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Birchwood Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

897 Birchwood Ln

Schenectady NY, 12309, Schenectady County

Phone: 518-785-3445

Ranking:

(692 out of 3,424, top 20%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Niskayuna Central 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:	15		15		18		20		19		20		19
Total Students:	263		271		276		281		313		333		345
Kindergarten:	45	17.1%	40	14.8%	37	13.4%	38	13.5%	34	10.9%	30	9.0%	53	15.4%
Grade 1:	47	17.9%	39	14.4%	36	13.0%	36	12.8%	41	13.1%	66	19.8%	63	18.3%
Grade 2:	40	15.2%	39	14.4%	36	13.0%	36	12.8%	69	22.0%	64	19.2%	46	13.3%
Grade 3:	48	18.3%	41	15.1%	36	13.0%	67	23.8%	64	20.4%	47	14.1%	64	18.6%
Grade 4:	39	14.8%	39	14.4%	69	25.0%	62	22.1%	44	14.1%	62	18.6%	61	17.7%
Grade 5:	44	16.7%	73	26.9%	62	22.5%	42	14.9%	61	19.5%	64	19.2%	58	16.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	128	48.7%	130	48.0%	129	46.7%	131	46.6%	135	43.1%	149	44.7%	159	46.1%
Female:	135	51.3%	141	52.0%	147	53.3%	150	53.4%	160	51.1%	176	52.9%	182	52.8%
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:	58	22.1%	46	17.0%	43	15.6%	44	15.7%	38	12.1%	46	13.8%	41	11.9%
Hispanic:	7	2.7%	6	2.2%	2	0.7%	2	0.7%	0	0.0%	2	0.6%	8	2.3%
Black:	4	1.5%	7	2.6%	8	2.9%	7	2.5%	9	2.9%	11	3.3%	9	2.6%
White:	182	69.2%	203	74.9%	218	79.0%	224	79.7%	256	81.8%	274	82.3%	287	83.2%
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:	12	4.6%	9	3.3%	5	1.8%	4	1.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	9	3.4%	11	4.1%	18	6.5%	24	8.5%	12	3.8%	23	6.9%	12	3.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	2	0.8%	4	1.5%	2	0.7%	3	1.1%	3	1.0%	2	0.6%	7	2.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.07		17.59		15.00		13.91		16.09		17.00		18.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NY State Assessments
2006	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	89%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	89%	67%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	86%	70%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	87%	76%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	74%	55%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	77%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	80%	56%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	42.5%	51%	31.1%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	94%	80%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	95%	85%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	97%	90%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	97%	93%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	79%	59%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	81%	59%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	85%	61%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	52.5%	34.2%
2006	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	86%	87%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	88%	91%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	87%	89%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	91%	93%	77%
2010	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	83%	74%	57%
2011	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	73%	76%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	83%	80%	60%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	51.2%	56.4%	30.3%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	78%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85%	91%	81%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90%	95%	83%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94%	95%	87%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72%	74%	64%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	80%	67%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82%	86%	69%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	56.4%	60.4%	36.3%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	95%	96%	86%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91%	96%	85%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89%	95%	86%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89%	95%	88%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	98%	94%	89%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	98%	97%	88%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	89%
2006	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	91%	87%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	92%	93%	78%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	89%	95%	83%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	72%	71%	53%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	53%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	58%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	57%	54.8%	30.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93%	89%	68%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85%	91%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	83%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89%	96%	88%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88%	82%	65%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81%	80%	66%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93%	84%	66%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	42.5%	50.3%	29.9%
2006	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	82%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	78%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	92%	95%	85%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	93%	96%	86%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	99%	97%	86%

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* Birchwood Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.