Photo: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger) · Public domainNatick’s public schools outscore 88% of Massachusetts districts
Math proficiency in Natick’s districts is 65%, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Natick, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Natick’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 247 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Natick’s, its schools beat 94%, higher than their 88% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 64% and math 65% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $22,229 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Benedict Classical Academy (private), Riverbend School (private), Brandon School & Residental Treatment (private) and RCS Learning Center (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Natick’s grade
A: better than 88% of Massachusetts school districts, #32 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Natick, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Natick · depends on your address
J F Kennedy Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 911 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Wilson Middle
Grades 5–8 · 727 students · 10:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Natick · depends on your address
J F Kennedy Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 911 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Wilson Middle
Grades 5–8 · 727 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Natick · depends on your address
J F Kennedy Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 911 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Wilson Middle
Grades 5–8 · 727 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Natick · depends on your address
J F Kennedy Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 911 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Wilson Middle
Grades 5–8 · 727 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Natick
Natick High
Grades 9–12 · 1,761 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Natick
Natick High
Grades 9–12 · 1,761 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Natick
Natick High
Grades 9–12 · 1,761 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Natick
Natick High
Grades 9–12 · 1,761 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Natick’s public schools are run by Natick School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Natick vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Natick’s borders.
Every school in Natick
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Natick’s schools
Are Natick’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Natick children attend outscore 88% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #32 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Natick in?
Natick School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 5,297 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Natick kids go to high school?
Natick High, with 1,761 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Natick’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Natick School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Natick spend per student?
$22,229 in Natick School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Natick?
Yes: St. Benedict Classical Academy (Catholic, grades PK–6, 255 students), Riverbend School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 183 students), Brandon School & Residental Treatment (special education · all-boys, grades 3–12, 33 students) and RCS Learning Center (special education, grades 1–12, 27 students).
Parents talk
What Natick families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Natick → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.