Sunita L. Williams Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 533 students
John Eliot
135 Wellesley Avenue, Needham, MA 02494
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
397
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Needham
Norfolk County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Massachusetts elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About John Eliot
John Eliot is a public elementary school in Needham, Massachusetts, serving grades K–5. It is part of Needham. The school is located in a large suburb in Norfolk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 397 students were enrolled, with about 11.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Massachusetts elementary school (11.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 397 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Needham
- County
- Norfolk County
- NCES school ID
- 250837001314
Schools near John Eliot
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.