J F Kennedy Middle School

J F Kennedy Middle School operates as a large middle school in Natick, Massachusetts, operated by Natick. Current enrollment sits at 911 students spanning grades 5 through 8. That puts it 67% bigger than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 547 students.

Within Natick, which oversees 8 schools and 5,348 students, J F Kennedy Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, J F Kennedy Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 11% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, J F Kennedy Middle School reports 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) records that median household income runs about $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Middlesex County's 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), J F Kennedy Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Brown, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 42%: 641 students in 2018 compared to 911 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 78% to 70%.

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