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Birchwood Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1 Art Street
Dover, NJ 07801
Phone
(973) 361-7080
District
Rockaway Township School District
County
MORRIS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
279
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.7% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Birchwood Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
43%
65%
41%
55%
45%
60%
43%
65%
41%
55%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
65%
47%
62%
50%
67%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
50%
45%
65%
52%
34%
39%
50%
45%
65%
52%
34%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 18 6.5%
Kindergarten 38 13.6%
Grade 1 41 14.7%
Grade 2 39 14.0%
Grade 3 41 14.7%
Grade 4 37 13.3%
Grade 5 37 13.3%
Total 279 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 53.1% 60.7% 40.1%
Black 3.1% 3.7% 15.1%
Hispanic 38.5% 27.9% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.3% 7.4% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 18.6% 12.6% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 14.3% 8.8% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.3% 3.8% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 25,539 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 612.1 1,255
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.9% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.6% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.6% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 17.4% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,163 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 3.5% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.8% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 54.4% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 44.6% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.1% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.7% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.8% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.4% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.8% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 2.6% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,123 $31,311,000 52.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $4,404 $10,508,000 17.5%
Staff $554 $1,323,000 2.2%
General Administration $395 $943,000 1.6%
School Administration $1,075 $2,565,000 4.3%
Operation $2,031 $4,846,000 8.1%
Transportation $1,057 $2,521,000 4.2%
Other $794 $1,895,000 3.2%
Total Support $10,311 $24,601,000 40.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,750 $4,176,000 6.9%
Total Expenditures $25,184 $60,088,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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