Student attendance (% of students absent 10 or more days each year)
		Org Name Absent rate 2021 2022 2023 2024 Students Incl 5,629 5,664 5,638 5,670 Absent 10+ days # 618 2,387 2,266 1,869 Needham Absent 10+ days % 11.0% 42.1% 40.2% 33.0% Students Incl         Absent 10+ days #         Select a Comparable District Absent 10+ days %         Students Incl 937,090 947,168 946,517 949,726 Absent 10+ days # 280,540 529,443 468,759 431,788 State Absent 10+ days % 29.9% 55.9% 49.5% 45.5%

Chronically absent rate (% of students absent 10% or more each year)
		Org Name Absent rate 2021 2022 2023 2024 Students Incl 5,629 5,664 5,638 5,670 Chronically absent # 224 920 751 610 Needham Chronically absent % 4.0% 16.2% 13.3% 10.8% Students Incl         Chronically absent #         Select a Comparable District Chronically absent %         Students Incl 937,090 947,168 946,517 949,726 Chronically absent # 165,632 262,191 210,358 187,102 State Chronically absent % 17.7% 27.7% 22.2% 19.7%

Percentage of students suspended in-school at least once
		Org Name Suspensionn rate 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Students Incl 5,763 5,573 5,609 5,583 5,602 In-school # 33 9 44 22 42 Needham In-school % 0.6% 0.2% 0.8% 0.4% 0.7% Students Incl           In-school #           Select a Comparable District In-school %           Students Incl 970,032 933,897 943,549 942,880 945,909 In-school # 11,836 2,370 15,040 13,095 13,119 State In-school % 1.2% 0.3% 1.6% 1.4% 1.4%

Percentage of students suspended out-of-school at least once
		Org Name Suspensionn rate 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Students Incl 5,763 5,573 5,609 5,583 5,602 Out-of-school # 22 4 23 22 16 Needham Out-of-school % 0.4% 0.1% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% Students Incl           Out-of-school #           Select a Comparable District Out-of-school %           Students Incl 970,032 933,897 943,549 942,880 945,909 Out-of-school # 19,819 4,529 29,348 23,743 22,709 State Out-of-school % 2.0% 0.5% 3.1% 2.5% 2.4%

Annual dropout rate
		Org Name Dropout 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 # Dropouts 6 0 1 8 4 Needham % Dropouts 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.5% 0.2% # Dropouts           Select a Comparable District % Dropouts           # Dropouts 5,186 4,501 4,297 6,060 5,915 State % Dropouts 1.8% 1.6% 1.5% 2.1% 2.1%

4-year cohort graduation rate
		Org Name Graduation rate 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Students Incl 449 406 430 446 381 Needham % Graduated (4 Yrs) 97.3% 98.5% 97.4% 98.0% 98.7% Students Incl           Select a Comparable District % Graduated (4 Yrs)           Students Incl 75,067 74,232 74,226 73,901 72,602 State % Graduated (4 Yrs) 88.0% 89.0% 89.8% 90.1% 89.2%

5-year cohort graduation rate
		Org Name Graduation rate 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Students Incl 402 449 406 430 446 Needham % Graduated (5 Yrs) 98.0% 98.2% 98.5% 98.1% 98.7% Students Incl           Select a Comparable District % Graduated (5 Yrs)           Students Incl 74,641 75,067 74,232 74,226 73,901 State % Graduated (5 Yrs) 89.7% 90.1% 91.0% 91.8% 91.9%