Birch Grove Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Tolland, Connecticut
Birch Grove Primary School in Tolland, Connecticut enrolled 532 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 14.8 students per teacher against the Connecticut elementary-school median of 12.2. 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
568 students in 2022-23, 552 students in 2023-24, 532 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.0 to 36.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 568 | 36.0 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 38.0 | 14.5 |
| 2024-25 | 532 | 36.0 | 14.8 |
14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Connecticut elementary schools
Among the 586 Connecticut elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for elementary 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Birch Grove Primary School enrolled 485 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 absent8.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.3% of students were White, 8.5% Hispanic, 5.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White80.3%
- Hispanic8.5%
- Two or more races5.6%
- Asian3.4%
- Black1.9%
- American Indian0.4%
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.
Elementary schools in Tolland
2 public elementary schools in Tolland report 2024-25 enrollment; Birch Grove Primary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Grove Primary School | 532 | 14.8 | 14.8% |
| Tolland Intermediate School | 483 | 12.7 | 13.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Birch Grove Primary School
- Tolland Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 483 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Northeast SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.0 miles away: 261 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).5.0 mi
- Compare Birch Grove Primary School with Tolland Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Tolland Public Schools spends per student$21,572 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,572
- The largest public schools in ConnecticutBirch Grove Primary School is the number 73 by size of 590 Connecticut elementary schools open in 2024-25.#73 of 590
- Connecticut schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 12.2 for elementary schools.14.8:1
- 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 Birch Grove Primary School
How many students attend Birch Grove Primary School?
532 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 568 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Tolland, CT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Birch Grove Primary School?
14.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for elementary schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Birch Grove Primary School a Title I school?
Birch Grove Primary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Birch Grove Primary School in?
Tolland Public Schools, NCES district ID 0904560. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090456000948 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.