📍 200 Harris Avenue, Needham, Norfolk County, 02492
Pollard Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Needham, Norfolk County. The school has 818 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Needham school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 75.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 71% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pollard Middle enrolls 818 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 75.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 11% Asian and 7.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 587 | 72% |
| Asian | 91 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 3.8% |
| 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.
Pollard Middle 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 30, state house district 169.
Pollard Middle 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 818 students, Pollard Middle is larger than the district average of about 687 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large