Birchwood Elementary School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 313 elementary school students from grades KG-5
- Ranks 341st out of 2,535 elementary schools in NY.
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Debra Berndt
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
School District Details
- Niskayuna Central School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $13,634
- Graduation Rate: 89.9%
- Dropout Rate: 0.4%
- Students Per Teacher: 14.7
- Enrolled Students: 4,224
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 313
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 19.5
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.1
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 139 (44.4%)
- Females: 164 (52.4%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 3 (1.0%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 12 (3.8%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 15 (4.8%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 9 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 38 | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | - | - |
| White | 256 | 81.8% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 | 10.9% |
| 1st Grade | 41 | 13.1% |
| 2nd Grade | 69 | 22.0% |
| 3rd Grade | 64 | 20.4% |
| 4th Grade | 44 | 14.1% |
| 5th Grade | 61 | 19.5% |
Public Assistance (2010)
Estimated Percent of Students From Households That Receive Public Assistance: 1-10%
Attendance & Suspensions (2009)
Attendance Rate
School:
97.0%
District:
96.0%
State:
93.0%
Teacher Experience & Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with Less Than 3 Years of Experience
School:
9.0%
District:
6.0%
Percent of Teachers with Master's or Ph.D.
School:
5.0%
District:
15.0%
Teacher Turnover Rates (2010)
Turnover Rate For All Teachers
School:
5.0%
District:
11.0%
Turnover Rate For Teachers with Less Than 5 Years of Experience
School:
25.0%
District:
24.0%
Source: NY Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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