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Alumni: what's one memory from Churchill High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,031
High
DISTRICT 874 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUGENE SD 4J·NCES 410474000575
Churchill High School
1850 Bailey Hill Rd, Eugene, OR 97405 · (541) 790-5100 · Lane County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,031 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
680 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 261 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 253 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 254 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 263 | 26% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.8%
OR avg 43.0% . +16.6pp since 2023
Math
32.1%
OR avg 31.8% . +12.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 32.1% |
| 2023-24 | 34.2% | 19.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Churchill High School
Churchill High School's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churchill High School this school | 1,031 | 66.0% | 35.9% |
| North Eugene High School Eugene | 1,079 | 65.7% | 37.1% |
| Sheldon High School Eugene | 1,462 | 64.8% | 43.8% |
| Putnam High School Milwaukie | 1,060 | 59.7% | 22.4% |
| Cascade Senior High School Turner | 795 | 63.8% | 40.3% |
| Astoria Senior High School Astoria | 594 | 64.8% | 29.4% |
Matched among Oregon high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Churchill High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #55 of 177 | #6 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #30 of 194 ▲ 44 | #3 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #60 of 201 ▲ 69 | #4 of 19 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,031 | #67 of 257 | #7 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #87 of 171 | #10 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #46 of 171 | #4 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #129 of 207 | #13 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #59 of 102 | #7 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,031
-85 (-8%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,086
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 22.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,031 | 52.2 | 19.7:1 | 66% (680) |
| 2023-24 | 1,078 | 53.6 | 20.1:1 | 48% (514) |
| 2022-23 | 1,082 | N/A | N/A | 57% (613) |
| 2020-21 | 1,116 | 50 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,107 | 49.8 | 22.2:1 | 48% (532) |
| 2015-16 | 1,203 | 47 | 25.6:1 | 45% (537) |
| 2010-11 | 1,108 | 49 | 22.6:1 | 36% (402) |
| 2000-01 | 1,268 | 49 | 25.9:1 | 13% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 1,086 | 54 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Churchill High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,107 to 1,031); teachers up 5% (49.8 to 52.2).
About Churchill High School
Churchill High School is a high school in Eugene, Oregon, and it is part of Eugene SD 4J. There are 1,031 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 64% bigger than the 630-student average for high schools in Oregon.
The district for Churchill High School is Eugene SD 4J, with 36 schools and 15,712 students.
At Churchill High School, 60% of students are White. Other students are 24% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 81% White share among all Lane County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.7:1. The school has 52.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 19.8:1 average for high schools in Oregon is close to this figure. In all, 66% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 76% average for public schools in Lane County is 10 points higher.
A school with Churchill High School's lunch-eligibility share in Oregon is predicted to score 37.0%. Churchill High School scores 35.9%, 1.1 points below that line.
For the population of Lane County, median household income comes to about $71,544, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Lane County counts 117 public schools with about 42,240 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Kennedy Middle School, is about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 40.7%; Churchill High School's is 35.9%, ranking 5th of 7.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,031, from 1,116 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 22.3:1 in 2020-21, and 19.7:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Churchill High School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eugene SD 4J
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Gilham Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 557 students
- Monroe Middle SchoolMiddle · 519 students
Other schools in Eugene
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- Willamette High SchoolHigh · 1,455 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Meadow View SchoolElementary · 672 students
- TEACH-NWCombined · 655 students
Other Churchill High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Churchill High. Churchill High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Churchill High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 2,308 students
- Churchill High SchoolLIVONIA, MI · 1,227 students
Nearby schools
- Kennedy Middle School0.3 mi · 350
- Chinese Language Immersion School0.3 mi · 110
- McCornack Elementary School0.3 mi · 299
- Transitions1.2 mi · 40
- Lane School1.2 mi · 31
- Cesar Chavez Elementary School1.8 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Churchill High SchoolHow large is Churchill High School?
Churchill High School enrolls approximately 1,031 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Churchill High School serve?
Churchill High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Churchill High School?
Approximately 19.7:1 students per teacher at Churchill High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Churchill High School?
At Churchill High School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Churchill High School?
Churchill High School is overseen by Eugene SD 4J in Lane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.