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Birchwood Elementary School
1 Art St
Dover NJ, 07801, Morris County
Phone: 973-361-7080
Ranking: 
(797 out of 1,847, top 43%)*
(797 out of 1,847, top 43%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Rockaway Township 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: | 24 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 32 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 273 | 294 | 303 | 327 | 346 | 341 | 350 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 36 | 13.2% | 30 | 10.2% | 38 | 12.5% | 36 | 11.0% | 48 | 13.9% | 39 | 11.4% | 54 | 15.4% |
| Grade 1: | 34 | 12.5% | 45 | 15.3% | 38 | 12.5% | 47 | 14.4% | 41 | 11.8% | 58 | 17.0% | 51 | 14.6% |
| Grade 2: | 44 | 16.1% | 35 | 11.9% | 47 | 15.5% | 46 | 14.1% | 63 | 18.2% | 52 | 15.2% | 52 | 14.9% |
| Grade 3: | 37 | 13.6% | 54 | 18.4% | 41 | 13.5% | 64 | 19.6% | 53 | 15.3% | 53 | 15.5% | 60 | 17.1% |
| Grade 4: | 54 | 19.8% | 43 | 14.6% | 62 | 20.5% | 55 | 16.8% | 53 | 15.3% | 63 | 18.5% | 50 | 14.3% |
| Grade 5: | 48 | 17.6% | 64 | 21.8% | 56 | 18.5% | 54 | 16.5% | 61 | 17.6% | 50 | 14.7% | 60 | 17.1% |
| Ungraded: | 20 | 7.3% | 23 | 7.8% | 21 | 6.9% | 25 | 7.6% | 27 | 7.8% | 26 | 7.6% | 23 | 6.6% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 138 | 50.5% | 154 | 52.4% | 149 | 49.2% | 158 | 48.3% | 167 | 48.3% | 159 | 46.6% | 173 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 135 | 49.5% | 140 | 47.6% | 154 | 50.8% | 169 | 51.7% | 179 | 51.7% | 182 | 53.4% | 173 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 29 | 10.6% | 34 | 11.6% | 37 | 12.2% | 36 | 11.0% | 40 | 11.6% | 38 | 11.1% | 37 | 10.6% |
| Hispanic: | 87 | 31.9% | 88 | 29.9% | 89 | 29.4% | 108 | 33.0% | 111 | 32.1% | 106 | 31.1% | 94 | 26.9% |
| Black: | 12 | 4.4% | 11 | 3.7% | 9 | 3.0% | 11 | 3.4% | 18 | 5.2% | 16 | 4.7% | 17 | 4.9% |
| White: | 138 | 50.5% | 156 | 53.1% | 162 | 53.5% | 169 | 51.7% | 177 | 51.2% | 181 | 53.1% | 202 | 57.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 2.6% | 5 | 1.7% | 6 | 2.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 20.1% | 56 | 19.0% | 59 | 19.5% | 62 | 19.0% | 63 | 18.2% | 47 | 13.8% | 41 | 11.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 4.8% | 17 | 5.8% | 14 | 4.6% | 20 | 6.1% | 22 | 6.4% | 29 | 8.5% | 19 | 5.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.38 | 11.53 | 12.93 | 20.83 | 15.73 | 8.90 | 15.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 85.9% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 88.9% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 91.2% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 90.1% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 91.1% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 73.5% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 73.9% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.2% | 73.1% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 77.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 77.7% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.4% | 88.7% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 88.8% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 93.1% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 93.4% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.9% | 96.9% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 83.3% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 84.4% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 83.6% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 84.2% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 87.1% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 85.9% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 89.0% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 88.9% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 85.1% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 87.3% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 88.7% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 79.2% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 74.2% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 75.8% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 75.8% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.1% | 74.3% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.7% | 86.5% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 84.1% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 94.4% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 93.4% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 91.1% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 96.5% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 86.0% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 87.5% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 82.9% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 85.9% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 85.0% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 91.8% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 92.8% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 91.7% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 92.5% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 96.7% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 98.4% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 93.7% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 97.1% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.8% | 95.2% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 96.4% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.7% | 71.9% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 80.6% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.1% | 76.7% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 72.6% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 76.6% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 80.2% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 93.8% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 85.8% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 91.4% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 89.2% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 88.2% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 91.5% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 91.0% | 79.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Birchwood Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.