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Old 04-24-2013, 10:03 AM
 
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We are considering buying a house in Needham, in the Hillside Elementary School district. I'm wondering about the school. Does anyone know if its a good school, and how it compares with the other elementary schools in Needham? I did see that it gets a slightly lower score than the other three schools, but I'm not sure those scores mean that much!! Thank you so much for any information.
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Old 04-24-2013, 10:29 AM
 
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Default Needham Schools - Hillside

We are considering buying a house in Needham, in the Hillside Elementary School district. I'm wondering about the school. Does anyone know if its a good school, and how it compares with the other elementary schools in Needham? I did see that it gets a slightly lower score than the other three schools, but I'm not sure those scores mean that much!! Thank you so much for any information.
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Old 04-24-2013, 11:49 AM
 
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Personally I think you are splitting hairs when you compare different scores among elementary schools in Needham. The Hillside school has a strong sense of community, and an active PTC. I would say the kids (or the parents) there are more down to earth than some of the other schools in town.

You should be aware the school is older and due to be re-built/moved to an alternate site in the next few years. I have not kept up with the project, but if you google a bit you should be able to find the latest info. There is a poster who lives in Needham who will hopefully chime in with the latest on Hillside.
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Old 04-24-2013, 06:31 PM
 
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All the elementary schools in Needham are good schools. Some have bigger class sizes and some have smaller. Some buildings are newer and some are older. When my wife was in elementary school I'm told Hillside was the "hot" elementary school of the day. At this point though, the facilities at Hillside are quite long in tooth and the building is slated for replacement in the near future. There's a bit of a debate going on in town as to whether to rebuild the school in it's current location or to move it to a location that is currently a park. The most recent update I have is that the town has submitted a Statement of Interest (SOI) to the MA School Building Authority in hopes of procuring funds for the project.
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