Juniper Basin Elementary School, Eagle Mountain

The short answer

Juniper Basin Elementary is a new public elementary school in Eagle Mountain, Utah, scheduled to open in August 2026. It sits in the Pinnacles at Eagle Mountain development, west of Cedar Valley High School, and it replaces the closing Cedar Valley Elementary in nearby Cedar Fort, absorbing those students along with families from the fast-growing west side of the city. It is planned as a K to 6 school in the Alpine School District, with a projected first-year enrollment of more than 800 students.

Juniper Basin Elementary, Pinnacles at Eagle Mountain, west of Cedar Valley High School, Eagle Mountain, UT 84005. Alpine School District. Details may firm up as the school opens.

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Why there is a new school here

Cedar Valley Elementary in Cedar Fort was one of the oldest school buildings in Utah, and it sat in a slice of the district that was both aging and, in places, growing fast. After a boundary study and a good deal of community debate, the Alpine School District board and the board of the newly created Lake Mountain School District both voted to close Cedar Valley Elementary. Its students are being folded into the new Juniper Basin Elementary, with some Cedar Valley area families routed to other nearby schools during the transition.

For a homebuyer, the practical takeaway is simple: if you are looking at homes in the western, Cedar Valley end of Eagle Mountain, the elementary your child attends is changing. Juniper Basin is the school to plan around, not the closed Cedar Valley Elementary, but you should confirm the exact assignment for any address with the district.

What we know so far

Because Juniper Basin is brand new, it does not yet have a GreatSchools rating, published test scores, or a student to teacher ratio. Here is what has been reported:

• Opening: August 2026
• Location: the Pinnacles at Eagle Mountain development, west of Cedar Valley High School
• Projected enrollment: more than 800 students in its first year
• Grades: planned as a K to 6 elementary
• District: opens under the Alpine School District, with Eagle Mountain schools set to join the new Lake Mountain School District in the 2027 to 2028 school year

We will update this page with a rating, scores, and a confirmed feeder once the school has a track record.

Where Juniper Basin Elementary is expected to feed

Elementary schools matter for the early years, but families usually want to see the whole path. Given its location right by Cedar Valley High, Juniper Basin is expected to follow the main Eagle Mountain progression:

• Elementary: Juniper Basin Elementary, grades K to 6
• Middle: Frontier Middle School, grades 7 to 9
• High: Cedar Valley High School, grades 10 to 12

Cedar Valley High opened in Eagle Mountain in 2019 and serves the city, so students on this side head there rather than to Westlake High in Saratoga Springs. Because the school is new and the area is being redrawn, treat this pattern as the expected path, not a guarantee, and confirm a specific address with the Alpine School District boundary lookup. You can also explore the wider market on our Eagle Mountain area page.

Homes in the Juniper Basin Elementary area

The Juniper Basin area covers the western, Cedar Valley end of Eagle Mountain, a mix of newer subdivisions in the Pinnacles and surrounding developments plus larger, more rural properties toward Cedar Fort. Because a brand new school is opening here, this is one of the more actively developing corners of an already fast-growing city.

In listing data, homes in this area are often still tagged under the Cedar Valley Elementary boundary, since Juniper Basin is new. Prices vary widely between the newer subdivisions and the larger rural parcels, and the mix of active listings shifts month to month, so we would rather pull a current, address-specific snapshot for you than quote a range that goes stale quickly.

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A local broker’s take

A new school is usually a good sign for a growing area, and Juniper Basin gives the western side of Eagle Mountain a modern campus to replace one of the oldest buildings in the state. The trade-off is uncertainty: there is no rating or score history yet, and boundaries here are actively being redrawn as the district reorganizes. If you are buying in this part of the city with school assignment in mind, that makes confirming the boundary on your specific address more important than usual. When you find a home you like, we will check the current assignment and the expected feeder before you write an offer.

Explore the wider market on our Eagle Mountain area page when you are ready to compare neighborhoods.

Enrolling and location

Families within the boundary receive guaranteed enrollment. Utah’s open enrollment policy allows applications from outside the boundary, subject to available space, through the Alpine School District. Because this is a new school in a fast-growing area, boundaries and capacity can change, so apply early and confirm your assignment.

When you are ready to find a home in the Juniper Basin Elementary area, call 801-999-8005 or reach out here, and we will pull current listings and confirm the attendance area on any address you are considering.

Sources: the Alpine School District, the Lake Mountain School District, Fox 13, KSL, ABC4, KUTV, local reporting on the Cedar Valley Elementary closure, and live listing data from zoomUTAH. Because Juniper Basin Elementary is a new school opening in August 2026, details such as grades, enrollment, boundaries, and feeder assignments may change, so verify any specific address with the district before relying on it.