📍 135 Wellesley Avenue, Needham, Norfolk County, 02494
John Eliot is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Needham, Norfolk County. The school has 426 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Needham school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John Eliot enrolls 426 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 18% Asian and 8.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 252 | 59% |
| Asian | 75 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 8% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 6.8% |
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.
John Eliot 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.
John Eliot 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 426 students, John Eliot is smaller than the district average of about 687 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large