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Enrollment
521
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANITE DISTRICT·NCES 490036000205
Churchill Jr High
3450 E 4275 S, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84124 · (385) 646-5144 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Utah public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public middle schools
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
43 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 168 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 165 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 188 | 36% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
UT avg 41.4% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
55.6%
UT avg 41.8% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.9% | 55.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.7% | 52.5% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 Jr High
Churchill Jr High's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churchill Jr High this school | 521 | 8.3% | 61.2% |
| Salt Lake Arts Academy SALT LAKE CITY | 415 | 15.4% | 56.7% |
| Olympus Jr High SALT LAKE CITY | 807 | 12.5% | 60.7% |
| Centennial Jr High KAYSVILLE | 956 | 5.5% | 55.5% |
| Morgan Middle MORGAN | 493 | 11.8% | 49.4% |
| Legacy Jr High LAYTON | 1,125 | 10.0% | 41.8% |
Matched among Utah middle 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 Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #10 of 136 | #5 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #30 of 140 ▲ 1 | #8 of 44 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #12 of 140 ▼ 3 | #6 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #118 of 144 | #40 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.5:1 | #120 of 137 | #42 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.6% | #97 of 137 | #41 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.3% | #136 of 141 | #44 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #50 of 77 | #20 of 25 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
521
-77 (-13%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 1,139
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 | 521 | 20.4 | 25.5:1 | 8% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 21.8 | 24.5:1 | 9% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 21.9 | 25.4:1 | 8% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | N/A | N/A | 10% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | N/A | N/A | 13% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | N/A | N/A | 14% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 28 | 23.1:1 | 12% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 806 | 35 | 23.0:1 | 3% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 1,139 | 42 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Churchill Jr High.
About Churchill Jr High
Churchill Jr High is a middle-grades school located in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, in Salt Lake County. The school's 521 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Utah average about 831 students each.
A total of 85 schools make up Granite District, with 59,404 students enrolled.
White students make up 81% of enrollment at Churchill Jr High. Other students are 8% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. That is higher than the 70% White share among all Salt Lake County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Churchill Jr High employs 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 25.5:1. This ratio sits 3.8 above the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 8% in 2024-25. That is lower than the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County.
Measured against Utah public middle schools, Churchill Jr High receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Churchill Jr High sits between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.2% and a predicted 55.8%.
Within Salt Lake County, the median household income is $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Churchill Jr High, Salt Lake County has 324 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Oakridge School is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Churchill Jr High. Its average proficiency rate of 61.2% is below the 67.9% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Churchill Jr High in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 521, a 13% decrease from 598 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
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Other Churchill Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Churchill Junior High. Churchill Jr High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Churchill Junior High SchoolEAST BRUNSWICK, NJ · 2,080 students
Nearby schools
- Oakridge School0.4 mi · 279
- Morningside School0.6 mi · 564
- Skyline High0.9 mi · 2,186
- Howard R. Driggs School1.0 mi · 469
- Wasatch Jr High1.0 mi · 829
- Upland Terrace School1.1 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Churchill Jr HighHow large is Churchill Jr High?
Churchill Jr High enrolls approximately 521 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Churchill Jr High serve?
Churchill Jr High serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Churchill Jr High have?
Churchill Jr High employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Churchill Jr High?
At Churchill Jr High, the student body is approximately 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Churchill Jr High public or private?
Churchill Jr High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Granite District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.