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Needham Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

1399 Upper Shelbyville Rd, Franklin, IN 46131 · (317) 738-5780 · Part of Franklin Community School Corporation

Needham Township’s School Grade B better than 63% of Indiana school districts

Directions
Students
347
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Needham Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Indiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Needham Township kids: Franklin Community Middle School

On the path

Where Needham Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Needham Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Franklin Community Middle Schoolin Franklin

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1399 Upper Shelbyville Rd, Franklin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K9
Kindergarten57
Grade 164
Grade 269
Grade 377
Grade 471
Enrollment over time
328’20
342’21
326’22
336’23
347’24

Up 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 83%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 6%Black 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Needham Elementary School from Needham Township families.

Other schools in Franklin Community School Corporation

The district →
Creekside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Franklin
B+
517 students17:1
Northwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Franklin
B−
505 students16:1
Webb Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Franklin
B−
319 students18:1
Union Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bargersville
A+
165 students15:1
Franklin Community Virtual School
Other · Grades K–12 · Franklin
122 students
Custer Baker Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Franklin
B−
734 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Indiana’s other public schools; Needham Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.