Lilja Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Natick, Massachusetts
Lilja Elementary in Natick, Massachusetts enrolled 445 students in 2024-25 with 37.8 full-time teachers, 11.8 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
406 students in 2022-23, 410 students in 2023-24, 445 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.2 to 37.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 406 | 35.2 | 11.5 |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 37.0 | 11.1 |
| 2024-25 | 445 | 37.8 | 11.8 |
11.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools
Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 387 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lilja Elementary enrolled 387 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 387 of the 387 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent8.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
65.8% of students were White, 13.9% Hispanic, 11.0% Asian in 2024-25.
- White65.8%
- Hispanic13.9%
- Asian11.0%
- Two or more races7.4%
- Black1.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Lilja Elementary scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 55‑59% | 64% | 43.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 60‑64% | 65% (2021-22) | 42% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Natick
5 public elementary schools in Natick report 2024-25 enrollment; Lilja Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett-Hemenway | 504 | 13.0 | not reported |
| Brown | 494 | 12.7 | not reported |
| Memorial | 455 | 14.5 | not reported |
| Lilja Elementary | 445 | 11.8 | not reported |
| Johnson | 136 | 10.8 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lilja Elementary
- MemorialThe nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 455 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Bennett-HemenwayThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 504 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Lilja Elementary with MemorialStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Natick spends per student$20,952 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,952
- The largest public schools in MassachusettsLilja Elementary is the number 347 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#347 of 1,014
- Massachusetts schools by students per teacher11.8 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.11.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Lilja Elementary
How many students attend Lilja Elementary?
445 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 406 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Natick, MA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lilja Elementary?
11.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lilja Elementary a Title I school?
Lilja Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lilja Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Lilja Elementary scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Lilja Elementary in?
Natick, NCES district ID 2508340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250834001299 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.