Churchill Jr High

Located at 3450 E 4275 S, in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Churchill Jr High is a compact 6-8 campus that teaches 521 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Granite District. That puts it 37% below the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 831 students.

Within Granite District, which oversees 85 schools and 59,404 students, Churchill Jr High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Churchill Jr High lists that nearly all students (81%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Churchill Jr High reports 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.7:1, putting Churchill Jr High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 8% of students at Churchill Jr High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Churchill Jr High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.8%, the actual is 61.2%, a residual of +5.4 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put median household earnings sit near $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), Churchill Jr High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Oakridge School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Churchill Jr High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 67.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Churchill Jr High has declined 8%, going from 567 students in 2018 to 521 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 91% to 81%.

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