Churchill Junior High School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 9 · East Brunswick, New Jersey
Churchill Junior High School in East Brunswick, New Jersey enrolled 2,080 students in 2024-25 with 161.6 full-time teachers, 12.9 students per teacher against the New Jersey middle-school median of 10.8. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 68% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 51% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
2,002 students in 2022-23, 2,007 students in 2023-24, 2,080 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 160.7 to 161.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,002 | 160.7 | 12.5 |
| 2023-24 | 2,007 | 163.0 | 12.3 |
| 2024-25 | 2,080 | 161.6 | 12.9 |
12.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 New Jersey middle schools
Among the 438 New Jersey middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 228 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Churchill Junior High School enrolled 1,365 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 60 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 228 of the 1,365 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions60
- Chronically absent10.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
42.7% of students were White, 35.0% Asian, 12.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White42.7%
- Asian35.0%
- Hispanic12.5%
- Black5.9%
- Two or more races3.5%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Churchill Junior High School scored proficient or above: 68% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 68% | 67% | 48.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 51% | 54% (2021-22) | 37.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in East Brunswick
2 public middle schools in East Brunswick report 2024-25 enrollment; Churchill Junior High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churchill Junior High School | 2,080 | 12.9 | 20.3% |
| Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School | 1,221 | 10.3 | 20.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Churchill Junior High School
- Joyce Kilmer SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 444 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- South River Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 524 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Churchill Junior High School with Joyce Kilmer SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much East Brunswick Public Schools spends per student$26,439 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,439
- The largest public schools in New JerseyChurchill Junior High School is the largest of 439 New Jersey middle schools open in 2024-25.#1 of 439
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 10.8 for middle schools.12.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Churchill Junior High School
How many students attend Churchill Junior High School?
2,080 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,002 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in East Brunswick, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Churchill Junior High School?
12.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for middle schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Churchill Junior High School a Title I school?
Churchill Junior High School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Churchill Junior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Churchill Junior High School scored proficient or above: 68% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Churchill Junior High School in?
East Brunswick Public Schools, NCES district ID 3404110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340411003296 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.