Pollard Middle Middle School
200 Harris Ave
Needham MA, 02492, Norfolk County
Phone: 781-455-0480
Ranking: (55 out of 1,316, top 4%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Needham School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 69 | 69 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 83 | 82 | |||||||
Total Students: | 871 | 831 | 832 | 829 | 761 | 1,104 | 1,080 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 467 | 53.6% | 421 | 50.7% | 413 | 49.6% | 424 | 51.1% | 406 | 53.4% | 351 | 31.8% | 349 | 32.3% |
Grade 8: | 404 | 46.4% | 410 | 49.3% | 419 | 50.4% | 405 | 48.9% | 355 | 46.6% | 349 | 31.6% | 370 | 34.3% |
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: | 452 | 51.9% | 413 | 49.7% | 409 | 49.2% | 430 | 51.9% | 408 | 53.6% | 584 | 52.9% | 562 | 52.0% |
Female: | 419 | 48.1% | 418 | 50.3% | 423 | 50.8% | 399 | 48.1% | 353 | 46.4% | 520 | 47.1% | 483 | 44.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 60 | 6.9% | 48 | 5.8% | 52 | 6.3% | 52 | 6.3% | 50 | 6.6% | 65 | 5.9% | 53 | 4.9% |
Hispanic: | 41 | 4.7% | 34 | 4.1% | 28 | 3.4% | 27 | 3.3% | 21 | 2.8% | 32 | 2.9% | 31 | 2.9% |
Black: | 34 | 3.9% | 32 | 3.9% | 26 | 3.1% | 22 | 2.7% | 30 | 3.9% | 33 | 3.0% | 26 | 2.4% |
White: | 716 | 82.2% | 700 | 84.2% | 705 | 84.7% | 705 | 85.0% | 641 | 84.2% | 944 | 85.5% | 938 | 86.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 20 | 2.3% | 17 | 2.0% | 20 | 2.4% | 21 | 2.5% | 18 | 2.4% | 28 | 2.5% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 5.1% | 45 | 5.4% | 49 | 5.9% | 38 | 4.6% | 29 | 3.8% | 32 | 2.9% | 28 | 2.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 2.5% | 21 | 2.5% | 18 | 2.2% | 14 | 1.7% | 18 | 2.4% | 14 | 1.3% | 8 | 0.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.66 | 12.07 | 13.14 | 14.36 | 13.41 | 13.30 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 88% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 89% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 86% | 66% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78.3% | 77.8% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 75% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 77% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 75% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 80% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 57% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | N/A | 66% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 88% | 68% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89% | 66% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 90% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 88% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 91% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 90% | 70% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 91% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 91% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 93% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 92% | 71% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 72% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 76% | 47% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 75% | 49% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 84% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 83% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 89% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 94% | 75% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 89% | 75% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 95% | 78% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 93% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 94% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 92% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 94% | 78% |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.4% | N/A | 37% |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 66% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 66% | 39% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 73% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 74% | 45% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 72% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 82% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 82% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 74% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 83% | 54% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | N/A | 32% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 65% | 33% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 61% | 33% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 66% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 63% | 33% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 64% | 39% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 65% | 39% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 71% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 69% | 39% |
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* Pollard Middle Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.