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What's the most underrated thing about Bennett-Hemenway that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATICK·NCES 250834001291
Bennett-Hemenway
22 East Evergreen Rd, Natick, MA 01760 · (508) 647-6580 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 106 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 7% larger than its 4th grade class (99).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +0.0pp since 2016
Math
60.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +3.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2016, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 74.0% | 55.0% |
| 2018-19 | 66.0% | 61.0% |
| 2017-18 | 67.0% | 55.0% |
| 2016-17 | 60.0% | 57.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bennett-Hemenway ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #212 of 920 ▼ 22 | #86 of 207 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #176 of 920 ▲ 28 | #78 of 207 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #524 of 901 | #117 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #232 of 1,086 | #51 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #628 of 938 | #151 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #456 of 938 | #151 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #211 of 602 | #47 of 141 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
504
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 372
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 504 | 38.7 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 39.7 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 37 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 35 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 38.7 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 644 | 37 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 621 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | N/A | N/A | 3% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 372 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bennett-Hemenway.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (594 to 504); teachers unchanged (38.7 to 38.7).
About Bennett-Hemenway
Located in Natick, Massachusetts, Bennett-Hemenway is a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 504 students, covering kindergarten through 4. That puts enrollment 32% larger than the 381-student average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Natick counts 5,348 students in its 8 schools, and Bennett-Hemenway is one of them.
More than half of enrollment at Bennett-Hemenway is White: 66%. Next come 14% Asian, 12% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. In Middlesex County overall, the White share is about 67%. The diversity index for Bennett-Hemenway is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bennett-Hemenway is 13.0:1, based on 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts, 12.2:1, is lower.
American Community Survey estimates for Middlesex County show that the median household earns about $130,847 a year, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Middlesex County, 386 public schools serve about 215,896 students.
Wilson Middle, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Bennett-Hemenway the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 507 in 2020-21 and 504 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.0:1, from 14.5:1.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Natick
- Natick HighHigh · 1,761 students
- J F Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
- Wilson MiddleMiddle · 727 students
- BrownElementary · 494 students
- MemorialElementary · 455 students
- Lilja ElementaryElementary · 445 students
Other schools in Natick
- Natick HighHigh · 1,761 students
- J F Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
- Wilson MiddleMiddle · 727 students
- BrownElementary · 494 students
- MemorialElementary · 455 students
- Lilja ElementaryElementary · 445 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Middle0.4 mi · 727
- Wayland Middle School1.1 mi · 662
- Loker School1.6 mi · 359
- Brown1.7 mi · 494
- J F Kennedy Middle School1.7 mi · 911
- Lilja Elementary1.8 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Bennett-HemenwayWhat is the total enrollment at Bennett-Hemenway?
Bennett-Hemenway enrolls approximately 504 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Bennett-Hemenway serve?
Bennett-Hemenway serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Bennett-Hemenway?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Bennett-Hemenway.
How diverse is Bennett-Hemenway?
Bennett-Hemenway reports a student body of 66% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Bennett-Hemenway in?
Bennett-Hemenway is part of Natick.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.