Birches Elementary School serves 443 learners in grades Kindergarten-5.

Birches Elementary School placed in the upper 50% of all schools in New Jersey for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 50%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 58% (which is higher than the New Jersey state average of 42%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 51% (which is lower than the New Jersey state average of 55%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the New Jersey state average of 12:1.

Minority enrollment is 23% of the learner body (majority Latino and African-American), which is lower than the New Jersey state average of 56% (majority Latino).

School Overview: Birches Elementary School’s learner population of 443 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 43 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Birches Elementary School is ranked within the upper 50% of all 2,239 schools in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Birches Elementary School is 0.40, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.70. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Birches Elementary School is Washington Township High School (1.5 miles away)

The closest middle school is Ann A. Mullen Middle School (1.7 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Whitman Elementary School (0.9 miles away)