Walnut Hill School For The Arts

Natick · MA · Private independent

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How Walnut Hill School For The Arts compares for families

What families should know about Walnut Hill School For The Arts.

  • LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Brandon School & Residental Treatment, Rcs Learning Center, The Rivers School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

58%
admit rate
$17,772
in-state tuition/yr · $40,449 out-of-state
1300–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–33

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,383/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Their published matriculation list

Where the Class of 2026 enrolled

Walnut Hill School For The Arts publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 52 colleges, in the document's own order.

American University Assumption University BalletMET Boston Ballet's Donna Egan Graduate Program Boston Conservatory Boston University University of California, Berkeley CalArts Carnegie Mellon University Central St. Martins College of Art & Design Chapman University College of Charleston University of Colorado, Boulder Columbia University DePaul University East 15 Acting School (University of Essex) Eastman School of Music Fordham University University of Hartford Indiana University Joffrey Ballet Trainee Program Lesley University Loyola University New Orleans Mannes College of Music - The New School MassArt University of Michigan Nashville Ballet Second Company New England Conservatory New York University University of North Carolina, Asheville
and 22 more
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Northwestern University Oberlin College and Conservatory Pace University Parsons School of Design (The New School) Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Graduate Program Point Park University Pomona College Pratt Institute Rhode Island School of Design University of Richmond University of Rochester Rutgers University San Francisco Ballet School Level 8 Savannah College of Art and Design Stanford University St. John's College, Annapolis Syracuse University Vassar College Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College Williams College

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Walnut Hill School For The Arts — Matriculation List ↗. Found at: 'Matriculation List' page, 'The Class of 2026 is Off!' carousel.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 290 in 2018 to 277 in 2022 — over 4 years.
-4.5%
Why only 3 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -1.1%/year, projecting from 2022's 277 students:

2023
274
2025
268
2027
262

≈ 15 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At tuition per student, the 15 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $240,000/year in tuition at risk.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Brandon School & Residental Treatment
Natick
Private 1.9 45
Rcs Learning Center
Natick
Private 2.2 39
The Rivers School
Weston
Private 2.5 515 +5.1%
Dana Hall School
Wellesley
Private 2.9 483
Tremont School
Concord
Private 3.6 39
Wayside Academy
Framingham
Private 3.7 22
The Learning Center For The Deaf
Framingham
Private 4.4 189 -5.0%
Gifford School
Weston
Private 6.3 90

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