Vernon Hill School

Vernon Hill School, a mid-tier primary school in Worcester, Massachusetts, run under Worcester, educates 525 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 38% larger than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 47 schools in Worcester (24,778 students total), Vernon Hill School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Vernon Hill School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 21% Black, 18% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the resource side, Vernon Hill School lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Vernon Hill School higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Worcester County put the typical household earns roughly $95,939 per year, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Worcester County's 257 public schools (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students), Vernon Hill School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Quinsigamond, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Vernon Hill School operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 536 students in 2018 compared to 525 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 47% to 54%. Class-load math has fell: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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