Needham High High School
609 Webster St
Needham Heights MA, 02494, Norfolk County
Phone: 781-455-0800
Ranking: 
(20 out of 298, top 7%)*
(20 out of 298, top 7%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Needham School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 105 | 105 | 102 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 99 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,582 | 1,562 | 1,503 | 1,433 | 1,434 | 1,400 | 1,385 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 414 | 26.2% | 420 | 26.9% | 394 | 26.2% | 367 | 25.6% | 363 | 25.3% | 378 | 27.0% | 328 | 23.7% |
| Grade 10: | 417 | 26.4% | 398 | 25.5% | 367 | 24.4% | 370 | 25.8% | 373 | 26.0% | 330 | 23.6% | 379 | 27.4% |
| Grade 11: | 382 | 24.1% | 369 | 23.6% | 375 | 25.0% | 369 | 25.8% | 328 | 22.9% | 375 | 26.8% | 321 | 23.2% |
| Grade 12: | 363 | 22.9% | 366 | 23.4% | 361 | 24.0% | 321 | 22.4% | 367 | 25.6% | 313 | 22.4% | 357 | 25.8% |
| Ungraded: | 6 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 776 | 49.1% | 779 | 49.9% | 768 | 51.1% | 710 | 49.5% | 725 | 50.6% | 719 | 51.4% | 679 | 49.0% |
| Female: | 806 | 50.9% | 783 | 50.1% | 735 | 48.9% | 723 | 50.5% | 709 | 49.4% | 681 | 48.6% | 671 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 99 | 6.3% | 96 | 6.1% | 82 | 5.5% | 81 | 5.7% | 68 | 4.7% | 67 | 4.8% | 55 | 4.0% |
| Hispanic: | 57 | 3.6% | 53 | 3.4% | 38 | 2.5% | 30 | 2.1% | 29 | 2.0% | 25 | 1.8% | 36 | 2.6% |
| Black: | 47 | 3.0% | 40 | 2.6% | 36 | 2.4% | 39 | 2.7% | 37 | 2.6% | 33 | 2.4% | 36 | 2.6% |
| White: | 1,337 | 84.5% | 1,333 | 85.3% | 1,302 | 86.6% | 1,248 | 87.1% | 1,266 | 88.3% | 1,244 | 88.9% | 1,227 | 88.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 41 | 2.6% | 38 | 2.4% | 44 | 2.9% | 33 | 2.3% | 33 | 2.3% | 29 | 2.1% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 80 | 5.1% | 79 | 5.1% | 62 | 4.1% | 47 | 3.3% | 45 | 3.1% | 30 | 2.1% | 27 | 1.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 2.2% | 27 | 1.7% | 28 | 1.9% | 27 | 1.9% | 22 | 1.5% | 16 | 1.1% | 12 | 0.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.13 | 14.85 | 14.72 | 14.50 | 14.31 | 14.00 | 14.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 89.5% | 61% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 89% | 62% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89% | 65% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 92% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 95% | 71% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 95% | 74% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 96% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 93% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 96% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 98% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 99% | 99% | 91% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 80.8% | 51% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 86% | 57% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 90% | 62% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 92% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 91% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 93% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 93% | 75% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 92% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 92% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 95% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 97% | 80% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 87% | 57% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 90% | 65% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 91% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 91% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 91% | 71% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 88% | 88% | 42% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 88% | 87% | 55% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 91% | 89% | 61% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 92% | 90% | 63% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 91% | 90% | 71% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 92% | 91% | 72% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 93% | 92% | 73% |
| 2007 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 72% | 72% | 48% |
| 2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 60% | 63% | 55% |
| 2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 80% | 80% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Needham High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.