📍 1155 Central Avenue, Needham, Norfolk County, 02492
Newman Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Needham, Norfolk County. The school has 699 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Needham school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Newman Elementary enrolls 699 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 11% Asian and 6.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 512 | 73% |
| Asian | 79 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Newman Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-40, state senate district 17, state house district 169.
Newman Elementary is one of 8 schools in Needham, based in Needham, Massachusetts. The district serves 5,493 students district-wide and employs 436 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 699 students, Newman Elementary is close to the district average of about 687 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large