Needham Elementary School
1399 Upper Shelbyville Rd
Franklin IN, 46131, Johnson County
Phone: 317-738-5780
Ranking: 
(966 out of 1,449, bottom 33%)*
(966 out of 1,449, bottom 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Franklin Community School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 409 | 399 | 428 | 438 | 400 | 406 | 500 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 79 | 19.3% | 66 | 16.5% | 81 | 18.9% | 72 | 16.4% | 80 | 20.0% | 74 | 18.2% | 70 | 14.0% |
| Grade 1: | 80 | 19.6% | 80 | 20.1% | 78 | 18.2% | 89 | 20.3% | 83 | 20.8% | 81 | 20.0% | 98 | 19.6% |
| Grade 2: | 84 | 20.5% | 81 | 20.3% | 84 | 19.6% | 92 | 21.0% | 72 | 18.0% | 96 | 23.6% | 87 | 17.4% |
| Grade 3: | 82 | 20.0% | 80 | 20.1% | 99 | 23.1% | 93 | 21.2% | 91 | 22.8% | 83 | 20.4% | 77 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 84 | 20.5% | 92 | 23.1% | 86 | 20.1% | 92 | 21.0% | 74 | 18.5% | 72 | 17.7% | 84 | 16.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 192 | 46.9% | 194 | 48.6% | 213 | 49.8% | 220 | 50.2% | 180 | 45.0% | 183 | 45.1% | 235 | 47.0% |
| Female: | 217 | 53.1% | 205 | 51.4% | 215 | 50.2% | 218 | 49.8% | 188 | 47.0% | 195 | 48.0% | 234 | 46.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 11 | 2.7% | 7 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 4.6% | 25 | 6.3% | 28 | 6.5% | 21 | 4.8% | 13 | 3.3% | 17 | 4.2% | 12 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.5% | 9 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 357 | 87.3% | 342 | 85.7% | 372 | 86.9% | 388 | 88.6% | 350 | 87.5% | 359 | 88.4% | 456 | 91.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.5% | 15 | 3.5% | 17 | 3.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 162 | 39.6% | 164 | 41.1% | 184 | 43.0% | 156 | 35.6% | 124 | 31.0% | 128 | 31.5% | 140 | 28.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 11.2% | 45 | 11.3% | 38 | 8.9% | 48 | 11.0% | 37 | 9.3% | 38 | 9.4% | 57 | 11.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.11 | 17.73 | 17.83 | 18.51 | 18.32 | 17.30 | 18.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 88% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 89% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 85.3% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 81% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 80% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 76% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 75% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 79% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 83.9% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 82.5% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 80% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 75% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 79% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82.7% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 78% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 77% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 65% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 71% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 75.7% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 80.9% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 78.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 85.5% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 79% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 76% | 74% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 74% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 76% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 77% | 77% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Needham Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.