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Hillside Elementary Primary School
28 Glen Gary Rd
Needham Heights MA, 02494, Norfolk County
Phone: 781-455-0461
Ranking:
(300 out of 1,316, top 23%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Needham School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 429 | 419 | 443 | 429 | 425 | 398 | 388 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 71 | 16.6% | 72 | 17.2% | 73 | 16.5% | 61 | 14.2% | 64 | 15.1% | 65 | 16.3% | 53 | 13.7% |
Grade 1: | 73 | 17.0% | 76 | 18.1% | 67 | 15.1% | 64 | 14.9% | 73 | 17.2% | 64 | 16.1% | 84 | 21.6% |
Grade 2: | 72 | 16.8% | 66 | 15.8% | 63 | 14.2% | 73 | 17.0% | 67 | 15.8% | 85 | 21.4% | 51 | 13.1% |
Grade 3: | 73 | 17.0% | 61 | 14.6% | 76 | 17.2% | 72 | 16.8% | 97 | 22.8% | 54 | 13.6% | 61 | 15.7% |
Grade 4: | 59 | 13.8% | 77 | 18.4% | 66 | 14.9% | 100 | 23.3% | 56 | 13.2% | 61 | 15.3% | 66 | 17.0% |
Grade 5: | 81 | 18.9% | 67 | 16.0% | 98 | 22.1% | 59 | 13.8% | 68 | 16.0% | 69 | 17.3% | 73 | 18.8% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 197 | 45.9% | 191 | 45.6% | 210 | 47.4% | 204 | 47.6% | 212 | 49.9% | 204 | 51.3% | 187 | 48.2% |
Female: | 232 | 54.1% | 228 | 54.4% | 233 | 52.6% | 225 | 52.4% | 213 | 50.1% | 194 | 48.7% | 178 | 45.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 34 | 7.9% | 30 | 7.2% | 33 | 7.4% | 34 | 7.9% | 26 | 6.1% | 24 | 6.0% | 35 | 9.0% |
Hispanic: | 33 | 7.7% | 29 | 6.9% | 30 | 6.8% | 22 | 5.1% | 21 | 4.9% | 23 | 5.8% | 17 | 4.4% |
Black: | 7 | 1.6% | 11 | 2.6% | 18 | 4.1% | 20 | 4.7% | 23 | 5.4% | 21 | 5.3% | 18 | 4.6% |
White: | 331 | 77.2% | 326 | 77.8% | 341 | 77.0% | 331 | 77.2% | 331 | 77.9% | 310 | 77.9% | 299 | 77.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 23 | 5.4% | 22 | 5.3% | 20 | 4.5% | 20 | 4.7% | 21 | 4.9% | 20 | 5.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 6.1% | 37 | 8.8% | 32 | 7.2% | 27 | 6.3% | 31 | 7.3% | 24 | 6.0% | 10 | 2.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 12 | 2.8% | 7 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.77 | 15.74 | 15.82 | 15.91 | 16.75 | 16.10 | 15.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.5% | 73.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 80% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 76% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 74% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 83% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 81% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 81% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 76% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 77% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 81% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 82% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 82% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 77% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 83% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 78% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 80% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 78% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 81.4% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 78% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 70% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 78% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 77% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 62% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 69% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 73% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 70% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 70% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 70% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.0% | 60.3% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 69% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 63% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 67% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 63% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 63% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 65% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 64% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 64% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 68% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 70% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 86% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 87% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 85% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 84% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 84% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 85% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 80% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 84% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 69% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 80% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 74% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 76% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 76% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 76% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 73% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 75% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.09% | 72% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 74% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 66% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 65% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 71% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 61% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 61% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 74% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 62% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 65% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 66% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Hillside Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.