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Pollard Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

200 Harris Avenue, Needham, MA 02492 · (781) 455-0480 · Part of Needham School District

Needham’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
867
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Pollard Middle

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Needham kids: Needham High

On the path

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

K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Pollard MiddleYou are here
9–12Needham High1,633 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency71%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts71%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

200 Harris Avenue, Needham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7442
Grade 8425
Enrollment over time
901’20
828’21
818’22
880’23
867’24

Down 3.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 72%Asian 12%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 6%Black 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pollard Middle from Needham families.

Other schools in Needham School District

The district →
Newman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Needham
A−
696 students12:1
Sunita L. Williams Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Needham
A−
533 students13:1
Broadmeadow
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Needham
A
502 students14:1
William Mitchell
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Needham
A
424 students13:1
John Eliot
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Needham
A−
397 students12:1
High Rock School
Middle · Grades 6 · Needham
A
441 students12:1

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 Massachusetts’s other public schools; Needham’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.