Birchwood Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Dover, New Jersey
Birchwood Elementary School in Dover, New Jersey enrolled 314 students in 2024-25 with 31.0 full-time teachers, 10.1 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). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% 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 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%
279 students in 2022-23, 294 students in 2023-24, 314 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.4 to 31.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 279 | 31.4 | 8.9 |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 31.4 | 9.4 |
| 2024-25 | 314 | 31.0 | 10.1 |
10.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 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.
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 260 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Birchwood Elementary School enrolled 260 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 260 of the 260 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent18.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.7% of students were White, 33.8% Hispanic, 7.3% Asian in 2024-25.
- White49.7%
- Hispanic33.8%
- Asian7.3%
- Two or more races6.1%
- Black3.2%
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 Birchwood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% 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 | 55‑59% | 62% | 48.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 50‑54% | 44% (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.
Elementary schools in Dover
5 public elementary schools in Dover report 2024-25 enrollment; Birchwood Elementary School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dover Elementary School | 640 | 10.5 | 69.5% |
| Academy Street Elementary School | 509 | 12.3 | 71.5% |
| East Dover Elementary School | 411 | 10.9 | 65.2% |
| Birchwood Elementary School | 314 | 10.1 | 18.2% |
| Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School | 298 | 9.4 | 22.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Birchwood Elementary School
- Dennis B O'Brien Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 298 students, 9.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- East Dover Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 411 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Birchwood Elementary School with Dennis B O'Brien Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rockaway Township School District spends per student$27,620 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,620
- The largest public schools in New JerseyBirchwood Elementary School is the number 1,027 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,027 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher10.1 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.10.1:1
- 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 Birchwood Elementary School
How many students attend Birchwood Elementary School?
314 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 279 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Dover, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Birchwood Elementary School?
10.1 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.Is Birchwood Elementary School a Title I school?
Birchwood Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Birchwood Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Birchwood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% 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 Birchwood Elementary School in?
Rockaway Township School District, NCES district ID 3414130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341413004510 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.