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Memorial
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 1 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Memorial
Memorial is one of the mid-sized K-5 schools in Natick, Massachusetts, run under Natick, with 455 students on its rolls from grades K through 4.
Memorial is one of 8 schools operated by Natick, a district that caters to 5,348 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Memorial logs that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 8% Asian.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.
Around the school, census data for Middlesex County shows median household income runs about $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Memorial is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).
Johnson is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 10%: 413 students in 2018 compared to 455 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 83% to 73%.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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