Birch Grove Primary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Newark, California

Birch Grove Primary in Newark, California enrolled 409 students in 2024-25 with 16.0 full-time teachers, 25.6 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

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

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

399 students in 2022-23, 414 students in 2023-24, 409 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.1 to 16.0.

Students enrolled at Birch Grove Primary by school year2022-23: 399, 2023-24: 414, 2024-25: 40902004006002022-233992023-244142024-25409
Students enrolled at Birch Grove Primary by school year2022-23: 399, 2023-24: 414, 2024-25: 40902004006002022-233992023-244142024-25409
Students enrolled at Birch Grove Primary by school year2022-23: 399, 2023-24: 414, 2024-25: 40902004006002022-233992023-244142024-25409
Students enrolled at Birch Grove Primary by school year2022-23: 399, 2023-24: 414, 2024-25: 40902004006002022-233992023-244142024-25409
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339916.124.8
2023-2441413.131.7
2024-2540916.025.6

25.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; 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, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Birch Grove Primary 25.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBirch Grove Primary 25.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Birch Grove Primary 25.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBirch Grove Primary 25.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Birch Grove Primary 25.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBirch Grove Primary 25.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Birch Grove Primary 25.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBirch Grove Primary 25.6state median 22.4U.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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Birch Grove Primary enrolled 305 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent23.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.1% of students were Asian, 31.4% Hispanic, 11.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Asian45.1%
  2. Hispanic31.4%
  3. Two or more races11.5%
  4. White6.4%
  5. Black4.2%
  6. Pacific Islander1.5%

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.

Elementary schools in Newark

6 public elementary schools in Newark report 2024-25 enrollment; Birch Grove Primary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
John F. Kennedy Elementary45526.727.9%
Coyote Hills Elementary44025.946.8%
Birch Grove Primary40925.628.4%
August Schilling Elementary34420.250.6%
Birch Grove Intermediate28928.931.5%
Lincoln Elementary28623.833.6%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Birch Grove Primary

  1. Birch Grove IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 289 students, 28.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. John G. Mattos ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 486 students, 24.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Birch Grove Primary with Birch Grove IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Newark Unified spends per student$16,523 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,523
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaBirch Grove Primary is the number 3,550 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,550 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher25.6 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.25.6:1
  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 Birch Grove Primary

  1. How many students attend Birch Grove Primary?
    409 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 399 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Newark, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Birch Grove Primary?
    25.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Birch Grove Primary a Title I school?
    Birch Grove Primary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. What district is Birch Grove Primary in?
    Newark Unified, NCES district ID 0627060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062706004079 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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