Birchview School
663 Poplar St
Ishpeming MI, 49849, Marquette County
Phone: 906-485-6341
Ranking: 
(760 out of 2,213, top 34%)*
(760 out of 2,213, top 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Ishpeming Public 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: | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 282 | 301 | 294 | 304 | 293 | 293 | 234 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 37 | 13.1% | 56 | 18.6% | 54 | 18.4% | 41 | 13.5% | 44 | 15.0% | 45 | 15.4% | 69 | 29.5% |
| Grade 1: | 64 | 22.7% | 79 | 26.2% | 54 | 18.4% | 66 | 21.7% | 61 | 20.8% | 74 | 25.3% | 38 | 16.2% |
| Grade 2: | 77 | 27.3% | 49 | 16.3% | 61 | 20.7% | 58 | 19.1% | 72 | 24.6% | 55 | 18.8% | 44 | 18.8% |
| Grade 3: | 48 | 17.0% | 60 | 19.9% | 57 | 19.4% | 76 | 25.0% | 52 | 17.7% | 62 | 21.2% | 42 | 17.9% |
| Grade 4: | 56 | 19.9% | 57 | 18.9% | 68 | 23.1% | 63 | 20.7% | 64 | 21.8% | 57 | 19.5% | 41 | 17.5% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 142 | 50.4% | 155 | 51.5% | 158 | 53.7% | 154 | 50.7% | 138 | 47.1% | 139 | 47.4% | 116 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 140 | 49.6% | 146 | 48.5% | 136 | 46.3% | 150 | 49.3% | 147 | 50.2% | 146 | 49.8% | 114 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 2.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.3% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.7% | 11 | 3.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.7% | 6 | 2.0% | 5 | 2.1% |
| White: | 254 | 90.1% | 270 | 89.7% | 282 | 95.9% | 279 | 91.8% | 284 | 96.9% | 282 | 96.2% | 222 | 94.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 8.2% | 24 | 8.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 129 | 45.7% | 154 | 51.2% | 141 | 48.0% | 149 | 49.0% | 144 | 49.1% | 110 | 37.5% | 52 | 22.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 14.5% | 14 | 4.7% | 27 | 9.2% | 25 | 8.2% | 9 | 3.1% | 29 | 9.9% | 24 | 10.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.38 | 20.20 | 22.02 | 18.88 | 18.79 | 20.30 | 17.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 98.6% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 96.6% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 96.6% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 41.1% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 40.7% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.6% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 88.1% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.6% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.1% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 66.1% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 54.2% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.7% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 50.8% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 64.4% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.7% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 90.9% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.5% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 91.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.3% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.7% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.9% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 44.1% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 39.3% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 93.1% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 95.5% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 96.6% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.4% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 96.8% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.1% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 66.1% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.8% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 59.1% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 37.3% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 43.8% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 38.2% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 23.2% | 46.7% |
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* Birchview School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.