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John Eliot

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

135 Wellesley Avenue, Needham, MA 02494 · (781) 455-0452 · Part of Needham School District

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

Directions
Students
397
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about John Eliot

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Needham kids: Pollard Middle

On the path

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

K–5John EliotYou are here
7–8Pollard Middle867 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency55%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts67%
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 ↗

135 Wellesley Avenue, Needham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten52
Grade 154
Grade 276
Grade 376
Grade 467
Grade 572
Enrollment over time
410’20
431’21
426’22
402’23
397’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Asian 21%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 9%Black 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about John Eliot 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
High Rock School
Middle · Grades 6 · Needham
A
441 students12:1
Pollard Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Needham
A
867 students11:1

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.