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Churchill Junior High School

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Churchill Junior High School ranks 184 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-9

184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 76% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Churchill Junior High School is a public middle school located in East Brunswick, New Jersey, serving grades 7-9 with an enrollment of 2,007 students. The school is part of the highly-ranked East Brunswick Township School District, which is ranked 128 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Churchill Junior High School consistently ranks in the top 30% of New Jersey middle schools, with a current ranking of 184 out of 752 schools. The school's performance on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) is significantly higher than the state average across various subjects and grade levels, particularly in mathematics, where its proficiency rates in Algebra I and Geometry are well above the state and district averages. The school also excels in supporting its African American and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups, ranking in the top 20% and top 25% of New Jersey middle schools, respectively.

While Churchill Junior High School has seen a steady increase in its chronic absenteeism rate, from 7.0% in 2021-2022 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, it is still lower than the state average. The school also has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 21.82% in 2023-2024, compared to the state average. This, combined with the strong performance of its low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, suggests that the school is effectively supporting students from diverse backgrounds.

2,080

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,489

Per pupil spending ?

25.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18 Norton Road
East Brunswick, NJ 08816

(732) 353-0915

District: East Brunswick Township School District

Students who attend Churchill Junior High School usually attend:

High:

East Brunswick High School

Feeder schools for Churchill Junior High School:

Elementary:	Bowne-Munro Elementary School
	Central Elementary School
	Chittick Elementary School
	Frost Elementary School
	More...
	Irwin Elementary School
	Lawrence Brook Elementary School
	Memorial Elementary School
	Warnsdorfer Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.7%

Asian:

35.0%

Hispanic:

12.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2014 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (57% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New Jersey middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

New Jersey avg43%

184^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

128^th of 609East Brunswick Township School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	184 of 752	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	213 of 743	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	191 of 748	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	214 of 745	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	321 of 745	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	310 of 716	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.1	365 of 712	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.7	364 of 713	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.3	355 of 713	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.1	183 of 717	74.5%	★★★★☆
2013	76.3	176 of 704	75.0%	★★★★☆
2012	73.1	218 of 677	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.5	209 of 684	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.4	261 of 677	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.1	175 of 664	73.6%	★★★★☆
2008	73.7	182 of 640	71.6%	★★★★☆
2007	74.7	172 of 631	72.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.4	151 of 615	75.4%	★★★★☆
2005	76.9	160 of 599	73.3%	★★★★☆
2004	77.3	156 of 588	73.5%	★★★★☆
2003	74.5	166 of 574	71.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	79 of 359	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	45 of 352	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	18 of 361	95.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	92 of 204	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	79 of 200	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	70 of 201	65.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	72 of 343	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	110 of 320	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.4	31 of 288	89.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	198 of 728	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	204 of 717	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	181 of 720	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	22.8	563 of 726	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	235 of 608	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	241 of 589	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	204 of 587	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	230 of 591	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	128 of 613	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	83 of 584	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	117 of 568	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	30 of 549	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	163 of 726	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	154 of 719	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	93 of 718	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	120 of 730	83.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	183 of 507	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	195 of 510	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	103 of 505	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	122 of 535	77.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	282 of 502	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	269 of 510	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.1	196 of 509	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	176 of 512	65.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)55th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+18 vs state

English Language Arts66%+12 vs state

Algebra I64%+25 vs state

Geometry56%~ state avg

Mathematics46%+14 vs state

Science29%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)					NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Churchill Junior High School	Public	7-9	18 Norton Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 353-0915	2,080	162	12.8	25.8%	889 (42.7%)	123 (5.9%)	259 (12.5%)	727 (35.0%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	73 (3.5%)	71.7	184^th of 752 public middle schools	75.5%		67.5	213^th of 743 public middle schools	71.3%	29		29.4				70.6	65.3	62.9				60.0	19.5	99.2	83.3	9.4	63.3	95.0	40.8	56.2	100.0	100.0	$10,489		$10,489
Joyce Kilmer School	Public	4-8	21 West Church Street	Milltown	08850	Middlesex County	Milltown School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 214-2370	444	43	10.3	21.8%	306 (68.9%)	14 (3.2%)	104 (23.4%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	40.7	435^th of 752 public middle schools	42.2%		41.8	407^th of 743 public middle schools	45.2%	28	15.7	11.1	67.0	44.6	47.2	55.4	52.3		55.7	45.8	33.7	41.9	10.5		59.6		59.6						$7,516		$7,516
South River Middle School	Public	6-8	3 Montgomery Street	South River	08882	Middlesex County	South River Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-4073	524	51	10.1	66.8%	230 (43.9%)	29 (5.5%)	238 (45.4%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	19.8	607^th of 752 public middle schools	19.3%		21.3	587^th of 743 public middle schools	21.0%	20		6.6			26.9	29.6	27.6				28.4	23.5	4.1		57.5		57.5						$10,158	$414	$9,744
Linwood School	Public	5-6	25 Linwood Place	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 289-3600	761	85	9.0	62.7%	102 (13.4%)	156 (20.5%)	363 (47.7%)	104 (13.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.3%)								(n/a)	18.0			34.2	37.9					23.0	23.4												$8,392	$665	$7,727
Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	200 Rues Lane	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6892	1,221	119	10.2	25.1%	494 (40.5%)	68 (5.6%)	190 (15.6%)	414 (33.9%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.7%)	41 (3.4%)								(n/a)	40.8			66.4	68.3					67.5	58.9												$13,382	$119	$13,263
Highland Park Middle School	Public	6-8	330 Wayne Street	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-2400	349	34	10.4	46.1%	119 (34.1%)	33 (9.5%)	116 (33.2%)	52 (14.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.7%)	41.6	424^th of 752 public middle schools	43.6%		33.5	477^th of 743 public middle schools	35.8%	53		23.8			52.5	53.2	56.6				28.4	22.8	6.6	89.5	44.8		62.5	72.7		72.7			$10,200	$462	$9,738
New Brunswick Middle School	Public	6-8	1125 Livingston Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	829	99	8.3	94.8%	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.4%)	795 (95.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	13	672^nd of 752 public middle schools	10.6%		12.5	681^st of 743 public middle schools	8.3%	9		1.6			25.7	19.6	32.2				5.8	13.5	5.6		48.9		48.9						$10,184		$10,184
Pathways Middle School	Public	6-8	40 Van Dyke Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 745-5300	262			93.5%	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.0%)	247 (94.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.5							(n/a)					24.8	27.6					4.8	13.8
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Division Street	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5290	954	68	13.9	45.6%	113 (11.8%)	146 (15.3%)	248 (26.0%)	416 (43.6%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.4%)	46.5	383^rd of 752 public middle schools	49.1%		49.2	348^th of 743 public middle schools	53.2%	35		20.1			49.5	60.3	57.9				37.2	32.1	4.5	98.2	43.0		60.7	95.8		95.8			$7,161	$237	$6,924
Spotswood Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	115 Summerhill Road	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	269	25	10.7	30.9%	170 (63.2%)	8 (3.0%)	69 (25.7%)	10 (3.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	32.6	487^th of 752 public middle schools	35.2%		33	480^th of 743 public middle schools	35.4%	7		9.4			51.3	45.3	37.7				40.8	35.5	0.0		40.9		40.9						$11,377	$51	$11,326

Frequently Asked Questions about Churchill Junior High School

What district is Churchill Junior High School in?

East Brunswick Township School District

What is the racial makeup of Churchill Junior High School?

Students at Churchill Junior High School are 43% White, 35% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Churchill Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Churchill Junior High School usually go on to attend East Brunswick High School

How many students attend Churchill Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,080 students attended Churchill Junior High School.

Is Churchill Junior High School a good school?

Churchill Junior High School ranks 184^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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