📍 77 Ferndale Road, Needham, Norfolk County, 02492
High Rock School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Needham, Norfolk County. The school has 446 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Needham school district. It serves grades 6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
High Rock School enrolls 446 students across grades 6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 12% Asian and 7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 316 | 71% |
| Asian | 53 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 4.5% |
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.
High Rock School 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.
High Rock School 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 446 students, High Rock School 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