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Natick School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Natick.

Natick’s School Grade A better than 88% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
5,297
Schools
7
Spent per student
$22,229
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
12:1
The gist

What stands out about Natick School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 88% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the MA average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 88% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
ANatick 36,969

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Natick. Grade by grade →

K–44 elementary schoolsThis district
5–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Natick HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency65%
State average 40.7% · 2,870 students tested
Reading / language arts64%
State average 43.7% · 2,868 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 89.2% · 391 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$22,229 per student · 16% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 35%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 75%State 21%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
5,042’20
5,089’21
5,210’22
5,252’23
5,297’24

Up 5.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Asian 12%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 7%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Bennett-Hemenway
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Natick
A−
504 students13:1
Brown
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Natick
A−
494 students13:1
Memorial
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Natick
A
455 students14:1
Lilja Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Natick
B+
445 students12:1
J F Kennedy Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Natick
A−
911 students11:1
Wilson Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Natick
A−
727 students10:1
Natick High
High · Grades 9–12 · Natick
A
1,761 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Dover-Sherborn School DistrictDover, Sherborn
$27,480per student
Dover School DistrictDover
$26,028per student
Framingham School DistrictFramingham
$26,329per student
Sherborn School DistrictSherborn
$24,676per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.