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Churchill Junior High

Public Grades 6-8

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 217 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Churchill Junior High is a public school in Salt Lake City serving grades 6–8, with 521 students in the Granite District and a location in a comparatively high-performing cluster of nearby middle schools.

Churchill is one of Utah’s stronger middle schools, ranking 21st out of 217 statewide for 2025–2026, placing it in the 90th percentile and earning five stars. It has remained at or above the 85th percentile during the last four reported years. Students performed above both the district and state in every tested grade and subject. Science is the school’s clearest strength, with proficiency averaging approximately 72.3% across grades 6–8. English language arts averaged approximately 60.7%, while mathematics averaged approximately 54.2%—still above state results, but the area where Churchill has the most room to keep improving. Grade 7 was especially strong in ELA, at 65.6% proficiency. Churchill’s 16.4% chronic absenteeism rate was also below both the district and state rates.

The closest high-performing comparisons are Wasatch Junior High, ranked eighth statewide, and Olympus Junior High, ranked 17th. Wasatch had stronger overall ELA and math results, while Churchill had stronger average science performance; Churchill and Olympus posted broadly similar results, with Olympus ahead in math and Churchill slightly ahead in ELA and essentially tied in science. Churchill also compares favorably with Butler Middle and Hillside Middle. Its lower 8.25% free/reduced-price lunch rate provides important context when comparing raw scores. Overall, Churchill offers strong academics, improving attendance, and a particularly notable science program, with mathematics—especially maintaining eighth-grade results—the main area to monitor.

521

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,467

Per pupil spending ?

8.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3450 E 4275 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84124

(385) 646-5144

District: Granite District

Students who attend Churchill Junior High usually attend:

High:

Skyline High

Feeder schools for Churchill Junior High:

Elementary:	Eastwood School
	Oakridge School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.4%

Two or more races:

8.3%

Hispanic:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 95th percentile in 2023 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Utah average (62% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Utah middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Granite District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 95th-percentile peak (2023) to 90th (2026)

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg33%

Utah avg46%

21^st of 217

Utah public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 36 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 15Middle Schools in the Granite District

70^th of 92Granite District among Utah 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	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	21 of 217	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	83.2	27 of 182	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	27 of 210	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	10 of 216	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	19 of 209	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	73.1	45 of 213	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	28 of 222	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	10 of 172	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	68.2	59 of 206	71.4%	★★★★☆
2016	57.1	95 of 209	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.0	42 of 210	80.0%	★★★★☆
2014	65.9	61 of 185	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.1	82 of 243	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.8	56 of 238	76.5%	★★★★☆
2011	65.9	69 of 222	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.2	30 of 201	85.1%	★★★★☆
2009	55.6	101 of 205	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.6	58 of 200	71.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	31 of 186	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	34 of 159	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	38 of 183	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	18 of 191	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	24 of 191	87.4%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)83rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science72%+20 vs state

English Language Arts61%+16 vs state

Mathematics54%+13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, December 30, 2024

I have worked at several surrounding schools and you can't beat Churchill for the caring teachers and quality of programs. Nice kids. Great counselors.Beautiful campus. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, April 8, 2018

Math teacher in 6th grade does not care to help 80 of kids and principals are less than impressive. Amazing counselors and nice kids. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2026)	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (2026)	Utah Aspire Plus Science (2026)	RISE English Language Arts (2026)			RISE Mathematics (2026)			RISE Science (2026)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 9th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 6th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 7th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 8th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Churchill Junior High	Public	6-8	3450 E 4275 S	Salt Lake City	84124	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5144	521	20	25.4	8.3%	424 (81.4%)	8 (1.5%)	32 (6.1%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.3%)	85.1	21^st of 217 public middle schools	90.3%		83.2	27^th of 182 public middle schools	85.2%	6				54.7	65.6	61.7	48.2	54.9	59.5	75.6	69.4	71.8	$9,467	$565	$8,902
Wasatch Junior High	Public	6-8	3750 S 3100 E	Salt Lake City	84109	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5244	829	32	25.6	11.0%	604 (72.9%)	5 (0.6%)	60 (7.2%)	96 (11.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.9%)	90.1	8^th of 217 public middle schools	96.3%		91.5	3^rd of 182 public middle schools	98.4%	5				63.5	67.2	69.4	60.3	62.7	66.8	66.6	66.3	73.7	$8,537	$609	$7,927
Olympus Junior High	Public	5-9	2217 E Murray Holiday Road	Salt Lake City	84117	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5224	807	31	26.1	12.5%	707 (87.6%)	4 (0.5%)	55 (6.8%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.7%)	86.3	17^th of 217 public middle schools	92.2%		85.9	17^th of 182 public middle schools	90.7%					59.3	56.3	62.4	48.0	61.6	70.1	70.8	74.0	70.8	$8,300	$544	$7,756
Evergreen Junior High	Public	6-9	3401 S 2000 E	Salt Lake City	84109	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5164	600	25	23.9	27.0%	396 (66.0%)	18 (3.0%)	137 (22.8%)	20 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.3%)	56.7	89^th of 217 public middle schools	59.0%		52.3	91^st of 182 public middle schools	50.0%	2				37.8	50.8	45.6	41.6	53.6	47.5	54.9	51.4	52.0	$10,606	$792	$9,814
Bonneville Junior High	Public	6-8	5330 S 1660 E	Salt Lake City	84117	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5124	636	25	25.1	40.1%	350 (55.0%)	31 (4.9%)	169 (26.6%)	42 (6.6%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	32 (5.0%)	35.4	143^rd of 217 public middle schools	34.1%		32.7	121^st of 182 public middle schools	33.5%	22				31.3	36.7	45.4	25.7	43.1	30.8	47.7	45.3	50.6	$9,827	$723	$9,104
Hillside Middle	Public	7-8	1825 S Nevada	Salt Lake City	84108	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 481-4828	485	23	20.8	25.8%	318 (65.6%)	18 (3.7%)	86 (17.7%)	16 (3.3%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	34 (7.0%)	85	22^nd of 217 public middle schools	89.9%		86	16^th of 182 public middle schools	91.2%	6					56.9	60.5		61.1	58.9		57.0	67.5	$10,195	$810	$9,385
Butler Middle	Public	6-8	7530 S 2700 E	Salt Lake City	84121	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	No	(801) 826-6800	913	40	22.7	16.8%	656 (71.9%)	6 (0.7%)	128 (14.0%)	21 (2.3%)	6 (0.7%)	13 (1.4%)	83 (9.1%)	83.6	26^th of 217 public middle schools	88.0%		84.1	25^th of 182 public middle schools	86.3%	1				47.7	57.0	71.6	38.3	60.5	73.0	77.2	72.1	82.0	$8,622	$484	$8,138
Clayton Middle	Public	7-8	1470 S 1900 E	Salt Lake City	84108	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 481-4810	567	30	18.9	28.7%	379 (66.8%)	13 (2.3%)	118 (20.8%)	14 (2.5%)	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.4%)	26 (4.6%)	92.5	6^th of 217 public middle schools	97.2%		89.1	10^th of 182 public middle schools	94.5%	4					63.6	62.7		69.2	61.1		66.2	74.2	$9,283	$739	$8,544
Hillcrest Junior High	Public	7-9	178 E. 5300 S.	Murray	84107	Salt Lake County	Murray District	No	No	No	No	(801) 264-7442	696	32	21.7	46.3%	385 (55.3%)	37 (5.3%)	220 (31.6%)	10 (1.4%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.1%)	30 (4.3%)	39.7	128^th of 217 public middle schools	41.0%		36.3	117^th of 182 public middle schools	35.7%	11	45.4	45.8	57.2		39.9	40.0		44.8	34.7		41.2	46.0	$8,461	$534	$7,928
Granite Park Junior High	Public	6-8	3031 S 200 E	Salt Lake City	84115	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5174	800	38	21.0	69.6%	206 (25.8%)	80 (10.0%)	418 (52.3%)	51 (6.4%)	12 (1.5%)	21 (2.6%)	12 (1.5%)	6.1	211^th of 217 public middle schools	2.8%		7.8	169^th of 182 public middle schools	7.1%	42				16.2	14.5	22.8	11.5	13.2	24.4	27.1	17.7	35.1	$11,295	$2,005	$9,289

Frequently Asked Questions about Churchill Junior High

What high school do graduates of Churchill Junior High attend?

Students who attend Churchill Junior High usually go on to attend Skyline High

Is Churchill Junior High a good school?

Yes. Churchill Junior High ranks in the top 9.7% of Utah middle schools.

How many students attend Churchill Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Churchill Junior High.

What district is Churchill Junior High in?

Granite District

What is the racial makeup of Churchill Junior High?

Students at Churchill Junior High are 81% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesDec 16, 2025

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Utah State Board of Education.

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