Enrollment
286
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THE BIRCHES ACADEMY OF ACADEMICS AND ART·NCES 330328600704
The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch
419 South Broadway 2nd Floor, Salem, NH 03079 · (603) 458-6399 · Rockingham County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Hampshire public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
23 students
STATE 26%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 29% larger than its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 33% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
46.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Hampshire's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch
The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch this school | 286 | 8.0% | 50.2% |
| Mast Way School Lee | 348 | 8.3% | 74.7% |
| Little Harbour School Portsmouth | 325 | 12.3% | 77.0% |
| Moharimet School Madbury | 309 | 3.2% | 73.7% |
| Hollis Primary School Hollis | 391 | 3.1% | 75.0% |
| Fred C. Underhill School Hooksett | 418 | 12.9% | N/A |
Matched among New Hampshire elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #96 of 209 | #33 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #112 of 209 | #38 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #65 of 210 | #23 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #124 of 300 | #36 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #152 of 179 | #38 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.7% | #56 of 181 | #10 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.0% | #208 of 240 | #36 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.8% | #5 of 37 | #2 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
286
+62 (+28%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 286 | 21.8 | 13.1:1 | 8% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 235 | 16.3 | 14.4:1 | 7% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 15.5 | 14.5:1 | 4% (10) |
| 2020-21 | 224 | 14 | 16.0:1 | 6% (14) |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 10 | 21.7:1 | 5% (11) |
| 2015-16 | 221 | 11 | 20.1:1 | 5% (12) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (217 to 286); teachers up 118% (10 to 21.8).
About The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch
The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Salem, New Hampshire. The school has 286 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 8.
The Birches Academy of Academics and Art is responsible for The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch.
Of every 100 students at The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch, about 81 are White. The school is also 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 91% White share among all Rockingham County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 34%.
With 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.1:1. The average for elementary schools in New Hampshire is 11.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch, 8% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.2% and a predicted 58.4%.
Looking at the county, Rockingham County, the median household earns about $118,331 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Rockingham County has 99 public schools with about 41,753 students, including The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch.
William T. Barron Elementary School is about 1.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch, there are at least 8 other public schools. The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch is 2nd of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch is one of the charter schools in New Hampshire.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 62 students, from 224 to 286. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.1:1.
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Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
319,082
Census ACS
Median income
$118,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,753 students
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Frequently asked questions
About The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter SchHow large is The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch?
The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch enrolls approximately 286 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch serve?
The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch.
What is the racial breakdown of students at The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch?
At The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch, the student body is approximately 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch?
The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch is overseen by The Birches Academy of Academics and Art in Rockingham County.
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