Summary:
ZIP code 01760 is Natick, Massachusetts, home to seven public schools serving roughly 5,300 students across grades K–12: four elementary schools (Bennett-Hemenway, Brown, Memorial and Lilja Elementary) for K–4, two middle schools (J F Kennedy Middle School and Wilson Middle) for grades 5–8, and one high school (Natick High) for grades 9–12. The Natick district ranks 45th of 351 Massachusetts districts — the 87th percentile, with 4 stars — and every listed school scores above the state average in every reported test metric.
Memorial is the strongest elementary school: 76th of 899, 92nd percentile, 5 stars, and the highest elementary English language arts (ELA) score at 66.49% proficient, plus 4th-grade math at 75.26%. Natick High ranks 41st of 353 (88th percentile, 4 stars) with a 96.6% graduation rate and 2.1% dropout rate. The middle schools are close: J F Kennedy Middle School (50th of 478, 90th percentile) leads slightly in ELA and math, while Wilson Middle (59th of 478, 88th percentile) is stronger in science and 8th-grade civics. Bennett-Hemenway and Brown both sit at the 88th percentile; Bennett's 3rd grade is a bright spot (72% ELA and 72% math), and Brown posts the highest elementary math score at 69.51%.
Lilja Elementary is the clear outlier: the only 3-star school, ranked 364th of 899 (60th percentile), with 42.78% ELA and 50.56% math versus district averages of 60.05% and 67.14% — still above state averages, but a large gap within Natick. Spending and staffing don't track simply with results: Memorial spends the least per student ($14,262) and has the highest student/teacher ratio (14.4), while Wilson Middle has the lowest ratio (9.9). Note that spending figures are from 2020–2021.
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