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Lilja Elementary

Q: Is Lilja Elementary a good school?

Lilja Elementary ranks 364 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Lilja Elementary is a K–4 school in Natick, MA, serving 445 students as part of Natick Public Schools, a district ranked 45th of 351 in Massachusetts (87th percentile, 4 stars). Lilja itself ranked 364th of 899 in 2025–2026 (60th percentile, 3 stars), down from 4-star, low-80th-percentile standings in 2021–2022 and 2022–2023. In 2025–2026 MCAS, all-grade proficiency was 42.78% in English Language Arts and 50.56% in Mathematics—above Massachusetts averages of 40.03% ELA and 41.11% math, but below Natick’s district averages of 60.05% ELA and 67.14% math. Because it serves grades K–4, it has no grade-5 science results.

Within Natick, Lilja is the lowest-ranked of the four elementary schools shown. Brown (88th percentile, 4 stars), Memorial (92nd, 5 stars), and Bennett-Hemenway (88th, 4 stars) all rank higher. Lilja’s ELA is about 17–24 points lower and math about 18–19 points lower. Lilja has the lowest student-teacher ratio among these Natick schools (11.7), and its per-student spending ($15,584 in 2020–21) is close to that of Brown and Bennett-Hemenway and above Memorial’s, so class size and within-district spending do not clearly explain the gap. Compared with nearby out-of-district schools, Lilja also trails Happy Hollow School (Wayland), Pine Hill (Sherborn), Loker School (Wayland), Katharine Lee Bates (Wellesley), Sprague Elementary School (Wellesley), Hunnewell (Wellesley), and John D Hardy (Wellesley), which rank 92nd–100th percentile. Those schools spend roughly $18,271–$24,057 per student, while Lilja’s 11.7 ratio is similar to some of them.

The decline is notable. In 2022–2023, Lilja’s ELA was 59.33% and math 61.84%, only 5.58 and 3.83 points below the Natick district. By 2025–2026, gaps widened to 17.27 points in ELA and 16.58 in math. Subgroup effectiveness—how well the school serves specific populations—shows the clearest concern: low-SES students rank 25th percentile (1 star) in 2025–2026 and 10th percentile (1 star) in 2024–2025; Hispanic students rank 35th percentile; White students 49th; Asian students dropped from 90th percentile in 2022–2023 to 48th in 2025–2026; Special Education students are stable at 56th–61st. Data limitations matter: free/reduced-lunch data are unavailable, spending is from 2020–21, and some subgroups have only one or two recent years.

445

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,501

Per pupil spending ?

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41 Bacon Street
Natick, MA 01760

(508) 647-6570

District: Natick

Students who attend Lilja Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilson Middle
High:	Natick High

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.8%

Hispanic:

13.9%

Asian:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 64th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Massachusetts median (60th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Natick's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg64%

Massachusetts avg41%

364^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Natick

45^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	364 of 899	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.2	368 of 906	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	345 of 916	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.3	173 of 928	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	159 of 932	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	279 of 936	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	236 of 942	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	265 of 934	71.6%	★★★★☆
2017	79.0	179 of 938	80.9%	★★★★☆
2016	64.3	334 of 932	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.2	425 of 914	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	85.0	93 of 926	90.0%	★★★★★
2013	87.9	65 of 928	93.0%	★★★★★
2012	79.7	180 of 930	80.6%	★★★★☆
2011	76.1	232 of 924	74.9%	★★★★☆
2010	90.2	35 of 920	96.2%	★★★★★
2009	88.1	67 of 909	92.6%	★★★★★
2008	88.0	62 of 908	93.2%	★★★★★
2007	87.4	71 of 911	92.2%	★★★★★
2006	87.4	88 of 911	90.3%	★★★★★
2005	84.5	118 of 887	86.7%	★★★★☆
2004	85.8	98 of 882	88.9%	★★★★☆
2003	78.3	193 of 884	78.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	78 of 149	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	81.7	14 of 145	90.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	78.4	88 of 672	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	138 of 632	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	189 of 665	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	111 of 656	83.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	353 of 869	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.9	360 of 869	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	337 of 886	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.7	124 of 887	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	125 of 901	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	295 of 898	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	238 of 902	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	281 of 893	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	311 of 475	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	560 of 742	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	662 of 736	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	504 of 760	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	373 of 757	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	187 of 772	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	285 of 700	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	381 of 879	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.5	362 of 884	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	357 of 891	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	226 of 896	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	198 of 908	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	259 of 904	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	232 of 907	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	263 of 898	70.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	312 of 709	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.0	303 of 717	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	283 of 731	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.7	112 of 905	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	335 of 894	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	344 of 896	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	348 of 886	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	67.6	302 of 925	67.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	375 of 734	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.5	427 of 737	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	518 of 753	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.2	238 of 762	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.3	112 of 764	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	279 of 765	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	258 of 780	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	294 of 772	61.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)87th percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)67th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile~ school

Male (2026)57th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)56th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)48th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics51%+9 vs state

English Language Arts43%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Lilja Elementary	Public	K-4	41 Bacon Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 647-6570	445	38	11.7	11.6%	293 (65.8%)	8 (1.8%)	62 (13.9%)	49 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.4%)	58.9	364^th of 899 public elementary schools	59.5%		59.2	368^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.4%	4	43.8	41.8		42.8	49.4	51.7		50.6			$20,501
John D Hardy	Public	K-5	293 Weston Rd	Wellesley	02482	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 446-6270	280	27	10.5	4.3%	150 (53.6%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.6%)	88 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	98	2^nd of 899 public elementary schools	99.8%		97.3	1^st of 906 public elementary schools	99.9%	1	78.4	77.6	80.0	78.6	86.3	84.8	84.4	85.2	86.7	86.7	$27,923
Katharine Lee Bates	Public	K-5	116 Elmwood Rd	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6260	286	22	12.9	2.9%	217 (75.9%)	7 (2.4%)	21 (7.3%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.0%)	96.2	11^th of 899 public elementary schools	98.8%		94.9	24^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.4%	13	87.5	83.1	79.5	83.8	82.1	81.4	69.2	78.6	66.7	66.7	$25,910
Sprague Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 School Street	Wellesley	02482	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 263-1965	289	25	11.7	6.8%	160 (55.4%)	11 (3.8%)	32 (11.1%)	58 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.7%)	92.8	42^nd of 899 public elementary schools	95.3%		91.6	53^rd of 906 public elementary schools	94.2%	11	85.0	72.7	75.6	77.5	73.2	86.1	68.9	76.0	56.8	56.8	$27,482
Memorial	Public	K-4	107 Eliot Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6590	455	31	14.4	4.8%	334 (73.4%)	6 (1.3%)	36 (7.9%)	36 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.5%)	89.8	76^th of 899 public elementary schools	91.5%		88.8	87^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.4%	11	68.2	65.0		66.5	61.4	75.3		68.7			$18,434
Bennett-Hemenway	Public	K-4	22 East Evergreen Rd	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6580	504	39	13.0	9.0%	333 (66.1%)	10 (2.0%)	58 (11.5%)	71 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	87.3	109^th of 899 public elementary schools	87.9%		79.2	189^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.1%	80	72.0	53.8		60.8	72.0	67.2		69.1			$20,938
Hunnewell	Public	K-5	28 Cameron Street	Wellesley	02482	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6275	294	28	10.5	3.1%	207 (70.4%)	7 (2.4%)	20 (6.8%)	32 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.5%)	94	31^st of 899 public elementary schools	96.6%		91.2	56^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.8%	25	74.4	68.4	72.9	71.5	82.1	63.8	77.1	73.1	85.4	85.4	$29,139
Loker School	Public	K-5	47 Loker Street	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 358-8601	359	29	12.4	5.3%	231 (64.3%)	6 (1.7%)	37 (10.3%)	56 (15.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	93.8	35^th of 899 public elementary schools	96.1%		95.4	18^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.0%	17	71.2	66.1	72.1	69.8	67.3	87.1	67.7	74.2	79.4	79.4	$21,853
Brown	Public	K-4	1 Jean Burke Drive	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 647-6660	494	39	12.6	12.0%	264 (53.4%)	14 (2.8%)	75 (15.2%)	110 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	87.1	111^th of 899 public elementary schools	87.7%		86.6	110^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.9%	1	64.6	55.6		59.5	67.0	71.4		69.5			$19,667
Happy Hollow School	Public	K-5	63 Pequot Rd	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 358-8641	330	28	11.5	10.0%	212 (64.2%)	8 (2.4%)	22 (6.7%)	59 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.8%)	94.7	25^th of 899 public elementary schools	97.2%		93.7	40^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.6%	15	69.4	69.0	74.6	71.2	73.5	77.6	74.6	75.3	77.8	77.8	$22,360

Frequently Asked Questions about Lilja Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lilja Elementary?

Students at Lilja Elementary are 66% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Lilja Elementary a good school?

Lilja Elementary ranks 364^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Lilja Elementary in?

Natick

What schools do graduates of Lilja Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lilja Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson Middle
High : Natick High

How many students attend Lilja Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Lilja Elementary.

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