Beechwood School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Mountainside, New Jersey

Beechwood School in Mountainside, New Jersey enrolled 265 students in 2024-25 with 20.0 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

269 students in 2022-23, 260 students in 2023-24, 265 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 20.0.

Students enrolled at Beechwood School by school year2022-23: 269, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 26501002003002022-232692023-242602024-25265
Students enrolled at Beechwood School by school year2022-23: 269, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 26501002003002022-232692023-242602024-25265
Students enrolled at Beechwood School by school year2022-23: 269, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 26501002003002022-232692023-242602024-25265
Students enrolled at Beechwood School by school year2022-23: 269, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 26501002003002022-232692023-242602024-25265
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326921.012.8
2023-2426024.410.7
2024-2526520.013.3

13.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools

Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; Beechwood School 13.3; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherBeechwood School 13.3state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; Beechwood School 13.3; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherBeechwood School 13.3state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; Beechwood School 13.3; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherBeechwood School 13.3state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; Beechwood School 13.3; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherBeechwood School 13.3state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

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 249 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Beechwood School enrolled 249 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 249 of the 249 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent8.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

67.2% of students were White, 12.1% Hispanic, 10.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White67.2%
  2. Hispanic12.1%
  3. Two or more races10.2%
  4. Asian9.1%
  5. Black1.1%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%

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.

What to look at next about Beechwood School

  1. Franklin Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 509 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Evergreen Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 449 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Beechwood School with Franklin Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Mountainside School District spends per student$23,111 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,111
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyBeechwood School is the number 1,211 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,211 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.13.3:1
  7. 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 Beechwood School

  1. How many students attend Beechwood School?
    265 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 269 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mountainside, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Beechwood School?
    13.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Beechwood School a Title I school?
    Beechwood School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Beechwood School in?
    Mountainside School District, NCES district ID 3411040. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341104000527 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
  • 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.

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