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Pollard Middle

Public Grades 7-8

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Massachusetts middle schools

867

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,168

Per pupil spending ?

8.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Harris Avenue
Needham, MA 02492

(781) 455-0480

District: Needham

Students who attend Pollard Middle usually attend:

High:

Needham High

Feeder schools for Pollard Middle:

Elementary:	Broadmeadow
	John Eliot
	Newman Elementary
	Sunita L. Williams Elementary
	More...
	William Mitchell

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.1%

Asian:

12.1%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (75% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Massachusetts middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg73%

Massachusetts avg41%

15^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 348Needham among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	15 of 484	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	9 of 493	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	21 of 501	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	13 of 497	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	15 of 501	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	5 of 498	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	5 of 484	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	94.3	13 of 487	97.3%	★★★★★
2016	85.6	43 of 482	91.1%	★★★★★
2015	86.4	41 of 441	90.7%	★★★★★
2014	88.5	22 of 455	95.2%	★★★★★
2013	90.7	12 of 455	97.4%	★★★★★
2012	89.0	21 of 455	95.4%	★★★★★
2011	86.2	40 of 449	91.1%	★★★★★
2010	90.0	23 of 434	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	89.1	28 of 409	93.2%	★★★★★
2008	87.8	32 of 407	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	89.8	18 of 399	95.5%	★★★★★
2006	91.6	14 of 399	96.5%	★★★★★
2005	90.2	31 of 356	91.3%	★★★★★
2004	90.9	23 of 344	93.3%	★★★★★
2003	90.0	29 of 339	91.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	38 of 206	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	70 of 202	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	69 of 209	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	40 of 212	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	32 of 172	81.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	10 of 127	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	79.0	19 of 120	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	30 of 134	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	7 of 135	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	1 of 123	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	5 of 128	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	4 of 119	96.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	90.5	25 of 445	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	13 of 431	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	2 of 424	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	8 of 417	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	19 of 473	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	13 of 481	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	26 of 489	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	10 of 494	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	18 of 483	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	8 of 478	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	6 of 463	98.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	21 of 376	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	13 of 378	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	11 of 364	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	6 of 368	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	7 of 335	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	7 of 322	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	5 of 309	98.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	23 of 464	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	33 of 469	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	83 of 481	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	41 of 489	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.8	22 of 462	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	24 of 452	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	17 of 438	96.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	9 of 473	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	5 of 483	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	11 of 489	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	17 of 497	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	15 of 485	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	5 of 478	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	6 of 466	98.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	3 of 116	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	2 of 98	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	21 of 110	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	20 of 102	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	90.2	7 of 92	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	7 of 87	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	7 of 84	91.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	14 of 435	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	24 of 441	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	18 of 444	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	42 of 503	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	29 of 489	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	17 of 484	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	15 of 467	96.8%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	95.8	14 of 491	97.1%	★★★★★

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	98.7	3 of 339	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	23 of 386	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	9 of 392	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	20 of 403	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	14 of 404	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	12 of 401	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	5 of 396	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	8 of 395	98.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Tested Remotely (2021)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)82nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics78%+38 vs state

English Language Arts76%+35 vs state

Civics70%+31 vs state

Science68%+27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Pollard Middle	Public	7-8	200 Harris Avenue	Needham	02492	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0480	867	79	10.9		625 (72.1%)	33 (3.8%)	55 (6.3%)	105 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.5%)	96	15^th of 484 public middle schools	96.9%		96.8	9^th of 493 public middle schools	98.2%	6					72.8	80.1	76.3					75.2	81.7	78.4		68.0	68.0	70.5	$24,168
High Rock School	Public	6	77 Ferndale Road	Needham	02492	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0400	441	37	11.7		307 (69.6%)	15 (3.4%)	32 (7.3%)	52 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.3%)								(n/a)				75.8			75.8				79.3			79.3					$24,211
Charles E Brown Middle	Public	6-8	125 Meadowbrook Rd	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6900	713	68	10.4		373 (52.3%)	29 (4.1%)	55 (7.7%)	190 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.9%)	96.9	8^th of 484 public middle schools	98.3%		94.7	23^rd of 493 public middle schools	95.3%	15				71.8	77.5	78.5	76.0				81.2	79.7	84.5	81.8		72.7	72.7	74.2	$26,911
Oak Hill Middle	Public	6-8	130 Wheeler Road	Newton	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9200	649	68	9.5		305 (47.0%)	43 (6.6%)	79 (12.2%)	173 (26.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.2%)	92.2	44^th of 484 public middle schools	90.9%		91.1	47^th of 493 public middle schools	90.5%	3				68.2	56.2	70.9	64.9				68.1	73.4	72.5	71.5		69.2	69.2	72.0	$25,407
Wellesley Middle	Public	6-8	50 Kingsbury Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6235	919	102	8.9		559 (60.8%)	42 (4.6%)	64 (7.0%)	180 (19.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.9%)	96.2	12^th of 484 public middle schools	97.5%		96.4	11^th of 493 public middle schools	97.8%	1				76.1	77.0	78.0	77.0				78.7	78.1	69.4	75.5		71.1	71.1	71.8	$29,465
Dedham Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Whiting Avenue	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	No	(781) 310-7000	555	60	9.2		336 (60.5%)	55 (9.9%)	118 (21.3%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	62.8	165^th of 484 public middle schools	65.9%		59.3	183^rd of 493 public middle schools	62.9%	18				46.2	44.3	46.5	45.7				52.2	33.3	51.9	46.0		32.8	32.8	52.5	$26,760
E W Thurston Middle	Public	6-8	850 High Street	Westwood	02090	Norfolk County	Westwood	No	No	No	No	(781) 326-7500	664	51	13.0		463 (69.7%)	13 (2.0%)	41 (6.2%)	98 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.2%)	93.5	30^th of 484 public middle schools	93.8%		94.5	24^th of 493 public middle schools	95.1%	6				72.9	69.6	75.5	72.6				72.0	67.9	70.6	70.2		72.1	72.1	58.7	$24,915
Ohrenberger School	Public	3-8	175 W Boundary Road	West Roxbury	02132	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8157	477	42	11.2		72 (15.1%)	183 (38.4%)	189 (39.6%)	14 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	22.1	378^th of 484 public middle schools	21.9%		15.9	421^st of 493 public middle schools	14.6%	43	41.7	22.4	26.6	34.3	15.3	16.7	26.1	34.4	44.0	38.5	31.4	12.1	22.1	31.0	23.4	13.6	18.5	18.2	$37,211
F A Day Middle	Public	6-8	21 Minot Place	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9100	860	80	10.8		493 (57.3%)	43 (5.0%)	80 (9.3%)	137 (15.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	100 (11.6%)	93.4	31^st of 484 public middle schools	93.6%		91.6	43^rd of 493 public middle schools	91.3%	12				62.1	71.2	75.8	69.8				62.7	75.4	75.1	71.1		69.8	69.8	73.1	$24,602
Weston Middle	Public	6-8	456 Wellesley Street	Weston	02493	Middlesex County	Weston	No	No	No	No	(781) 786-5600	451	41	11.0		242 (53.7%)	27 (6.0%)	35 (7.8%)	122 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	96	14^th of 484 public middle schools	97.1%		95.1	20^th of 493 public middle schools	95.9%	6				78.6	68.4	79.0	75.6				74.5	74.6	77.6	75.6		74.2	74.2	71.5	$32,580

Frequently Asked Questions about Pollard Middle

What district is Pollard Middle in?

Needham

What high school do graduates of Pollard Middle attend?

Students who attend Pollard Middle usually go on to attend Needham High

What is the racial makeup of Pollard Middle?

Students at Pollard Middle are 72% White, 12% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Pollard Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 867 students attended Pollard Middle.

Is Pollard Middle a good school?

Yes! Pollard Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 15^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools.

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