Summary:
ZIP code 02494 covers Needham, Massachusetts, and contains three schools — two elementary schools serving grades K–5 and one high school serving grades 9–12 — all within the Needham district, with a combined enrollment of about 2,563 students. The district ranks 20th of 351 statewide, so everything below is measured against an already-elite benchmark. Free/reduced-price lunch is not reported for any of the three schools, and per-pupil spending figures carry a 2020–2021 vintage.
Needham High is the flagship: 11th of 353 high schools statewide (97th percentile, 5 stars), with a 99.0% graduation rate and a 0.5% dropout rate, and it outranks its own district. Its rank has climbed from 21st to 11th over three years. Sunita L. Williams Elementary is the rising elementary, now 70th of 899 elementary schools (92nd percentile, 5 stars), up from 127th two years earlier. John Eliot is steady at 127th of 899 (86th percentile, 4 stars) and is the only school here without a 5-star year.
Every school beats the state in every tested subject, but the two elementaries differ sharply. Williams leads in ELA (70.57) and Science (71.88), both above district, yet trails the district in Math (67.79). Eliot is comparatively stronger in Math (66.20) but sits 10.39 points below district in ELA (58.69). Grade-level results flip as well: Eliot's 3rd-grade Math (75.00) is 22 points above Williams' (52.81), while Williams wins 4th- and 5th-grade Math and every grade of ELA. Williams gained in ELA year-over-year while Eliot declined in all three subjects, in line with a district-wide dip. Needham High also spends the least per student ($18,921) while ranking the highest.
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