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Brown
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Brown
Brown, a reasonably sized elementary campus in Natick, Massachusetts, operated by Natick, instructs 494 students, covering grades K through 4. That puts it 30% larger than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.
Natick runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 5,348 students. Brown is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, Brown shows that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 22% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) shows that median household earnings sit near $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Brown is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).
Nearest neighbor: J F Kennedy Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brown has shrank 6%, going from 524 students in 2018 to 494 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 8% to 15%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.
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