High Rock School
77 Ferndale Rd
Needham MA, 02492, Norfolk County
Phone: 781-455-0400
Ranking: 
(74 out of 1,316, top 6%)*
(74 out of 1,316, top 6%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 6
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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 34 | |||||
| Total Students: | 427 | 482 | 437 | 448 | 422 | |||||
| Grade 6: | 427 | 100.0% | 482 | 100.0% | 437 | 100.0% | 448 | 100.0% | 422 | 100.0% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 213 | 49.9% | 244 | 50.6% | 231 | 52.9% | 220 | 49.1% | 222 | 52.6% |
| Female: | 214 | 50.1% | 238 | 49.4% | 206 | 47.1% | 228 | 50.9% | 200 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 34 | 8.0% | 39 | 8.1% | 24 | 5.5% | 23 | 5.1% | 34 | 8.1% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 4.4% | 19 | 3.9% | 21 | 4.8% | 18 | 4.0% | 14 | 3.3% |
| Black: | 11 | 2.6% | 20 | 4.1% | 18 | 4.1% | 16 | 3.6% | 9 | 2.1% |
| White: | 347 | 81.3% | 389 | 80.7% | 366 | 83.8% | 379 | 84.6% | 353 | 83.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 3.7% | 15 | 3.1% | 7 | 1.6% | 10 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.6% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 7.0% | 22 | 4.6% | 21 | 4.8% | 25 | 5.6% | 20 | 4.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.88 | 13.53 | 12.56 | 13.83 | 12.41 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 91% | 68% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 88% | 66% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 85% | 67% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 83% | 58% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 79% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 60% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* High Rock School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.