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Birch Grove School For The Arts
4690 Brookdale Dr North
Minneapolis MN, 55443, Hennepin County
Phone: 763-561-1374
Ranking:
(1,152 out of 1,269, bottom 9%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Osseo Public School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 37 | |||||||
Total Students: | 556 | 552 | 547 | 556 | 549 | 492 | 565 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 70 | 12.6% | 71 | 12.9% | 67 | 12.2% | 61 | 11.0% | 79 | 14.4% | 44 | 8.9% | 74 | 13.1% |
Grade 1: | 72 | 12.9% | 71 | 12.9% | 72 | 13.2% | 80 | 14.4% | 72 | 13.1% | 80 | 16.3% | 95 | 16.8% |
Grade 2: | 80 | 14.4% | 77 | 13.9% | 82 | 15.0% | 80 | 14.4% | 85 | 15.5% | 87 | 17.7% | 69 | 12.2% |
Grade 3: | 78 | 14.0% | 80 | 14.5% | 83 | 15.2% | 85 | 15.3% | 79 | 14.4% | 56 | 11.4% | 83 | 14.7% |
Grade 4: | 90 | 16.2% | 82 | 14.9% | 94 | 17.2% | 85 | 15.3% | 69 | 12.6% | 88 | 17.9% | 74 | 13.1% |
Grade 5: | 86 | 15.5% | 88 | 15.9% | 76 | 13.9% | 77 | 13.8% | 98 | 17.9% | 78 | 15.9% | 90 | 15.9% |
Grade 6: | 80 | 14.4% | 83 | 15.0% | 73 | 13.3% | 88 | 15.8% | 67 | 12.2% | 59 | 12.0% | 80 | 14.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 233 | 41.9% | 216 | 39.1% | 222 | 40.6% | 249 | 44.8% | 236 | 43.0% | 215 | 43.7% | 268 | 47.4% |
Female: | 323 | 58.1% | 336 | 60.9% | 325 | 59.4% | 307 | 55.2% | 305 | 55.6% | 269 | 54.7% | 293 | 51.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.6% |
Asian: | 96 | 17.3% | 86 | 15.6% | 74 | 13.5% | 82 | 14.7% | 80 | 14.6% | 71 | 14.4% | 69 | 12.2% |
Hispanic: | 53 | 9.5% | 58 | 10.5% | 65 | 11.9% | 56 | 10.1% | 52 | 9.5% | 42 | 8.5% | 54 | 9.6% |
Black: | 209 | 37.6% | 215 | 38.9% | 224 | 41.0% | 230 | 41.4% | 255 | 46.4% | 229 | 46.5% | 267 | 47.3% |
White: | 132 | 23.7% | 127 | 23.0% | 127 | 23.2% | 141 | 25.4% | 154 | 28.1% | 143 | 29.1% | 166 | 29.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 64 | 11.5% | 63 | 11.4% | 53 | 9.7% | 42 | 7.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 248 | 44.6% | 262 | 47.5% | 263 | 48.1% | 277 | 49.8% | 242 | 44.1% | 219 | 44.5% | 270 | 47.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 13.3% | 70 | 12.7% | 77 | 14.1% | 76 | 13.7% | 87 | 15.8% | 74 | 15.0% | 64 | 11.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.69 | 16.03 | 15.86 | 16.99 | 16.79 | 17.00 | 15.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCA-II | ||||||
2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 67.6% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 65.2% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 75.7% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 73.3% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 77% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 78.2% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 80.7% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 78.3% | 82.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 69.3% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 69.4% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 73.7% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 75.8% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 78% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 74.7% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 76% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 71.8% | 76.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 74.4% | 78.5% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 76.9% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 68.4% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 67.3% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.4% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 72.5% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 74.3% | 77% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 71.6% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 65.4% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 70.6% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 70% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 70.4% | 72.5% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 71.2% | 75.2% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 71.8% | 75.3% |
2003 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 73.5% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 73.4% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 78.6% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 59.8% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 63.6% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 62.7% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 66% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 64.9% | 68.6% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 76.8% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 76.7% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 78.5% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 71.4% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 70% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 71.5% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 71.1% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 72.6% | 76.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 79.1% | 80.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 76.4% | 79.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.8% | 39.9% | 46% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 42.1% | 46% |
2003 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 65.2% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 78.2% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 75% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 58.8% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 62.4% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 62.2% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 60.7% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 66% | 68.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 68.8% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64.5% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 66.4% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 71.7% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 72.5% | 71.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 78.7% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 78.8% | 76.2% |
MCA-III | ||||||
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 65.8% | 70.1% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 67.4% | 75.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 61.7% | 71.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 51.2% | 57.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 59.8% | 67.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 68.3% | 73.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 67.2% | 71.2% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 47.8% | 54% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 48.7% | 53.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 58.9% | 62.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 57.8% | 60% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 59.9% | 63.9% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 47.1% | 59.7% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 47.4% | 50.3% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 54.8% | 59.8% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 57.6% | 57% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 59.7% | 59.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 28.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 71.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 9.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 90.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $57,099.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $41,072.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $58,961.0 |
* Birch Grove School For The Arts was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.