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Bennett-Hemenway

Public Grades K-4
109th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 88% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Bennett-Hemenway is a public elementary school serving grades K–4 with 504 students in Natick, MA, a district ranked 45th of 351 in Massachusetts (87th percentile, 4 stars). Statewide, the school's 2025–2026 rank is 109th of 899 — the 88th percentile with 4 stars — capping a long-term upward trend from roughly the 63rd–73rd percentile in the mid/late 2010s and the 79th–88th percentile in recent years.

Academically, results are above both district and state: 60.82% proficient in ELA and 69.07% in math, versus 60.05% and 67.14% for Natick and 40.03% and 41.11% statewide. Third grade stands out at 72% proficient in both subjects; fourth grade ELA is 53.78% (essentially tied with the district) and fourth grade math is 67.23%. Within Natick, Bennett-Hemenway is nearly tied with Brown (109th vs. 111th, both 88th percentile), while Memorial leads on ELA (66.49%) and rank (92nd percentile); Lilja Elementary sits notably lower at the 60th percentile. Compared with nearby districts, Bennett-Hemenway trails the top Wellesley and Wayland schools by about 9–23 points in ELA and 6–16 points in math, but far outpaces Framingham's Miriam F McCarthy School and Mary E Stapleton Elementary by more than 38 points in ELA and more than 50 in math. Its student-teacher ratio is 13.0.

Subgroup results are mostly strong: 95th percentile for Asian students, 89th for male students, 86th for female students, and 83rd for special education students, though low-SES results sit lower at the 58th percentile (3 stars). Because the school ends at grade 4, it has no grade-5 science results, and free/reduced-lunch figures were blank in the supplied records, so economic-disadvantage comparisons aren't reliable. Per-student spending was $16,339 in 2020–2021 — above the other Natick elementaries shown but below most nearby Wellesley, Wayland, and Framingham schools — and should be read as older context.

504
Students ?
13.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,938
Per pupil spending ?
9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 22 East Evergreen Rd
       Natick, MA  01760

(508) 647-6580

District: Natick


Students who attend Bennett-Hemenway usually attend:

Middle:    Wilson Middle
High:    Natick High
Racial breakdown:

White:
66.1%
Asian:
14.1%
Hispanic:
11.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026
Strengths
Test scores above the Massachusetts average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 12% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school65%
District avg64%
Massachusetts avg41%
109th of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Top 12%▲ up 25 pts since 2016
From top 37% (2016) to top 12% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Natick
45th of 351Natick among Massachusetts districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202687.3109 of 89987.9%★★★★☆
202579.2189 of 90679.1%★★★★☆
202480.3180 of 91680.3%★★★★☆
202383.6149 of 92883.9%★★★★☆
202281.8165 of 93282.3%★★★★☆
202187.4115 of 93687.7%★★★★☆
201972.7259 of 94272.5%★★★★☆
201869.5290 of 93469.0%★★★☆☆
201768.7281 of 93870.0%★★★★☆
201663.4343 of 93263.2%★★★☆☆
201574.3226 of 91475.3%★★★★☆
201483.2126 of 92686.4%★★★★☆
201388.759 of 92893.6%★★★★★
201288.564 of 93093.1%★★★★★
201183.9126 of 92486.4%★★★★☆
201090.531 of 92096.6%★★★★★
200981.7144 of 90984.2%★★★★☆
200868.8294 of 90867.6%★★★☆☆
200768.7295 of 91167.6%★★★☆☆
200680.2166 of 91181.8%★★★★☆
200586.491 of 88789.7%★★★★☆
200492.420 of 88297.7%★★★★★
200386.096 of 88489.1%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202683.67 of 14995.3%★★★★★
202572.540 of 14271.8%★★★★☆
202465.557 of 15262.5%★★★☆☆
202375.434 of 14576.6%★★★★☆
201867.454 of 15464.9%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202286.350 of 67292.6%★★★★★
202178.683 of 63286.9%★★★★☆
201948.9294 of 66555.8%★★★☆☆
201868.2151 of 65677.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202684.2118 of 86986.4%★★★★☆
202575.0207 of 86976.2%★★★★☆
202474.7220 of 88675.2%★★★★☆
202378.8182 of 88779.5%★★★★☆
202274.8215 of 90176.1%★★★★☆
202184.9127 of 89885.9%★★★★☆
201965.4310 of 90265.6%★★★☆☆
201864.9329 of 89363.2%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202578.046 of 45890.0%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202653.6312 of 74258.0%★★★☆☆
202263.0225 of 77270.9%★★★★☆
201977.684 of 70088.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202685.699 of 87988.7%★★★★☆
202580.0167 of 88481.1%★★★★☆
202482.3137 of 89184.6%★★★★☆
202385.5109 of 89687.8%★★★★☆
202284.8112 of 90887.7%★★★★☆
202187.197 of 90489.3%★★★★☆
201975.3214 of 90776.4%★★★★☆
201872.4236 of 89873.7%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202674.1120 of 70983.1%★★★★☆
202561.4202 of 71771.8%★★★★☆
202490.328 of 73196.2%★★★★★
202375.7113 of 70383.9%★★★★☆
202269.5208 of 90577.0%★★★★☆
202176.7139 of 89484.5%★★★★☆
201947.5472 of 89647.3%★★☆☆☆
201858.5321 of 88663.8%★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202186.8110 of 92588.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202679.7114 of 73484.5%★★★★☆
202567.0227 of 73769.2%★★★☆☆
202465.0251 of 75366.7%★★★☆☆
202364.1260 of 76265.9%★★★☆☆
202271.0182 of 76476.2%★★★★☆
202178.1140 of 76581.7%★★★★☆
201958.8324 of 78058.5%★★★☆☆
201852.7400 of 77248.2%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Asian (2026)95th percentile+7 vs school
Disabled (2022)93rd percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2026)89th percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)88th percentile~ school
Female (2026)86th percentile~ school
White (2026)84th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2026)83rd percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-30 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics69%+28 vs state
English Language Arts61%+21 vs state

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Bennett-Hemenway ranks 109th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Bennett-Hemenway are 66% White, 14% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Students who attend Bennett-Hemenway usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson Middle
High : Natick High

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended Bennett-Hemenway.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 1, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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