Brown

Summary:

Brown Elementary School is a public school in Natick, Massachusetts, serving 503 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with strong academic performance that outpaces the Natick and Massachusetts averages.

Brown's academic excellence is evident in its MCAS Next Generation assessment results, where proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics often exceed 60% in 3rd and 4th grades, significantly higher than nearby schools like Lilja Elementary, Bennett-Hemenway, and Johnson. The school's consistent high performance over the past decade is a testament to its effective teaching practices and support systems.

While Brown's diverse student population, with a significant representation of Asian and Hispanic students, is a positive aspect, the school's performance for certain subgroups, such as students with disabilities and low socioeconomic status, is more variable. This suggests that the school may need to focus on addressing achievement gaps and ensuring equitable outcomes for all students. Nevertheless, Brown's strong academic results and its potential to serve as a model for other schools in the region make it a standout institution in the Natick school district.


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Public K-4

 1 Jean Burke Drive
       Natick, MA  01760


(508) 647-6660

District: Natick

SchoolDigger Rank:
182nd of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,510 Help


Students who attend Brown usually attend:

Middle:    J F Kennedy Middle School
High:    Natick High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  503

Racial breakdown:

White:
53.9%
Asian:
24.1%
Hispanic:
13.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  12% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Brown ranks better than 80.1% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Natick School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.1. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Brown has the largest elementary school student body size in the Natick School District. Student population at Brown is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (53.9%), Asian (24.1%), Hispanic (13.9%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brown is 12.8. 2 elementary schools in the Natick School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brown is $15,510. 3 elementary schools in the Natick School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brown:

SchoolDigger ranks Brown 182nd of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Brown 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 Brown

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Rank History for all students at Brown

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 79.40 185th 884 79.1%
2004 87.12 86th 882 90.2%
2005 78.09 201st 887 77.3%
2006 94.51 6th 911 99.3%
2007 92.36 17th 911 98.1%
2008 94.45 6th 908 99.3%
2009 90.32 43rd 909 95.3%
2010 88.83 53rd 920 94.2%
2011 88.18 66th 924 92.9%
2012 89.72 52nd 930 94.4%
2013 88.27 62nd 928 93.3%
2014 89.22 50th 926 94.6%
2015 78.96 177th 914 80.6%
2016 68.28 290th 932 68.9%
2017 75.87 215th 938 77.1%
2018 57.94 423rd 934 54.7%
2019 81.60 152nd 942 83.9%
2021 86.56 123rd 936 86.9%
2022 91.48 64th 932 93.1%
2023 89.98 77th 928 91.7%
2024 80.10 182nd 916 80.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Brown

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 80.13 15th 282 94.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Brown

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.68 458th 886 48.3%
2019 64.11 244th 896 72.8%
2021 80.35 111th 894 87.6%
2022 94.17 23rd 905 97.5%
2023 69.20 158th 703 77.5%
2024 58.83 232nd 731 68.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brown

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.05 323rd 685 52.8%
2019 85.61 42nd 700 94.0%
2021 36.64 461st 705 34.6%
2022 87.60 33rd 772 95.7%
2023 83.32 63rd 757 91.7%
2024 32.36 564th 760 25.8%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Brown

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.22 451st 893 49.5%
2019 71.99 236th 902 73.8%
2021 86.11 112th 898 87.5%
2022 89.77 74th 901 91.8%
2023 88.12 86th 887 90.3%
2024 67.22 293rd 886 66.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Brown

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.69 451st 656 31.3%
2022 82.11 65th 672 90.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Brown

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.33 379th 898 57.8%
2019 86.06 101st 907 88.9%
2021 83.37 127th 904 86.0%
2022 90.12 63rd 908 93.1%
2023 88.35 80th 896 91.1%
2024 87.52 90th 891 89.9%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Brown

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 83.57 139th 925 85.0%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Brown

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 94.54 21st 399 94.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Brown

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.27 90th 154 41.6%
2019 46.79 95th 155 38.7%
2021 67.31 56th 141 60.3%
2022 68.44 55th 143 61.5%
2023 71.99 44th 145 69.7%
2024 63.74 63rd 152 58.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Brown

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 71.05 73rd 446 83.6%
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Rank History for White students at Brown

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.57 505th 772 34.6%
2019 76.43 148th 780 81.0%
2021 76.91 152nd 765 80.1%
2022 83.78 85th 764 88.9%
2023 83.77 86th 762 88.7%
2024 75.15 158th 753 79.0%
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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 Brown

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 220 7 9 0 0 n/a n/a 0 236
1989 225 5 16 0 0 n/a n/a 0 246
1990 238 5 17 0 0 n/a n/a 0 260
1991 237 5 14 0 0 n/a n/a 0 256
1992 218 6 10 0 0 n/a n/a 0 234
1993 225 3 13 0 2 n/a n/a 0 243
1994 238 2 12 1 0 n/a n/a 0 253
1995 400 14 28 9 0 n/a n/a 0 451
1996 400 14 28 9 0 n/a n/a 0 451
1997 429 15 29 9 0 n/a n/a 0 482
1998 362 13 23 17 0 n/a n/a 0 415
1999 343 14 29 14 0 n/a n/a 0 400
2000 338 12 35 13 0 n/a n/a 0 398
2001 331 15 38 13 1 n/a n/a 0 398
2002 348 10 43 12 0 n/a n/a 0 413
2003 348 10 43 12 0 n/a n/a 0 413
2004 329 8 52 11 3 n/a n/a 0 403
2005 315 13 63 13 3 n/a n/a 0 407
2006 291 13 44 25 0 n/a n/a 20 393
2007 289 7 54 21 0 n/a n/a 19 390
2008 299 9 46 14 0 n/a n/a 20 388
2009 301 13 45 18 0 0 20 0 397
2010 308 12 49 15 0 0 22 0 406
2011 305 14 62 18 0 0 17 0 416
2012 320 12 57 20 0 0 20 0 429
2013 301 16 85 34 0 0 22 0 458
2014 286 12 107 28 0 0 18 0 451
2015 304 9 119 31 0 0 20 0 483
2016 305 7 118 32 0 0 20 0 482
2017 316 6 122 48 1 0 22 0 515
2018 306 4 138 44 2 0 30 0 524
2019 292 4 134 45 2 0 28 0 505
2020 276 5 139 42 1 0 26 0 489
2021 258 6 128 49 1 0 23 0 465
2022 251 8 121 46 1 0 26 0 453
2023 271 14 121 70 0 0 27 0 503

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 Brown

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 236 n/a n/a n/a
1989 246 n/a n/a n/a
1990 260 n/a n/a n/a
1991 256 n/a n/a n/a
1992 234 n/a n/a n/a
1993 243 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 253 n/a n/a n/a
1995 451 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 451 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 482 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 415 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 400 n/a 0.0 6.8
2000 398 n/a 0.0 3.5
2001 398 n/a 0.0 4
2002 413 n/a n/a 6.5
2003 413 n/a n/a 6.5
2004 403 28.0 14.4 5.7
2005 407 28.0 14.5 3.7
2006 393 29.0 13.6 6.4
2007 390 30.0 13.0 5.7
2008 388 26.1 14.9 4.3
2009 397 24.6 16.1 6
2010 406 25.6 15.8 8.4
2011 416 25.5 16.2 9.6
2012 429 27.0 15.8 9.8
2013 458 25.4 18.0 11.6
2014 451 29.7 15.1 11.8
2015 483 29.0 16.6 12
2016 482 30.0 16.0 n/a
2017 515 34.1 15.0 n/a
2018 524 37.4 14.0 n/a
2019 505 36.7 13.7 n/a
2020 489 39.7 12.3 n/a
2021 465 33.9 13.6 n/a
2022 453 40.9 11.0 n/a
2023 503 39.0 12.8 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 Brown

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 236 n/a n/a n/a
1989 246 n/a n/a n/a
1990 260 n/a n/a n/a
1991 256 n/a n/a n/a
1992 234 n/a n/a n/a
1993 243 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 253 n/a n/a n/a
1995 451 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 451 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 482 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 415 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 400 n/a 0.0 6.8
2000 398 n/a 0.0 3.5
2001 398 n/a 0.0 4
2002 413 n/a n/a 6.5
2003 413 n/a n/a 6.5
2004 403 28.0 14.4 5.7
2005 407 28.0 14.5 3.7
2006 393 29.0 13.6 6.4
2007 390 30.0 13.0 5.7
2008 388 26.1 14.9 4.3
2009 397 24.6 16.1 6
2010 406 25.6 15.8 8.4
2011 416 25.5 16.2 9.6
2012 429 27.0 15.8 9.8
2013 458 25.4 18.0 11.6
2014 451 29.7 15.1 11.8
2015 483 29.0 16.6 12
2016 482 30.0 16.0 n/a
2017 515 34.1 15.0 n/a
2018 524 37.4 14.0 n/a
2019 505 36.7 13.7 n/a
2020 489 39.7 12.3 n/a
2021 465 33.9 13.6 n/a
2022 453 40.9 11.0 n/a
2023 503 39.0 12.8 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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Brown

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $112 (0.8%) $14,399 (99.2%) $14,511
2020 $101 (0.7%) $14,520 (99.3%) $14,621
2021 $619 (4.0%) $14,890 (96.0%) $15,510

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Brown

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 152nd of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 77th of 928 Elementary schools
 7.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Brown)7669.6
 6.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Natick)7865.6
 12.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Brown)7069.9
 0.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Natick)6964.6
 4.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Brown)7067.7
 2.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Natick)6664
 2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Brown)6166.7
 5.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Natick)6263.9
 1.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Brown)7468.7
 5.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Natick)6864.9
 3.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Brown)6568.3
 3.3%
   All Grades Mathematics (Natick)6765.7
 1.3%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students505503
 0.4%
African American414
 250%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian134121
 9.7%
Hispanic4570
 55.6%
Pacific Islander00
White292271
 7.2%
Two or More Races2827
 3.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Brown

In the 2022-23 school year, 503 students attended Brown.

Brown ranks 182nd of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Brown are 54% White, 24% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Students who attend Brown usually go on to attend:

Middle : J F Kennedy Middle School
High : Natick High


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