Birch School
2400 Central Parkway
Merrick NY, 11566, Nassau County
Phone: 516-992-7250
Ranking: (314 out of 3,424, top 9%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Merrick Union Free School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 50 | 52 | 52 | 57 | 53 | 54 | 51 | |||||||
Total Students: | 522 | 524 | 517 | 552 | 565 | 585 | 581 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 77 | 14.8% | 64 | 12.2% | 55 | 10.6% | 80 | 14.5% | 82 | 14.5% | 80 | 13.7% | 76 | 13.1% |
Grade 1: | 65 | 12.5% | 61 | 11.6% | 82 | 15.9% | 81 | 14.7% | 78 | 13.8% | 80 | 13.7% | 72 | 12.4% |
Grade 2: | 59 | 11.3% | 85 | 16.2% | 81 | 15.7% | 77 | 13.9% | 77 | 13.6% | 74 | 12.6% | 74 | 12.7% |
Grade 3: | 82 | 15.7% | 79 | 15.1% | 76 | 14.7% | 78 | 14.1% | 73 | 12.9% | 74 | 12.6% | 86 | 14.8% |
Grade 4: | 80 | 15.3% | 76 | 14.5% | 78 | 15.1% | 70 | 12.7% | 74 | 13.1% | 87 | 14.9% | 91 | 15.7% |
Grade 5: | 75 | 14.4% | 79 | 15.1% | 71 | 13.7% | 73 | 13.2% | 91 | 16.1% | 90 | 15.4% | 98 | 16.9% |
Grade 6: | 79 | 15.1% | 74 | 14.1% | 73 | 14.1% | 93 | 16.8% | 90 | 15.9% | 100 | 17.1% | 84 | 14.5% |
Ungraded: | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 283 | 54.2% | 289 | 55.2% | 287 | 55.5% | 312 | 56.5% | 297 | 52.6% | 301 | 51.5% | 301 | 51.8% |
Female: | 239 | 45.8% | 235 | 44.8% | 230 | 44.5% | 240 | 43.5% | 260 | 46.0% | 276 | 47.2% | 276 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 26 | 5.0% | 25 | 4.8% | 27 | 5.2% | 23 | 4.2% | 14 | 2.5% | 13 | 2.2% | 13 | 2.2% |
Hispanic: | 27 | 5.2% | 25 | 4.8% | 24 | 4.6% | 27 | 4.9% | 22 | 3.9% | 28 | 4.8% | 25 | 4.3% |
Black: | 9 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.9% |
White: | 451 | 86.4% | 457 | 87.2% | 456 | 88.2% | 495 | 89.7% | 522 | 92.4% | 535 | 91.5% | 537 | 92.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.44 | 10.08 | 9.94 | 9.66 | 10.66 | 10.80 | 11.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 71% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 50.2% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 71% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 55% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 89% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 90% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 83% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 57.4% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 95% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 95% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 100% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 60.9% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 95% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 93% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 59.4% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 91% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 51.1% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 98% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 89% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 62.9% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 95% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 97% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.5% | 30.6% |
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* Birch School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.