Broadmeadow

Summary:

Broadmeadow is an exceptional elementary school located in Needham, Massachusetts, serving 510 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. This school consistently delivers outstanding academic results, outperforming both the Needham district and the state of Massachusetts across all grade levels and subject areas.

Broadmeadow has maintained a top-tier ranking among Massachusetts elementary schools, consistently placing in the top 10% over the past decade. In the 2023-2024 school year, Broadmeadow ranked 52nd out of 916 elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's exceptional performance extends to various student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students with special needs or low socioeconomic status.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Needham district and surrounding areas, such as Newman Elementary, Sunita L. Williams Elementary, and John Eliot, Broadmeadow stands out as a top performer. The school's high per-student spending, low student-teacher ratio, and the overall excellence of the Needham district may all contribute to Broadmeadow's exceptional academic achievements.


Detail:

Public K-5

 120 Broadmeadow Rd
       Needham, MA  02492


(781) 455-0448

District: Needham

SchoolDigger Rank:
52nd of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,205 Help


Students who attend Broadmeadow usually attend:

Middle:    High Rock School
    Pollard Middle
High:    Needham High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.8 Help
Number of students:  510

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.8%
Asian:
13.7%
Two or more races:
8.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  4.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Broadmeadow ranks better than 94.3% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks first among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Needham School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.97. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.8%), Asian (13.7%), two or more races (8.8%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Broadmeadow is 13.8. 3 elementary schools in the Needham School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Broadmeadow is $20,205. 3 elementary schools in the Needham School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Broadmeadow:

SchoolDigger ranks Broadmeadow 52nd of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Broadmeadow in the ranking list.)

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Needham:

SchoolDigger ranks Needham 26th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Broadmeadow

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Rank History for all students at Broadmeadow

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 81.03 161st 884 81.8%
2004 87.85 74th 882 91.6%
2005 81.86 146th 887 83.5%
2006 92.20 25th 911 97.3%
2007 92.23 18th 911 98.0%
2008 88.77 53rd 908 94.2%
2009 88.57 64th 909 93.0%
2010 87.67 74th 920 92.0%
2011 82.34 147th 924 84.1%
2012 85.89 96th 930 89.7%
2013 86.70 77th 928 91.7%
2014 87.36 69th 926 92.5%
2015 89.64 45th 914 95.1%
2016 91.07 39th 932 95.8%
2017 90.02 51st 938 94.6%
2018 88.07 73rd 934 92.2%
2019 90.98 47th 942 95.0%
2021 93.15 42nd 936 95.5%
2022 89.52 91st 932 90.2%
2023 90.54 66th 928 92.9%
2024 91.97 52nd 916 94.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Broadmeadow

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 97.29 1st 40 97.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Broadmeadow

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.49 136th 886 84.7%
2019 78.50 109th 896 87.8%
2021 80.43 109th 894 87.8%
2022 70.92 199th 905 78.0%
2023 88.70 43rd 703 93.9%
2024 91.69 20th 731 97.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Broadmeadow

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 78.31 97th 772 87.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Broadmeadow

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.42 128th 893 85.7%
2019 88.88 61st 902 93.2%
2021 90.50 55th 898 93.9%
2022 88.38 89th 901 90.1%
2023 87.98 90th 887 89.9%
2024 90.31 59th 886 93.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Broadmeadow

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.16 75th 656 88.6%
2019 87.71 37th 665 94.4%
2021 85.94 49th 632 92.2%
2022 76.52 99th 672 85.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Broadmeadow

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.83 43rd 898 95.2%
2019 90.75 43rd 907 95.3%
2021 93.52 22nd 904 97.6%
2022 86.52 102nd 908 88.8%
2023 90.18 62nd 896 93.1%
2024 91.36 44th 891 95.1%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Broadmeadow

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 93.53 28th 925 97.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Broadmeadow

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 82.33 13th 143 90.9%
2023 66.13 58th 145 60.0%
2024 64.68 60th 152 60.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Broadmeadow

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 95.88 5th 379 98.7%
2022 98.22 5th 401 98.8%
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Rank History for White students at Broadmeadow

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.47 97th 772 87.4%
2019 86.90 53rd 780 93.2%
2021 89.81 32nd 765 95.8%
2022 77.53 131st 764 82.9%
2023 86.20 67th 762 91.2%
2024 86.04 67th 753 91.1%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Broadmeadow

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 223 16 15 5 0 n/a n/a 0 259
1989 234 14 13 4 0 n/a n/a 0 265
1990 233 17 19 4 0 n/a n/a 0 273
1991 269 22 12 4 0 n/a n/a 0 307
1992 283 19 11 8 0 n/a n/a 0 321
1993 304 20 10 5 0 n/a n/a 0 339
1994 237 17 8 1 0 n/a n/a 0 263
1995 277 15 10 4 0 n/a n/a 0 306
1996 277 15 10 4 0 n/a n/a 0 306
1997 271 15 10 3 0 n/a n/a 0 299
1998 277 13 12 3 0 n/a n/a 0 305
1999 269 14 12 3 0 n/a n/a 0 298
2000 260 15 13 3 0 n/a n/a 0 291
2001 253 13 12 5 0 n/a n/a 0 283
2002 261 7 12 3 0 n/a n/a 0 283
2003 261 7 12 3 0 n/a n/a 0 283
2004 411 10 18 3 1 n/a n/a 0 443
2005 471 7 33 7 0 n/a n/a 0 518
2006 477 11 28 17 0 n/a n/a 12 545
2007 506 17 25 20 0 n/a n/a 14 582
2008 513 19 25 21 0 n/a n/a 15 593
2009 507 20 32 26 2 0 14 0 601
2010 526 19 31 25 1 0 20 0 622
2011 506 19 36 23 1 0 25 0 610
2012 484 11 41 23 1 0 30 0 590
2013 485 8 39 24 1 0 31 0 588
2014 473 7 44 25 1 0 35 0 585
2015 470 7 48 23 0 0 32 0 580
2016 446 8 42 30 0 0 32 0 558
2017 442 6 41 33 0 0 31 0 553
2018 433 7 36 35 0 0 32 0 543
2019 442 12 44 39 0 0 29 0 566
2020 403 16 53 41 0 0 35 0 548
2021 364 15 61 38 0 0 37 0 515
2022 356 12 75 34 0 0 39 0 516
2023 361 10 70 24 0 0 45 0 510

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Broadmeadow

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 259 n/a n/a n/a
1989 265 n/a n/a n/a
1990 273 n/a n/a n/a
1991 307 n/a n/a n/a
1992 321 n/a n/a n/a
1993 339 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 263 n/a n/a n/a
1995 306 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 306 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 299 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 305 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 298 n/a 0.0 4
2000 291 n/a 0.0 2.1
2001 283 n/a 0.0 2.1
2002 283 n/a n/a 0.7
2003 283 n/a n/a 0.7
2004 443 36.4 12.2 0.5
2005 518 39.4 13.1 0.2
2006 545 35.1 15.5 2.3
2007 582 37.0 15.7 1.8
2008 593 36.7 16.2 2.2
2009 601 34.2 17.6 2.2
2010 622 35.5 17.5 2.6
2011 610 35.3 17.2 3
2012 590 33.9 17.3 2.4
2013 588 32.7 17.9 2.7
2014 585 32.5 18.0 2.7
2015 580 33.0 17.5 4.3
2016 558 33.0 16.9 n/a
2017 553 33.9 16.2 n/a
2018 543 32.4 16.7 n/a
2019 566 32.2 17.5 n/a
2020 548 37.6 14.5 n/a
2021 515 34.3 14.9 n/a
2022 516 35.3 14.5 n/a
2023 510 36.9 13.8 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Broadmeadow

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 259 n/a n/a n/a
1989 265 n/a n/a n/a
1990 273 n/a n/a n/a
1991 307 n/a n/a n/a
1992 321 n/a n/a n/a
1993 339 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 263 n/a n/a n/a
1995 306 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 306 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 299 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 305 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 298 n/a 0.0 4
2000 291 n/a 0.0 2.1
2001 283 n/a 0.0 2.1
2002 283 n/a n/a 0.7
2003 283 n/a n/a 0.7
2004 443 36.4 12.2 0.5
2005 518 39.4 13.1 0.2
2006 545 35.1 15.5 2.3
2007 582 37.0 15.7 1.8
2008 593 36.7 16.2 2.2
2009 601 34.2 17.6 2.2
2010 622 35.5 17.5 2.6
2011 610 35.3 17.2 3
2012 590 33.9 17.3 2.4
2013 588 32.7 17.9 2.7
2014 585 32.5 18.0 2.7
2015 580 33.0 17.5 4.3
2016 558 33.0 16.9 n/a
2017 553 33.9 16.2 n/a
2018 543 32.4 16.7 n/a
2019 566 32.2 17.5 n/a
2020 548 37.6 14.5 n/a
2021 515 34.3 14.9 n/a
2022 516 35.3 14.5 n/a
2023 510 36.9 13.8 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Broadmeadow

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $290 (1.7%) $16,704 (98.3%) $16,994
2020 $353 (2.0%) $17,460 (98.0%) $17,814
2021 $412 (2.0%) $19,793 (98.0%) $20,205

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Broadmeadow

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 47th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 66th of 928 Elementary schools
 2.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Broadmeadow)8365.9
 17.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Needham)7468.9
 5.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Broadmeadow)7356.5
 16.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Needham)6559.2
 5.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Broadmeadow)8775.8
 11.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Needham)6962.6
 6.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Broadmeadow)7473.7
 0.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Needham)6067
 7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Broadmeadow)7873.7
 4.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Needham)7366.5
 6.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Broadmeadow)7479
 4.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Needham)6863
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Broadmeadow)7469.7
 4.3%
   5th Grade Science (Needham)6560.4
 4.6%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Broadmeadow)8371.9
 11.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Needham)7668.3
 7.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Broadmeadow)7469.5
 4.5%
   All Grades Mathematics (Needham)7268.6
 3.4%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Broadmeadow)7469.7
 4.3%
   All Grades Science (Needham)7064
 6%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students566510
 9.9%
African American1210
 16.7%
American Indian00
Asian4470
 59.1%
Hispanic3924
 38.5%
Pacific Islander00
White442361
 18.3%
Two or More Races2945
 55.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Broadmeadow

In the 2022-23 school year, 510 students attended Broadmeadow.

Students at Broadmeadow are 71% White, 14% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Students who attend Broadmeadow usually go on to attend:

Middle : High Rock School
Middle : Pollard Middle
High : Needham High

Yes. Broadmeadow ranks in the top 5.7% of Massachusetts elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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