Newman Elementary Primary School
1155 Central Ave
Needham MA, 02492, Norfolk County
Phone: 781-455-0416
Ranking:
(193 out of 1,316, top 15%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 41 | 39 | 40 | 44 | 46 | 42 | 48 | |||||||
Total Students: | 744 | 712 | 713 | 726 | 759 | 754 | 720 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 84 | 11.3% | 82 | 11.5% | 73 | 10.2% | 74 | 10.2% | 79 | 10.4% | 62 | 8.2% | 24 | 3.3% |
Kindergarten: | 119 | 16.0% | 103 | 14.5% | 102 | 14.3% | 99 | 13.6% | 106 | 14.0% | 114 | 15.1% | 96 | 13.3% |
Grade 1: | 107 | 14.4% | 109 | 15.3% | 102 | 14.3% | 102 | 14.0% | 112 | 14.8% | 103 | 13.7% | 122 | 16.9% |
Grade 2: | 109 | 14.7% | 100 | 14.0% | 110 | 15.4% | 111 | 15.3% | 107 | 14.1% | 123 | 16.3% | 128 | 17.8% |
Grade 3: | 98 | 13.2% | 114 | 16.0% | 105 | 14.7% | 102 | 14.0% | 119 | 15.7% | 120 | 15.9% | 117 | 16.3% |
Grade 4: | 115 | 15.5% | 104 | 14.6% | 103 | 14.4% | 113 | 15.6% | 125 | 16.5% | 113 | 15.0% | 121 | 16.8% |
Grade 5: | 112 | 15.1% | 100 | 14.0% | 118 | 16.5% | 125 | 17.2% | 111 | 14.6% | 119 | 15.8% | 112 | 15.6% |
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: | 393 | 52.8% | 399 | 56.0% | 390 | 54.7% | 398 | 54.8% | 411 | 54.2% | 409 | 54.2% | 374 | 51.9% |
Female: | 351 | 47.2% | 313 | 44.0% | 323 | 45.3% | 328 | 45.2% | 348 | 45.8% | 345 | 45.8% | 334 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 65 | 8.7% | 58 | 8.1% | 53 | 7.4% | 47 | 6.5% | 48 | 6.3% | 46 | 6.1% | 42 | 5.8% |
Hispanic: | 40 | 5.4% | 41 | 5.8% | 45 | 6.3% | 42 | 5.8% | 39 | 5.1% | 35 | 4.6% | 28 | 3.9% |
Black: | 12 | 1.6% | 15 | 2.1% | 19 | 2.7% | 18 | 2.5% | 19 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.1% | 20 | 2.8% |
White: | 588 | 79.0% | 573 | 80.5% | 577 | 80.9% | 604 | 83.2% | 636 | 83.8% | 646 | 85.7% | 622 | 86.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 38 | 5.1% | 25 | 3.5% | 19 | 2.7% | 15 | 2.1% | 17 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 6.3% | 42 | 5.9% | 43 | 6.0% | 37 | 5.1% | 32 | 4.2% | 16 | 2.1% | 13 | 1.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 14 | 1.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.03 | 18.07 | 17.73 | 16.47 | 16.66 | 18.20 | 15.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 73.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 76% | N/A |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 83% | N/A |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 81% | N/A |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 81% | N/A |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 76% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 77% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 82% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 78% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 80% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 78% | N/A |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 81.4% | N/A |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 70% | N/A |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 77% | N/A |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 62% | N/A |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 69% | N/A |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 73% | N/A |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 70% | N/A |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 70% | N/A |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 70% | N/A |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 60.3% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 69% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 63% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 67% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 63% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 63% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 65% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 64% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 64% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 68% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 70% | N/A |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 85% | N/A |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 80% | N/A |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 69% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 74% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 76% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 76% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 76% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 73% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 75% | N/A |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.80% | 72% | N/A |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 74% | N/A |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 66% | N/A |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 65% | N/A |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 71% | N/A |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 61% | N/A |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 61% | N/A |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 74% | N/A |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 62% | N/A |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 65% | N/A |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 66% | N/A |
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* Newman Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.