Juniper Hill School

Juniper Hill School is one of the compact elementary-level communitys in Framingham, Massachusetts, overseen by Framingham, with 245 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. That puts it 36% smaller than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Juniper Hill School is one of 14 schools operated by Framingham, a district that hosts 9,124 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Juniper Hill School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 29% White, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, 5% Black. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Juniper Hill School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate the typical household earns roughly $130,847 per year, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Juniper Hill School is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

The closest other public school is Framingham High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Juniper Hill School.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 273 students in 2018 compared to 245 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 26% to 55% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.