Lilja Elementary

Summary:

Lilja Elementary is a public elementary school in Natick, Massachusetts, serving 406 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the highly-ranked Natick school district, which is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Lilja Elementary has a relatively diverse student population, with 65.02% White, 3.69% African American, 11.08% Hispanic, and 12.81% Asian students. Academically, the school's performance on MCAS Next Generation tests is generally on par with or slightly below the Natick district and Massachusetts state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 48.59% of Lilja students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 61.07% in the Natick district and 39.17% statewide. In Mathematics, 48.95% of Lilja students were proficient or better, compared to 63.78% in Natick and 40.91% statewide. Lilja's statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating have fluctuated over the years, ranging from a high of 93 out of 926 Massachusetts elementary schools and a 5-star rating in 2013-2014 to a low of 425 out of 914 schools and a 3-star rating in 2014-2015. In the most recent 2023-2024 school year, Lilja ranked 345 out of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools and received a 3-star rating.

Compared to nearby schools in the Wellesley school district, such as Loker School, Katharine Lee Bates, and John D Hardy, Lilja Elementary's academic performance is generally lower, with these Wellesley schools consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in Massachusetts and having significantly higher MCAS proficiency rates. Additionally, Lilja Elementary's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Asian students outperforming White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds performing below the school's overall average.


Detail:

Public K-4

 41 Bacon Street
       Natick, MA  01760


(508) 647-6570

District: Natick

SchoolDigger Rank:
345th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,584 Help


Students who attend Lilja Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Wilson Middle
High:    Natick High

Student/teacher ratio:  11.5 Help
Number of students:  406

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.0%
Asian:
12.8%
Hispanic:
11.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  11.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lilja Elementary ranks better than 62.3% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks last 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 62.52. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (65%), Asian (12.8%), Hispanic (11.1%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lilja Elementary is 11.5, which is the 2nd best among 5 elementary schools in the Natick School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lilja Elementary is $15,584. 2 elementary schools in the Natick School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lilja Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lilja Elementary 345th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Lilja Elementary 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 Lilja Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lilja Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 78.29 193rd 884 78.2%
2004 85.81 98th 882 88.9%
2005 84.51 118th 887 86.7%
2006 87.40 88th 911 90.3%
2007 87.39 71st 911 92.2%
2008 88.00 62nd 908 93.2%
2009 88.11 67th 909 92.6%
2010 90.22 35th 920 96.2%
2011 76.10 232nd 924 74.9%
2012 79.72 180th 930 80.6%
2013 87.88 65th 928 93.0%
2014 84.99 93rd 926 90.0%
2015 57.20 425th 914 53.5%
2016 64.34 334th 932 64.2%
2017 78.96 179th 938 80.9%
2018 71.59 265th 934 71.6%
2019 74.67 236th 942 74.9%
2021 69.92 279th 936 70.2%
2022 82.23 159th 932 82.9%
2023 81.25 173rd 928 81.4%
2024 62.52 345th 916 62.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lilja Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.99 348th 886 60.7%
2019 56.08 344th 896 61.6%
2021 56.72 335th 894 62.5%
2022 80.68 112th 905 87.6%
2024 52.00 283rd 731 61.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lilja Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 55.92 285th 700 59.3%
2022 67.72 187th 772 75.8%
2023 50.33 373rd 757 50.7%
2024 37.36 504th 760 33.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Lilja Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.79 281st 893 68.5%
2019 71.86 238th 902 73.6%
2021 66.54 295th 898 67.1%
2022 85.03 125th 901 86.1%
2023 84.70 124th 887 86.0%
2024 62.11 337th 886 62.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Lilja Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.28 111th 656 83.1%
2019 62.58 189th 665 71.6%
2021 70.45 138th 632 78.2%
2022 78.36 88th 672 86.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Lilja Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.85 263rd 898 70.7%
2019 73.55 232nd 907 74.4%
2021 70.91 259th 904 71.3%
2022 75.35 198th 908 78.2%
2023 74.16 226th 896 74.8%
2024 59.39 357th 891 59.9%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Lilja Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 67.57 302nd 925 67.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Lilja Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 81.68 14th 145 90.3%
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Rank History for White students at Lilja Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.80 294th 772 61.9%
2019 65.04 258th 780 66.9%
2021 61.34 279th 765 63.5%
2022 81.31 112th 764 85.3%
2023 66.15 238th 762 68.8%
2024 36.39 518th 753 31.2%
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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 Lilja Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 228 1 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 234
1989 236 2 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 244
1990 236 2 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 243
1991 212 0 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 218
1992 220 1 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 229
1993 236 0 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 243
1994 249 0 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 254
1995 262 4 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 274
1996 262 4 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 274
1997 253 3 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 263
1998 369 12 6 10 0 n/a n/a 0 397
1999 379 7 11 8 0 n/a n/a 0 405
2000 386 6 13 12 0 n/a n/a 0 417
2001 370 7 14 13 2 n/a n/a 0 406
2002 386 3 16 4 1 n/a n/a 0 410
2003 386 3 16 4 1 n/a n/a 0 410
2004 366 5 15 8 2 n/a n/a 0 396
2005 365 6 15 6 0 n/a n/a 0 392
2006 368 4 14 7 0 n/a n/a 0 393
2007 370 3 11 8 0 n/a n/a 3 395
2008 357 1 8 9 0 n/a n/a 4 379
2009 354 4 9 8 0 0 2 0 377
2010 339 3 6 7 0 0 13 0 368
2011 328 7 8 13 0 0 19 0 375
2012 335 10 12 10 0 0 17 0 384
2013 312 9 22 17 0 0 21 0 381
2014 325 16 26 19 0 0 24 0 410
2015 321 17 29 18 0 0 21 0 406
2016 357 15 31 25 0 0 16 0 444
2017 318 13 39 28 0 0 19 0 417
2018 318 9 44 38 0 0 22 0 431
2019 315 12 51 33 0 0 25 0 436
2020 300 17 53 33 0 0 28 0 431
2021 257 14 50 32 0 0 20 0 373
2022 266 13 47 35 1 0 25 0 387
2023 264 15 52 45 1 0 29 0 406

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 Lilja Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 234 n/a n/a n/a
1989 244 n/a n/a n/a
1990 243 n/a n/a n/a
1991 218 n/a n/a n/a
1992 229 n/a n/a n/a
1993 243 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 254 n/a n/a n/a
1995 274 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 274 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 263 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 397 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 405 n/a 0.0 7.7
2000 417 n/a 0.0 6.2
2001 406 n/a 0.0 5.4
2002 410 n/a n/a 3.2
2003 410 n/a n/a 3.2
2004 396 27.3 14.5 4.8
2005 392 27.2 14.4 6.1
2006 393 26.5 14.8 7.4
2007 395 26.0 15.2 6.6
2008 379 24.5 15.5 7.5
2009 377 25.5 14.8 8.5
2010 368 23.7 15.5 7.6
2011 375 20.7 18.0 6.4
2012 384 23.9 16.0 7.3
2013 381 27.4 13.8 8.7
2014 410 25.3 16.1 10.7
2015 406 26.0 15.6 11.6
2016 444 28.0 15.8 n/a
2017 417 26.4 15.7 n/a
2018 431 27.9 15.4 n/a
2019 436 30.9 14.1 n/a
2020 431 32.4 13.3 n/a
2021 373 27.3 13.6 n/a
2022 387 32.0 12.0 n/a
2023 406 35.1 11.5 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 Lilja Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 234 n/a n/a n/a
1989 244 n/a n/a n/a
1990 243 n/a n/a n/a
1991 218 n/a n/a n/a
1992 229 n/a n/a n/a
1993 243 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 254 n/a n/a n/a
1995 274 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 274 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 263 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 397 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 405 n/a 0.0 7.7
2000 417 n/a 0.0 6.2
2001 406 n/a 0.0 5.4
2002 410 n/a n/a 3.2
2003 410 n/a n/a 3.2
2004 396 27.3 14.5 4.8
2005 392 27.2 14.4 6.1
2006 393 26.5 14.8 7.4
2007 395 26.0 15.2 6.6
2008 379 24.5 15.5 7.5
2009 377 25.5 14.8 8.5
2010 368 23.7 15.5 7.6
2011 375 20.7 18.0 6.4
2012 384 23.9 16.0 7.3
2013 381 27.4 13.8 8.7
2014 410 25.3 16.1 10.7
2015 406 26.0 15.6 11.6
2016 444 28.0 15.8 n/a
2017 417 26.4 15.7 n/a
2018 431 27.9 15.4 n/a
2019 436 30.9 14.1 n/a
2020 431 32.4 13.3 n/a
2021 373 27.3 13.6 n/a
2022 387 32.0 12.0 n/a
2023 406 35.1 11.5 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 Lilja Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $55 (0.4%) $14,226 (99.6%) $14,281
2020 $51 (0.4%) $14,248 (99.6%) $14,299
2021 $619 (4.0%) $14,965 (96.0%) $15,584

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Lilja Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 236th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 173rd of 928 Elementary schools
 6.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lilja Elementary)7663.4
 12.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Natick)7865.6
 12.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lilja Elementary)5764.4
 7.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Natick)6964.6
 4.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lilja Elementary)6955.7
 13.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Natick)6664
 2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lilja Elementary)5859.5
 1.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Natick)6263.9
 1.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Lilja Elementary)7259.3
 12.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Natick)6864.9
 3.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Lilja Elementary)5761.8
 4.8%
   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 Students436406
 6.9%
African American1215
 25%
American Indian01
Asian5152
 2%
Hispanic3345
 36.4%
Pacific Islander00
White315264
 16.2%
Two or More Races2529
 16%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 406 students attended Lilja Elementary.

Lilja Elementary ranks 345th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Lilja Elementary are 65% White, 13% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Students who attend Lilja Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson Middle
High : Natick High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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