Black students meeting the standard. High Rock School, in the same district, reports 39.3%. That is a 1-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.
Ranked by the share of Black students meeting proficient. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollard Middle | 77.4% | 40.3% | 57.7% | 77.6% | 91.1% |
| High Rock School | 77.6% | 39.3% | 59.4% | 77.9% | 88.2% |
| John Eliot | 66% | 25% | 36.7% | 67.3% | 85.4% |
| Sunita L. Williams Elementary | 68.4% | 20% | 60.5% | 69.4% | 78.3% |
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