Education in Framingham, MA

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Framingham, Massachusetts
Cameron Middle School
Cameron Middle School
Official seal of Framingham, Massachusetts
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Location in Massachusetts
Location in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°16′45″N 71°25′00″W / 42.27917, -71.416667
Country United States
State Massachusetts
County Middlesex County
Settled 1650
Incorporated 1700
Government
 - Type Representative town meeting
Area
 - Total 26.4 sq mi (68.5 km²)
 - Land 25.1 sq mi (65.1 km²)
 - Water 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²)
Elevation 165 ft (50 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 66,910
 - Density 2,663.6/sq mi (1,028.4/km²)
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code 01701, 01702, 01703, 01704, 01705
Area code(s) 508 / 774
Website: http://www.framinghamma.gov/

Framingham has thirteen public schools which are part of the Framingham Public School District. The school district's main offices are located in the Jonathan Maynard Building on Vernon St. in Framingham Center with additional offices at the King School on Water St. in North Framingham. The town also has a regional vocational high school and one regional charter school[1]. Framingham is also home to several private schools, three parochial schools, one Jewish day school, three colleges and several specialty schools.

Over the past few years Framingham has been upgrading its schools, it has replaced the former Cameron school with a completely new school and performed major renovations to Wilson, McCarthy and the high school. Two public school buildings that have been mothballed due to financial issues or population drops have been leased to the Metrowest Jewish Day School (at the former Juniper Hill Elementary) and Mass Bay Community College (at the former Farley Middle school). Several schools that were no longer being used were sold off, including Lincoln, Roosevelt and Washington.

The Framingham School Department can trace its roots back to 1706 when the town hired its first school master, Deacon Joshua Hemenway. While Framingham had its first school master, it not get it own public school building until 1716. The first high school, the Framingham Academy, opened its doors in 1792; however this school was eventually closed due financing issues and the legality of the town providing funds for a private school. The first town operated high school opened in 1852 and has been in operation continuously in numerous location throughout the town.[2]

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[edit] Public schools

[edit] Preschool

[edit] Elementary schools

All Framingham elementary schools feature kindergarten through grade 5.

  • Barbieri School
    The Barberi school opened in 1974 as a middle school, one of three new middle schools at the time, and is named for local Framingham educator Peter Barberi. Barberi specializes in bilingual language and communication based teaching[3]. It has been cited as a Commonwealth Compass School[4]. It is located on Dudley Rd., in a complex of parkland, athletic fields and schools on the west shore of Farm Pond.
Facilities:
  • 30 classrooms on three floors
  • Cafeteria
  • Auditorium
  • Gymnasium
  • Olympic sized pool (closed)
  • In-school library
  • 7 baseball fields (in adjacent athletic facility)
  • Outdoor basket ball court (in adjacent athletic facility)
  • 1 multi-use athletic field (football/soccer/lacrosse)
Barbieri MCAS Rankings[5]
Grade Test % of students at each performance level Number of
students
tested		 Rank
Adv. Prof. Needs
Improv.		 Warning/
Failed
3 Reading 11 39 43 7 117 692/1018
Math 3 53 32 12 117 438/1018
4 English 3 44 47 7 103 546/1006
Math 20 23 43 14 103 412/1006
5 English 9 40 41 10 113 644/933
Math 16 31 33 21 116 364/933
Science 11 28 48 12 113 602/933
  • Brophy School
    The Brophy school opened in 1968 and is named for local Framingham educators Rose and Anna Brophy[6]. Its school slogan is "Sharing One World at Brophy." It is located on Pleasant St. (Route 30), about one mile west of Temple St. It shares its building design with Potter Rd. School.
Facilities:
  • 36 classrooms on two floors
  • Shared cafeteria/auditorium
  • Gymnasium
  • In-school library
  • Central courtyard
  • Community playground
  • 2 multi-use athletic fields (football/soccer/lacrosse)
Brophy MCAS Rankings[5]
Grade Test % of students at each performance level Number of
students
tested		 Rank
Adv. Prof. Needs
Improv.		 Warn/
Fail
3 Reading 16 24 27 33 62 645/1018
Math 2 44 23 32 62 652/1018
4 English 10 27 33 30 62 731/1006
Math 6 24 28 32 62 659/1006
5 English 17 42 22 20 64 528/933
Math 11 27 33 30 64 533/933
Science 22 33 19 27 64 401/933
  • Charolette A. Dunning Elementary School
    Built in the early 1960s and originally called The Frost Street Elementary School, it was renamed in 1965 after local politician Charlotte A. Dunning[7]. It is located on Frost St., in a complex of nature paths, athletic fields, farmland and schools adjacent to the Hultman Aqueduct. It shares a building design with the Hemenway School.
Facilities:
  • 30 classrooms
  • Shared cafeteria/auditorium
  • Gymnasium
  • In-school library
  • Central courtyard
  • Community playground
  • 2 baseball fields (shared with Walsh Middle School)
  • 1 multi-use athletic field (football/soccer/lacrosse/track & field, shared with Walsh Middle School)
  • 1 outdoor basketball court (shared with Walsh Middle School)
  • 4 outdoor asphalt tennis courts (shared with Walsh Middle School)
Dunning MCAS Rankings[5]
Grade Test % of students at each performance level Number of
students
tested		 Rank
Adv. Prof. Needs
Improv.		 Warn/
Fail
3 Reading 15 40 33 12 81 633/1018
Math 3 45 33 20 80 608/1018
4 English 3 49 37 12 68 455/1006
Math 10 29 51 9 68 492/1006
5 English 10 53 31 6 81 422/933
Math 17 28 33 21 81 381/933
Science 21 38 38 2 81 325/933
  • The Joshua Hemenway Elementary School
    Hemenway was built in the early 1960s and is named after Framingham's first school headmaster, Deacon Joshua Hemenway[8]. Hemenway is a multiple intelligences school that teaches using real-life experiences, hands-on science and current world events[9]. It is located on Water St., approximately half a mile east of Edgell Rd. It shares a building design with the Dunning School.
Facilities:
  • 30 classrooms, 2 temporary classroom facilities
  • Shared cafeteria/auditorium
  • Gymnasium
  • In-school library
  • Central courtyard
  • Community playground
  • 1 baseball field
Hemenway MCAS Rankings[5]
Grade Test % of students at each performance level Number of
students
tested		 Rank
Adv. Prof. Needs
Improv.		 Warn/
Fail
3 Reading 24 50 21 5 92 255/1018
Math 9 59 25 8 92 238/1018
4 English 13 56 22 9 78 185/1006
Math 36 31 24 9 78 89/1006
5 English 21 56 19 5 86 163/933
Math 34 29 27 10 89 163/933
Science 22 48 26 5 86 177/933
  • Miriam F. McCarthy School
    McCarthy was built in the mid-1950s and expanded in 1995 and is named after local educator Miriam F. McCarthy. McCarthy places a focus on literary arts in an effort to teach its students to become proficient and strategic readers and writers[10]. It is located on Flagg Dr. in a complex of schools and athletic fields.
Facilities:
  • 30 classrooms
  • Shared cafeteria/auditorium
  • Gymnasium
  • In-school library and computer lab
  • Community playground
  • 1 baseball field (shared with Fuller Middle School)
  • 2 baseball fields (in adjacent athletic facility)
  • 2 multi-use athletic fields (football/soccer/lacrosse, in adjacent athletic facility)
McCarthy MCAS Rankings[5]
Grade Test % of students at each performance level Number of
students
tested		 Rank
Adv. Prof. Needs
Improv.		 Warn/
Fail
3 Reading 38 40 22 0 68 158/1018
Math 4 61 24 10 67 259/1018
4 English 5 47 46 2 85 454/1006
Math 18 22 52 8 85 495/1006
5 English 12 48 39 1 67 398/933
Math 12 33 46 9 67 397/933
Science 10 43 46 0 67 397/933
  • Potter Road Elementary School
    Built in 1969, along with the Brophy School, Potter Road is the only school besides FHS that is not named after an individual. Potter Road emphasizes a plan for life-long learning that teaches students that education is not confined to the classroom and that personal growth continues beyond the school doors. Potter Road is located on its name-sake road, halfway between Water St. and Elm St.
Facilities:
  • 36 classrooms on two floors
  • Shared cafeteria/auditorium
  • Gymnasium
  • In-school library and computer lab
  • Central courtyard
  • Community playground
  • 2 baseball fields
  • 1 multi-use athletic field (football/soccer/lacrosse)
  • 1 outdoor basketball court
Potter Road MCAS Rankings[5]
Grade Test % of students at each performance level Number of
students
tested		 Rank
Adv. Prof. Needs
Improv.		 Warn/
Fail
3 Reading 36 27 18 20 56 471/1018
Math 0 70 19 11 57 193/1018
4 English 18 48 14 20 56 236/1006
Math 15 38 38 9 55 255/1006
5 English 29 53 18 0 55 137/933
Math 23 43 25 9 56 137/933
Science 23 43 32 2 56 222/933
  • Mary E. Stapleton Elementary
    Built in the 1920s as the Saxonville School, it was expanded in 1980 and renamed for local educator and principal Mary E. Stapleton. Stapleton implements a school wide theme focusing on environmental education which uses hands-on learning and features the Carol Getchell Nature Trail along the Sudbury River[11]. In 2006, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts cited Stapleton as "Environmental Eagle" due the success of its recycling program. It is located on Elm St., just north of the Concord St./Central St./Elm St. intersection.
Facilities
  • 30 classrooms on two floors
  • Shared cafeteria/auditorium
  • Gymnasium
  • In-school library and computer lab
  • Community playground
Stapleton MCAS Rankings[5]
Grade Test % of students at each performance level Number of
students
tested		 Rank
Adv. Prof. Needs
Improv.		 Warn/
Fail
3 Reading 11 38 48 3 65 713/1018
Math 2 66 23 9 65 232/1018
4 English 8 42 43 8 91 495/1006
Math 19 33 38 10 90 264/1006
5 English 24 43 31 2 89 382/933
Math 16 33 37 15 89 344/933
Science 31 35 31 2 89 220/933
  • Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
    Wilson was built in the 1940 and underwent a major renovation/expansion in the early 2000s, and is name for President Woodrow Wilson. The Global Studies program expands on the standard curriculum by adding age-appropriate activities and modules that help children gain a greater personal knowledge of the world[12]. It is located on Leland St., just south of the Beaver St.\Kendall Ave.\Leland St. intersection.
Facilities
  • 44 classrooms on two floors
  • Shared cafeteria/auditorium
  • Gymnasium
  • In-school library and computer lab
  • Community playground
Wilson MCAS Rankings[5]
Grade Test % of students at each performance level Number of
students
tested		 Rank
Adv. Prof. Needs
Improv.		 Warn/
Fail
3 Reading 11 31 45 14 74 805/1018
Math 3 49 33 15 75 526/1018
4 English 4 38 48 10 71 624/1006
Math 10 36 46 8 72 379/1006
5 English 7 35 40 18 96 712/933
Math 8 28 33 30 96 554/933
Science 6 33 40 21 96 605/933

[edit] Middle schools

All Framingham middle schools feature grades 6 through 8.

  • Cameron Middle School
    The original Cameron Middle School opened in 1974 and is named after Framingham educator, Dr. ?? Cameron. Cameron was originally one of three new middle school buildings built by the town using the same architectural design, the others being Farley and Barberi. The school was closed in 1982 and demolished in 2000. The current school opened in 2002. Its school colors are yellow and green and the mascot is the Cameron Cougars. In the 2006-07 school year, The student council at Cameron conducted a survey of the student body of the school about changing the name mascot from the Cameron Comets; from a list of ten possible names, the name Cougars won by a landslide. The school is located on Elm St. across from Norton's Pond[13].
Cameron MCAS Rankings[5]
Grade Test % of students at each performance level No. of students tested Rank
Adv. Prof. Needs
Improv.		 Warn/
Fail
6 Reading 7 55 31 6 157 326/575
Math 8 23 44 25 156 421/575
7 English 4 61 26 8 135 255/458
Math 4 28 35 34 136 299/459
8 English 9 66 20 5 169 275/457
Math 4 25 42 29 169 317/458
Science 1 19 53 27 167 304/458
  • Fuller Middle School
    The Fuller Middle School Opened in 1998 in the former Framingham South High School building. It is named after Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller (1872-1953), a pioneering African-American in the field of psychology[14] and his wife Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (1877-1968), a well known sculptor and artist in the 1920s. Its school colors are black (Onyx) and green (Jade) and the mascot is Fuller Falcons. The school is located on Flagg Dr. across from the McCarthy Elementary School [15]. It has been cited as a Commonwealth Compass School[4].
Fuller MCAS Rankings[5]
Grade Test % of students at each performance level No. of students tested Rank
Adv. Prof. Needs
Improv.		 Warn/
Fail
6 Reading 9 43 30 18 168 419/575
Math 8 24 31 38 168 420/575
7 English 7 51 26 16 208 317/459
Math 4 24 38 33 206 317/459
8 English 12 59 20 8 213 305/457
Math 11 34 31 24 213 187/458
Science 1 26 48 24 213 251/458
  • Walsh Middle School
    Walsh Middle School opened in 1969 and is named after Framingham educator, ?? Walsh. Its school colors are maroon and gold and the mascot is Walsh Wildcats. The school is located on Brook St., in a complex of nature paths, athletic fields, farmland and schools adjacent to the Hultman Aqueductand the Dunning Elementary School[16].
Walsh MCAS Rankings[5]
Grade Test % of students at each performance level No. of students tested Rank
Adv. Prof. Needs
Improv.		 Warn/
Fail
6 Reading 8 49 33 9 231 373/575
Math 15 29 30 26 231 281/575
7 English 9 60 25 6 242 224/458
Math 7 28 36 29 241 267/458
8 English 13 64 15 8 191 256/457
Math 15 31 35 19 193 182/458
Science 5 40 32 22 193 111/458

[edit] High schools

  • Framingham High School (grades 9 through 12)[17]
Main article: Framingham High School
From 1963 until 1990, the town operated two independent high schools; Framingham North High School and Framingham South High School. The two separate high schools often competed with each other in sports, causing a friendly rivalry. Due to falling population, the two schools were combined at the campus of Framingham North, which was renamed Framingham High School. (The Framingham South High school building was made into the Fuller Middle School.)
The two high schools were were distinguished by their colors and mascots: North had the Spartans in yellow and green while South had the Flyers in blue and white. When the time for the merger of the schools came, the district held an election to determine the fate of the colors and mascots. The winning combination was to be the Spartans in blue and white, however alumni of the original Framingham High raised a protest that the town should revert to the original mascot and colors which happened to be used by Framingham South. The School Committee agreed with the alumni and overrode the students choice.
FHS MCAS Rankings[5]
Grade Test % of students at each performance level No. of students tested Rank
Adv. Prof. Needs
Improv.		 Warn/
Fail
10 Reading 18 63 17 3 434 114/337
Math 60 22 13 4 433 88/337

[edit] Regional schools

  • The McAuliffe Regional Charter Public School (grades 6 through 8)
    The McAuliffe School is a regional charter school founded in 2002 as the Framingham Community Charter School by Michael Delman and Robert Kaufman; it expanded its district in 2005 to accept students from the communities of Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Holliston, Hopkinton, Marlboro, Sudbury, and Southborough[18]. Enrollment is contingent of certain criteria and prospective students must enter a lottery to gain admittance. It is located in the former St. Stevens parochial school in downtown Framingham, and is named after the teacher/astronaut and former resident Christa Ann McAuliffe (née Corrigan) who was killed in the Challenger disaster.[19]
McAuliffe RCPS MCAS Rankings[20]
Grade Test % of students at each performance level No. of students tested Rank
Adv. Prof. Needs
Improv.		 Warn/
Fail
6 Reading 20 57 18 5 92 175/575
Math 12 35 34 18 93 256/575
7 English 8 66 20 6 86 164/458
Math 24 20 27 29 85 195/459
8 English 9 70 19 2 89 229/457
Math 10 22 29 38 89 292/458
Science 3 25 47 24 87 242/458
  • Joseph P. Keefe Technical School (Keefe Tech) (grades 9 through 12)
    Keefe Tech, officially the South Middlesex Regional Vocational School District, is a regional vocational school opened in 1971 and is named after local educator Joseph P. Keefe. Keefe Tech provides educational programs and courses designed to educate students for both employment and continuing academic and occupational preparation. The school is primarily a high school, but it also provides continuing education, electronic learning, and summer camp programs. It accepts students from the communities of Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton and Natick[21]. It is located at the junctions of Winter St and Fountain St.[22]
Keefe MCAS Rankings[23]
Grade Test % of students at each performance level No. of students tested Rank
Adv. Prof. Needs
Improv.		 Warn/
Fail
10 Reading 0 30 53 17 174 319/337
Math 10 18 41 31 172 318/337

[edit] Private and specialty schools

  • The MetroWest Jewish Day School (Private Jewish, kindergarten through grade 4)
    The MEJDS is a Jewish elementary school that offers grades K-4 education. The school is adding a grade annually, and it will eventually offer K-8 classes. Founded in 2003 by a local group of Jewish families, it offers a pluralistic Jewish environment for the various Jewish Denominations it serves[24]. It is housed in the former former Juniper Hill elementary school.[25]
  • St. Tarcisus School (Private Catholic, preschool through grade 8)
    St. Tarcisius is a Catholic elementary and junior high school, founded in 1959 by the pastor of St. Tarcisus, Reverend Silvio Sartori, a Scalabrinian Father, and staffed by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Closed from 1970-1980, it expanded in 1987 and 1993. St. Tarcicus is now a private, Catholic affiliated school staffed by the Sisters of St. Joseph and lay peoples[26]. It is located adjacent to the St. Tarcicus Church on Waverly St in Downtown Framingham.[27]
  • St. Bridget School (Private Catholic, preschool through grade 8)
    Saint Bridget is a Catholic elementary and junior high school, founded 1956 by the pastor of Saint Bridget Parish, Monsignor John J. Connolly. Originally run by the Sisters of St. Joseph, St. Bridget is now a private, Catholic affiliated school staffed by lay people[28]. It is located adjacent to the St. Bridgets Church on Worcester Rd (Route 9) in Framingham Center.[29]
  • Marian High School (Private Catholic, grades 9 through 12)
Main article: Marian High School (Framingham, Massachusetts)

Marian High School is an Catholic secondary school, founded in 1956 by the Archdiocese of Boston and opened by Archbishop Richard Cardinal Cushing. Marian is now a private, Catholic affiliated school staffed by members of various Catholic orders and lay people[30]. It is located on Union Ave., half way between Framingham Center and Downtown.[31]
  • The Learning Center for Deaf Children (Specialty, preschool through grade 12)
    The LCDC serves deaf and hard-of-hearing students from infancy through high school. It features a residential program, and facilities for people with both hearing and learning disabilities. It is located on Central St, between the junctions of Kellogg and Prospect St and has a satellite campus in Randolph, MA.[32]
  • Wayland Academy of Framingham (Private, preschool through grade 8)
    WA is an independent, nonprofit elementary school for the gifted and academically talented founded in 1982 by John F. O'Rourke and Raphael J. McGrath. It is a traditional structured school which stresses the basic skills of reading, writing, spelling, penmanship, mathematics, social studies, science and technology, the arts and physical education[33]. It is located in the First Methodist Church at the junction of Water St. and Brook St.[34]
  • The Sudbury Valley School (Private, kindergarten through grade 8)
    The SVS is a specialty school that features alternative education methods founded in 1968 by a group of parents and educators. Its education philosophy is one in which students set their educational agendas and schedules through a democratic process [35]. It is located on Winch St. at the junction of Millwood St.[36]

[edit] Higher education

[edit] MCAS rankings

2006 MCAS district scores for Framingham Public Schools[5]

Test
2006 Spring Exam		 % of students at each performance level Number of
students tested
Advanced Proficient Needs
Improvement		 Warning/
Failed
Grade 3
English (district) 19 38 33 11 641
Math (district) 3 54 28 15 640
Grade 4
English (district) 7 43 38 12 635
Math (district) 17 29 41 13 635
Grade 5
English (district) 15 44 31 11 694
Math (district) 16 30 33 21 694
Science (district) 17 36 35 12 694
Grade 6
English (district) 8 48 32 12 587
Math (district) 10 25 34 31 587
Grade 7
English (district) 7 56 26 12 607
Math (district) 5 26 36 33 608
Grade 8
English (district) 11 62 18 8 597
Math (district) 10 29 35 26 599
Science (district) 3 28 44 25 597
Grade 10
English (district) 16 60 19 4 467
Math (district) 57 22 14 7 466

[edit] References

  1. ^ School listings on Framingham.com
  2. ^ Historic time line of Framingham on Framingham.com
  3. ^ Barbieri School
  4. ^ a b Commonwealth Compass Schools
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Framingham Public Schools MCAS Rankings. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
  6. ^ Brophy School: Sharing One World
  7. ^ ABout Dunning
  8. ^ Historic time line of Framingham on Framingham.com
  9. ^ A message on Multiple Intelligences by Dr. Carolyn Burke
  10. ^ School Theme (2003-03-29). Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
  11. ^ Dr. Charles McInnis (2007-02-05). School Improvement Plan 2006-2009. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
  12. ^ Wilson School Global Studies program (2006-09-06). Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
  13. ^ Cameron Middle School
  14. ^ Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Mind Mender
  15. ^ Fuller Middle School
  16. ^ Walsh Middle School
  17. ^ Framingham High School web site
  18. ^ McAuliffe School entrance eligibility guidelines
  19. ^ McAuliffe Regional Charter Public School
  20. ^ McAuliffe RCPS MCAS Rankings. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
  21. ^ Keefe Tech entrance eligibility guidelines
  22. ^ Joseph P. Keefe Technical School (Keefe Tech)
  23. ^ Keefe Tech MCAS Rankings. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
  24. ^ MWJDS history page
  25. ^ MetroWest Jewish Day School
  26. ^ St. Tarcicus about page
  27. ^ St. Tarcisus School
  28. ^ St. Bridget's about page
  29. ^ St. Bridget School
  30. ^ Marian High about page
  31. ^ Marian High School
  32. ^ The Learning Center for Deaf Children
  33. ^ Wayland Academy Educational Philosophy page
  34. ^ Wayland Academy of Framingham
  35. ^ Sudbury Valley School FAQ and about page
  36. ^ Sudbury Valley School
  37. ^ Framingham State College
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