📍 187 Brookline Street, Needham, Norfolk County, 02492
William Mitchell is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Needham, Norfolk County. The school has 452 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Needham school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
William Mitchell enrolls 452 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 10% Asian and 6.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 335 | 74% |
| Asian | 47 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 6.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 3.5% |
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.
William Mitchell 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.
William Mitchell 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 452 students, William Mitchell 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