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Natick Schools

Schools graded

Cities served

Students

5,303

Students per teacher

11.6

Grades

Pre-K to 12

Area

14.9 sq mi

State

Natick is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Middlesex County (Natick). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.

Natick on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Natick

Average SchoolGrade

A-

Meeting or exceeding expectations

86%

Exceeding

57%

Avg actual scores

63.4%

Avg projected

61.6%

7 of 8 schools in Natick carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:

A: 5B: 2

Best schools in Natick

Statewide rankings: all 313 high schools in Massachusetts · all 272 middle schools in Massachusetts · all 930 elementary schools in Massachusetts

The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

A Natick High (High school, exceeds expectations)
A Memorial (Elementary school, meets expectations)
A Wilson Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
A Brown (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
A J F Kennedy Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
B+ Bennett Hemenway (Elementary school, meets expectations)
B- Lilja Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)

Every school in Natick

All schools, A to Z (8)

B+ Bennett Hemenway, Natick
A Brown, Natick
A J F Kennedy Middle School, Natick
Johnson, Natick
B- Lilja Elementary, Natick
A Memorial, Natick
A Natick High, Natick
A Wilson Middle, Natick

Where Natick schools are

Cities and towns served (1)

Natick (8)

About this district

State: Best schools in Massachusetts
County: Middlesex County
Type: regular local school district
Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
Enrollment: 5,303 students with 457 full-time-equivalent teachers and 883 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
NCES district ID: 2508340
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

Nearby school districts

Wellesley (10 schools, 4 mi)
Framingham (14 schools, 5 mi)
Wayland (5 schools, 5 mi)
Needham (8 schools, 5 mi)
Weston (5 schools, 6 mi)
Ashland (5 schools, 7 mi)
Medfield (5 schools, 7 mi)
Sudbury (5 schools, 8 mi)

Questions about Natick

How many schools are in Natick?

SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Natick, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Natick serve?

The largest by graded schools: Natick.

How good are the schools in Natick?

Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 63.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 61.6%. 86% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Natick?

5,303 students were enrolled in Natick in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Natick?

Natick is in Massachusetts, based in Middlesex County, with its district office in Natick. Its boundary covers about 14.9 sq mi.