Winston S. Churchill School

Winston S. Churchill School is one of the mid-tier primary schools in FAIRFIELD, New Jersey, operated by Fairfield Public School District, with 401 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 6.

Fairfield Public School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 713 students; Winston S. Churchill School is among them.

Demographically, Winston S. Churchill School reports that White students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Winston S. Churchill School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 3% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Essex County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Winston S. Churchill School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.7%; this one delivers 55.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Essex County shows median household earnings sit near $80,789, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Winston S. Churchill School is one of 249 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students).

Essex Junior Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Winston S. Churchill School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Winston S. Churchill School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 51.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Winston S. Churchill School's enrollment has grew 46% since 2018, when it stood at 275 (now 401). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 85% to 75%. Class-load math has rose: from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Winston S. Churchill School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.