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Wilson Middle

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Wilson Middle ranks 59 th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Wilson Middle is a grades 5–8 school with 727 students in Natick, MA, a Boston-area suburb, and is part of the Natick district, ranked 45th of 351 Massachusetts districts. Wilson ranked 59th of 478 middle schools in 2025–2026 — the 88th percentile with 4 stars — and has held steady in the 87th–90th percentile recently, below its 2015–2016 peak of 92nd percentile with 5 stars.

In 2025–2026 MCAS results, Wilson's all-grade proficiency was 62.09% in English language arts, 69.93% in math, 62.14% in science, and 69.61% in grade-8 civics — above both district and state in every subject. Math is a standout, 28.82 points above the state's 41.11%. Wilson outperforms nearby Framingham schools — Walsh Middle, Cameron Middle School, and Fuller Middle — plus Christa McAuliffe Charter School by wide margins, roughly 32–45 points higher in ELA and 39–52 points higher in math. It trails top-tier neighbors Weston Middle, Wellesley Middle, Wayland Middle School, and Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School, which rank in the 96th–99th percentile.

Within Natick, Wilson and J F Kennedy Middle School are close overall but differ by grade: Wilson leads in 5th-grade ELA (66.27%) and science (70.30%), while Kennedy leads in 7th-grade ELA (71.62% vs. 57.54%) and math (75.00% vs. 66.85%). Wilson's relative soft spots are 7th-grade ELA (6.49 points below district) and 7th-grade math (3.51 below); 8th-grade science, its lowest score at 54.70%, is slightly below district. All remain well above state averages. Year over year, math and civics improved while ELA and science declined. Wilson spent $16,383 per student in 2020–2021 — less than most comparison schools — and has a favorable 9.9 student-teacher ratio. It ranks in the 92nd percentile for special education students and 85th for low-income students.

727

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,613

Per pupil spending ?

12.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22 Rutledge Rd
Natick, MA 01760

(508) 647-6670

District: Natick

Students who attend Wilson Middle usually attend:

High:

Natick High

Feeder schools for Wilson Middle:

Elementary:	Bennett-Hemenway
	Lilja Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.2%

Asian:

11.4%

Hispanic:

9.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Massachusetts middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg63%

Massachusetts avg41%

59^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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	88.8	59 of 478	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	90.7	52 of 484	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.9	51 of 493	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	64 of 501	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	62 of 497	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	87.2	55 of 501	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	82 of 498	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	85 of 484	82.4%	★★★★☆
2017	80.6	81 of 487	83.4%	★★★★☆
2016	86.1	37 of 482	92.3%	★★★★★
2015	85.3	48 of 441	89.1%	★★★★☆
2014	81.6	74 of 455	83.7%	★★★★☆
2013	81.2	77 of 455	83.1%	★★★★☆
2012	81.0	83 of 455	81.8%	★★★★☆
2011	79.2	86 of 449	80.8%	★★★★☆
2010	83.2	66 of 434	84.8%	★★★★☆
2009	83.1	57 of 409	86.1%	★★★★☆
2008	83.4	66 of 407	83.8%	★★★★☆
2007	81.3	74 of 399	81.5%	★★★★☆
2006	79.0	79 of 399	80.2%	★★★★☆
2005	81.8	69 of 356	80.6%	★★★★☆
2004	69.8	109 of 344	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	60.2	135 of 339	60.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	48.1	96 of 209	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.7	14 of 212	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	75.8	24 of 193	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	73 of 195	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	78.1	22 of 131	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	78.7	24 of 127	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	8 of 120	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	18 of 134	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	34 of 135	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	57 of 123	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	57 of 128	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	70 of 119	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	79.6	52 of 445	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	41 of 431	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	67.3	97 of 424	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	100 of 417	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	56 of 468	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	92.3	33 of 473	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	45 of 481	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	57 of 489	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	66 of 494	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	54 of 483	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	69 of 478	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	93 of 463	79.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	85 of 383	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	48 of 376	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	29 of 378	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	66.4	89 of 364	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	52 of 368	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	96.9	10 of 335	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	80.9	44 of 322	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.0	108 of 309	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	71 of 461	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	84.3	45 of 464	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	75.6	69 of 469	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	153 of 481	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.1	55 of 489	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	83 of 462	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	155 of 452	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	205 of 438	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	62 of 470	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	86.7	63 of 473	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	61 of 483	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	69 of 489	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	58 of 497	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	61 of 485	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	96 of 478	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	84 of 466	82.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	24 of 112	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	22 of 116	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	36 of 98	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	38 of 110	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	34 of 102	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	30 of 92	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	25 of 87	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	20 of 84	76.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	86.8	37 of 436	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	78.8	60 of 435	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	43 of 441	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	50 of 444	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	101 of 503	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	100 of 489	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	48.6	230 of 484	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	258 of 467	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	87.5	53 of 491	89.2%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	83.3	50 of 339	85.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	67 of 393	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	53 of 386	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	60 of 392	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	60 of 403	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	61 of 404	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	58 of 401	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	89 of 396	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	82 of 395	79.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)89th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)85th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)83rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)79th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2023)54th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics70%+29 vs state

Civics70%+30 vs state

Science62%+21 vs state

English Language Arts62%+22 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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Wilson Middle	Public	5-8	22 Rutledge Rd	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6670	727	73	9.9	12.3%	503 (69.2%)	27 (3.7%)	66 (9.1%)	83 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.5%)	88.8	59^th of 478 public middle schools	87.7%		90.7	52^nd of 484 public middle schools	89.3%	7	66.3	62.1	57.5	62.8	62.1	73.3	73.5	66.9	66.3	69.9	70.3	54.7	62.1	69.6	$21,613
J F Kennedy Middle School	Public	5-8	165 Mill Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6650	911	82	11.1	10.3%	642 (70.5%)	19 (2.1%)	91 (10.0%)	98 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (6.6%)	90.9	50^th of 478 public middle schools	89.5%		88.9	61^st of 484 public middle schools	87.4%	11	52.5	68.2	71.6	61.6	63.8	70.0	71.8	75.0	65.9	70.8	64.5	55.9	60.1	64.9	$19,451
Wayland Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Main Street	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	No	(508) 358-3801	662	59	11.2	9.6%	475 (71.8%)	26 (3.9%)	40 (6.0%)	80 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.0%)	97.1	9^th of 478 public middle schools	98.1%		97.3	3^rd of 484 public middle schools	99.4%	6		69.3	75.5	79.0	74.9		80.6	75.5	84.1	80.4		78.5	78.5	81.5	$21,767
Christa McAuliffe Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	139 Newbury Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Christa McAuliffe Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 879-9000	284	29	9.7	21.1%	122 (43.0%)	23 (8.1%)	99 (34.9%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.2%)	36.9	282^nd of 478 public middle schools	41.0%		41.6	257^th of 484 public middle schools	46.9%	25		22.4	25.0	41.4	28.6		28.8	17.6	37.7	27.9		29.4	29.4	52.9	$23,053
Cameron Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Elm Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 879-2290	592	54	11.0	58.8%	227 (38.3%)	54 (9.1%)	264 (44.6%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	17.3	400^th of 478 public middle schools	16.3%		15.9	416^th of 484 public middle schools	14.0%	16		12.4	17.0	21.7	17.4		11.0	17.1	24.1	17.9		16.1	16.1	22.0	$25,448
Fuller Middle	Public	6-8	31 Flagg Drive	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 620-4956	592	69	8.5	63.9%	168 (28.4%)	37 (6.3%)	338 (57.1%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	21.8	377^th of 478 public middle schools	21.1%		18.8	396^th of 484 public middle schools	18.2%	19		22.0	23.6	25.6	23.9		18.9	18.3	14.8	17.2		20.5	20.5	28.0	$27,199
Wellesley Middle	Public	6-8	50 Kingsbury Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6235	919	102	8.9	5.9%	559 (60.8%)	42 (4.6%)	64 (7.0%)	180 (19.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.9%)	97.2	7^th of 478 public middle schools	98.5%		96.2	12^th of 484 public middle schools	97.5%	5		72.5	72.1	81.4	75.4		82.9	78.5	81.5	81.0		78.6	78.6	77.6	$29,465
Weston Middle	Public	6-8	456 Wellesley Street	Weston	02493	Middlesex County	Weston	No	No	No	No	(781) 786-5600	451	41	11.0	5.5%	242 (53.7%)	27 (6.0%)	35 (7.8%)	122 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	97.2	8^th of 478 public middle schools	98.3%		96	14^th of 484 public middle schools	97.1%	6		81.0	78.0	75.6	78.2		79.6	76.2	77.9	77.9		77.9	77.9	77.2	$32,580
Walsh Middle	Public	6-8	301 Brook Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 626-9180	785	74	10.6	36.2%	304 (38.7%)	48 (6.1%)	357 (45.5%)	34 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.1%)	37.4	278^th of 478 public middle schools	41.8%		42.2	251^st of 484 public middle schools	48.1%	27		30.8	28.8	31.2	30.2		25.3	31.0	35.1	30.5		35.8	35.8	33.5	$24,464
Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Farm Street	Dover	02030	Norfolk County	Dover-Sherborn	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 785-0635	471	50	9.4	5.3%	340 (72.2%)	22 (4.7%)	14 (3.0%)	61 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	95.4	20^th of 478 public middle schools	95.8%		94	27^th of 484 public middle schools	94.4%	7		72.7	75.5	74.2	74.1		79.0	77.4	69.9	75.7		65.9	65.9	73.9	$26,484

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Middle

How many students attend Wilson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 727 students attended Wilson Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Middle?

Students at Wilson Middle are 69% White, 11% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What high school do graduates of Wilson Middle attend?

Students who attend Wilson Middle usually go on to attend Natick High

What district is Wilson Middle in?

Natick

Is Wilson Middle a good school?

Wilson Middle ranks 59^th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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