Broadmeadow

Broadmeadow is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Needham, Massachusetts, run under Needham. The school enrolls 502 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 32% larger than the state mean of about 381.

Within Needham, which oversees 8 schools and 5,493 students, Broadmeadow is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Broadmeadow logs that 70% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 14% Asian, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Around the school, Norfolk County reports that median household earnings sit near $130,739, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Broadmeadow is one of 198 public schools in Norfolk County (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pollard Middle, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Broadmeadow.

Broadmeadow operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 543 students in 2018 compared to 502 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 70% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.