St. Joseph School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 358 students
Newman Elementary
1155 Central Avenue, Needham, MA 02492
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
696
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Needham
Norfolk County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
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 Newman Elementary
Newman Elementary is a public elementary school in Needham, Massachusetts, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Needham. The school is located in a large suburb in Norfolk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 696 students were enrolled, with about 12.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Massachusetts elementary school (11.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 696 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Needham
- County
- Norfolk County
- NCES school ID
- 250837000306
Schools near Newman Elementary
All 13 schools in Needham →
Sunita L. Williams Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 533 students
Tenacre Country Day School
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Walker School
Private · Grades K–8 · 80 students
William Mitchell
Public · Grades K–5 · 424 students
John Eliot
Public · Grades K–5 · 397 students
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.