Natick High

Summary:

Natick High is a public high school serving 1,727 students in grades 9-12, located in the town of Natick, Massachusetts. The school consistently performs well academically, with a higher percentage of students scoring proficient or better on MCAS assessments compared to the state average across multiple subjects. Natick High maintains an impressive 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 95.5% to 97.7% over the past 5 years, significantly higher than the state average.

Natick High's academic performance and overall school quality are comparable to or exceed those of nearby high-performing schools, such as Needham High, Medfield Senior High, and Wellesley Senior High. These schools share similar demographic profiles and are also ranked among the top high schools in the state. Natick High has maintained a strong 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between the top 30 and top 60 high schools in Massachusetts.

While Natick High's overall performance is impressive, there may be opportunities to further support certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic and low socioeconomic status students, whose MCAS proficiency rates and school rankings are slightly lower compared to other subgroups. The presence of several other high-performing high schools in the vicinity of Natick High may create a competitive educational environment that could contribute to the overall academic excellence of the region.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 15 West Street
       Natick, MA  01760


(508) 647-6600

District: Natick

SchoolDigger Rank:
57th of 348 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,485 Help


Feeder schools for Natick High:

Elementary:    Bennett-Hemenway
    Brown
    Johnson
    Lilja Elementary
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Middle:    J F Kennedy Middle School
    Wilson Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  12.2 Help
Number of students:  1,743

Racial breakdown:

White:
73.1%
Asian:
9.4%
Hispanic:
8.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  8.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Natick High ranks better than 83.6% of high schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.36. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Natick High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (73.1%), Asian (9.4%), Hispanic (8%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Natick High is 12.2. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Natick High is $16,485.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Natick High:

SchoolDigger ranks Natick High 57th of 348 Massachusetts public high schools. (See Natick High in the ranking list.)

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Natick:

SchoolDigger ranks Natick 49th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Natick High

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Rank History for all students at Natick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 73.78 94th 304 69.1%
2004 74.29 88th 307 71.3%
2005 67.91 121st 311 61.1%
2006 81.62 58th 314 81.5%
2007 68.59 98th 316 69.0%
2008 61.87 144th 319 54.9%
2009 70.44 106th 322 67.1%
2010 86.18 22nd 335 93.4%
2011 81.93 40th 340 88.2%
2012 80.51 40th 340 88.2%
2013 79.51 39th 344 88.7%
2014 77.34 57th 347 83.6%
2015 80.59 31st 354 91.2%
2016 81.36 31st 351 91.2%
2017 77.71 64th 348 81.6%
2018 80.07 43rd 345 87.5%
2019 84.54 41st 351 88.3%
2021 82.53 51st 285 82.1%
2022 86.87 44th 342 87.1%
2023 88.93 44th 347 87.3%
2024 84.36 57th 348 83.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Natick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.36 24th 55 56.4%
2019 79.58 14th 58 75.9%
2021 77.78 7th 33 78.8%
2022 91.66 4th 78 94.9%
2023 70.36 22nd 82 73.2%
2024 57.27 44th 87 49.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Natick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.57 75th 344 78.2%
2019 81.27 45th 348 87.1%
2021 66.62 68th 268 74.6%
2022 69.41 88th 339 74.0%
2023 89.18 31st 301 89.7%
2024 76.51 56th 289 80.6%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Natick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.36 123rd 330 62.7%
2019 79.36 50th 330 84.8%
2021 71.08 55th 253 78.3%
2022 68.86 93rd 332 72.0%
2023 77.22 63rd 338 81.4%
2024 63.09 113th 338 66.6%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Natick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.73 70th 339 79.4%
2019 81.54 55th 342 83.9%
2021 83.33 42nd 281 85.1%
2022 84.18 52nd 340 84.7%
2023 88.19 41st 339 87.9%
2024 86.89 47th 342 86.3%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Natick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.30 47th 299 84.3%
2019 88.44 33rd 299 89.0%
2021 76.96 38th 202 81.2%
2022 79.29 50th 295 83.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Natick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.40 38th 343 88.9%
2019 86.10 32nd 346 90.8%
2021 80.90 53rd 281 81.1%
2022 88.07 39th 339 88.5%
2023 88.48 44th 343 87.2%
2024 79.98 68th 342 80.1%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Natick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.09 40th 91 56.0%
2019 71.09 38th 97 60.8%
2021 68.71 28th 68 58.8%
2022 59.06 47th 93 49.5%
2023 69.08 40th 96 58.3%
2024 69.44 38th 98 61.2%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Natick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.00 30th 134 77.6%
2019 46.72 75th 137 45.3%
2021 44.64 52nd 94 44.7%
2022 56.33 49th 133 63.2%
2023 96.52 4th 142 97.2%
2024 65.39 44th 160 72.5%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Natick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.65 62nd 193 67.9%
2019 71.87 57th 206 72.3%
2021 84.89 18th 149 87.9%
2022 51.36 97th 217 55.3%
2023 64.60 76th 241 68.5%
2024 61.55 91st 249 63.5%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Natick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.35 43rd 303 85.8%
2019 84.99 36th 302 88.1%
2021 77.50 51st 249 79.5%
2022 85.78 39th 300 87.0%
2023 86.60 46th 301 84.7%
2024 80.97 63rd 302 79.1%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Natick High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1198 63 11 13 0 n/a n/a 0 1285
1989 1090 57 8 13 0 n/a n/a 0 1168
1990 1023 49 9 8 1 n/a n/a 0 1090
1991 968 49 15 8 0 n/a n/a 0 1040
1992 923 49 21 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1002
1993 842 45 27 8 0 n/a n/a 0 922
1994 821 41 27 10 0 n/a n/a 0 899
1995 852 40 22 13 1 n/a n/a 0 928
1996 852 40 22 13 1 n/a n/a 0 928
1997 858 53 24 19 0 n/a n/a 0 954
1998 860 48 22 25 0 n/a n/a 0 955
1999 877 46 29 21 0 n/a n/a 0 973
2000 943 46 29 19 0 n/a n/a 0 1037
2001 961 54 34 20 0 n/a n/a 0 1069
2002 1034 56 43 19 1 n/a n/a 0 1153
2003 1034 56 43 19 1 n/a n/a 0 1153
2004 1056 54 53 25 1 n/a n/a 0 1189
2005 1101 52 45 27 2 n/a n/a 0 1227
2006 1052 40 45 46 3 n/a n/a 32 1218
2007 1032 48 47 48 4 n/a n/a 35 1214
2008 1077 56 46 41 4 n/a n/a 31 1255
2009 1077 65 53 35 3 0 28 0 1261
2010 1091 57 59 41 0 0 33 0 1281
2011 1120 47 57 44 1 1 33 0 1303
2012 1091 52 64 53 0 2 45 0 1307
2013 1218 49 93 57 0 2 56 0 1475
2014 1264 54 107 59 0 1 58 0 1543
2015 1314 61 111 56 1 2 58 0 1603
2016 1330 51 125 59 1 1 57 0 1624
2017 1355 59 128 69 1 2 50 0 1664
2018 1379 56 124 99 0 3 69 0 1730
2019 1348 61 133 109 1 2 76 2 1732
2020 1352 60 143 115 1 2 86 3 1762
2021 1259 50 119 103 1 1 90 3 1626
2022 1270 59 140 104 1 0 99 5 1678
2023 1284 64 160 122 1 0 86 10 1727
2024 1274 63 164 140 1 1 87 13 1743

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Natick High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1285 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1168 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1090 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1040 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1002 n/a n/a n/a
1993 922 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 899 n/a n/a n/a
1995 928 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 928 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 954 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 955 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 973 n/a 0.0 3.7
2000 1037 n/a 0.0 3.4
2001 1069 n/a 0.0 5
2002 1153 n/a n/a 6.3
2003 1153 n/a n/a 6.3
2004 1189 89.8 13.2 6.5
2005 1227 89.7 13.7 8.4
2006 1218 90.5 13.5 8.9
2007 1214 92.0 13.2 9.8
2008 1255 88.5 14.2 7.7
2009 1261 88.6 14.2 9.8
2010 1281 89.8 14.2 10
2011 1303 95.3 13.6 10.7
2012 1307 92.5 14.1 9.9
2013 1475 101.2 14.5 8
2014 1543 105.1 14.6 9.9
2015 1603 109.0 14.7 8.9
2016 1624 110.0 14.7 n/a
2017 1664 116.9 14.2 n/a
2018 1730 120.8 14.3 n/a
2019 1732 125.4 13.8 n/a
2020 1762 128.7 13.6 n/a
2021 1626 125.8 12.9 n/a
2022 1678 137.2 12.2 n/a
2023 1727 141.0 12.2 n/a
2024 1743 142.0 12.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Natick High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1285 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1168 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1090 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1040 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1002 n/a n/a n/a
1993 922 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 899 n/a n/a n/a
1995 928 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 928 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 954 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 955 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 973 n/a 0.0 3.7
2000 1037 n/a 0.0 3.4
2001 1069 n/a 0.0 5
2002 1153 n/a n/a 6.3
2003 1153 n/a n/a 6.3
2004 1189 89.8 13.2 6.5
2005 1227 89.7 13.7 8.4
2006 1218 90.5 13.5 8.9
2007 1214 92.0 13.2 9.8
2008 1255 88.5 14.2 7.7
2009 1261 88.6 14.2 9.8
2010 1281 89.8 14.2 10
2011 1303 95.3 13.6 10.7
2012 1307 92.5 14.1 9.9
2013 1475 101.2 14.5 8
2014 1543 105.1 14.6 9.9
2015 1603 109.0 14.7 8.9
2016 1624 110.0 14.7 n/a
2017 1664 116.9 14.2 n/a
2018 1730 120.8 14.3 n/a
2019 1732 125.4 13.8 n/a
2020 1762 128.7 13.6 n/a
2021 1626 125.8 12.9 n/a
2022 1678 137.2 12.2 n/a
2023 1727 141.0 12.2 n/a
2024 1743 142.0 12.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Natick High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $109 (0.7%) $15,477 (99.3%) $15,586
2020 $186 (1.2%) $15,544 (98.8%) $15,731
2021 $619 (3.8%) $15,865 (96.2%) $16,485

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Natick High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 41st of 351 High schoolsRanks 44th of 347 High schools
 1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Natick High)7980.4
 1.4%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Natick)7778.6
 1.6%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (Natick High)8074.1
 5.9%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Natick)7872.8
 5.2%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5849.7
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students17321727
 0.3%
African American6164
 4.9%
American Indian11
Asian133160
 20.3%
Hispanic109122
 11.9%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White13481284
 4.7%
Two or More Races7686
 13.2%


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Natick High ranks 57th of 348 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,743 students attended Natick High.

Natick High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bennett-Hemenway
Elementary : Brown
Elementary : Johnson
Elementary : Lilja Elementary
Elementary : Memorial
Middle : J F Kennedy Middle School
Middle : Wilson Middle

Students at Natick High are 73% White, 9% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.


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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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