Best Needham Heights Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 3 public schools serving 2,563 students in Needham Heights, MA (there are 4 private schools, serving 41 private students). 98% of all K-12 students in Needham Heights, MA are educated in public schools (compared to the MA state average of 88%).

The top-ranked public schools in Needham Heights, MA are Needham High School, John Eliot and Sunita L. Williams Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Needham Heights, MA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 73% (versus the Massachusetts public school average of 43%), and reading proficiency score of 71% (versus the 45% statewide average). Schools in Needham Heights have an average ranking of 10/10, which is in the top 5% of Massachusetts public schools.

Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Asian), which is less than the Massachusetts public school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).