BIRCHVIEW ELEMENTARY

BIRCHVIEW ELEMENTARY operates as a medium-sized K-5 school in PLYMOUTH, Minnesota, overseen by WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 441 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 28% larger than the state mean of about 344.

BIRCHVIEW ELEMENTARY is one of 16 schools operated by WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 12,951 students overall.

Looking at the student body, BIRCHVIEW ELEMENTARY reports that 56% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 16% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the income-and-resources front, BIRCHVIEW ELEMENTARY shows 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Hennepin County's rate of about 43%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BIRCHVIEW ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.9%, the actual is 57.6%, a residual of +9.7 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hennepin County) shows that median household income runs about $97,653, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. BIRCHVIEW ELEMENTARY is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).

Nearest neighbor: WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, BIRCHVIEW ELEMENTARY comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 64.2%.

BIRCHVIEW ELEMENTARY operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. BIRCHVIEW ELEMENTARY's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 499 (now 441). The White share of enrollment edged up from 51% to 56% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.