Natick

Natick, Massachusetts is home to seven public schools serving roughly 5,297 students: four elementary schools (Bennett-Hemenway, Brown, Memorial, and Lilja Elementary), two middle schools (J F Kennedy Middle School and Wilson Middle), and one high school (Natick High). The Natick district ranks 45th of 351 districts in Massachusetts — the 87th percentile — and holds 4 stars, making it a generally high-performing district with meaningful variation between schools.

Several schools stand out. Memorial is the only Natick school with 5 stars, ranking 76th of 899 elementary schools (92nd percentile) with the highest elementary ELA proficiency at 66.49% and a steadily climbing rank. Natick High, the largest school at 1,761 students, ranks 41st of 353 high schools (88th percentile) and posts 10th-grade scores far above the state: 68.87% in ELA versus 45.48%, 73.47% in math versus 43.73%, and 72.70% in science versus 40.50%, with a 96.6% graduation rate. J F Kennedy Middle School ranks 50th of 478 middle schools (90th percentile), while Wilson Middle ranks 59th of 478 and has the district's lowest student-teacher ratio at 9.9 plus the strongest middle-school civics (69.61%) and science results.

The biggest positive signal is district-wide math improvement from 2024-25 to 2025-26 — every school with comparable data improved. ELA, though, slipped at most schools, and science declined at the high school and both middle schools. Elementary results vary widely: Memorial's all-grades ELA is 66.49% versus 42.78% at Lilja Elementary, a 23.71-point gap. Lilja is the only 3-star Natick school, ranks at the 60th percentile, and trails the district in both ELA (42.78% vs 60.05%) and math (50.56% vs 67.14%), though it remains above the state in math. Notably, per-pupil spending and class size do not track neatly with outcomes.