Enrollment
335
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURCH CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE·NCES 340072403011
Burch Charter School of Excellence
100 LINDEN AVE, IRVINGTON, NJ 07111 · (973) 373-3223 · Essex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
19 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
221 students
STATE 41%
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 | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 95% larger than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · 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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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
23.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
24.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.8% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 24.1% | 24.8% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for New Jersey 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 Jersey'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 Burch Charter School of Excellence
Burch Charter School of Excellence's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burch Charter School of Excellence this school | 335 | 66.0% | 22.1% |
| Link Community Charter School Newark | 343 | 72.3% | 35.4% |
| Ivy Hill Elementary School NEWARK | 488 | 72.3% | 30.6% |
| The Village Charter School TRENTON | 361 | 83.7% | 22.6% |
| Heywood Avenue Elementary School ORANGE | 363 | 58.1% | 37.0% |
| East Orange Community Charter School EAST ORANGE | 414 | 84.8% | 29.8% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 Burch Charter School of Excellence ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #1,095 of 1,290 | #88 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #1,075 of 1,319 ▼ 53 | #90 of 141 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #1,185 of 1,319 ▼ 28 | #120 of 141 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #959 of 1,562 | #112 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,369 of 1,390 | #133 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.6% | #1,377 of 1,392 | #141 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #397 of 1,481 | #71 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #586 of 798 | #52 of 73 |
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
335
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+84% since 2010-11, when it was 182
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 335 | 19 | 17.6:1 | 66% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 318 | 14 | 22.7:1 | 82% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 18 | 18.2:1 | 86% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 20 | 16.8:1 | 94% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 92% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 28 | 12.6:1 | 74% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 182 | 12 | 15.2:1 | 79% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burch Charter School of Excellence.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (355 to 335); teachers down 24% (25 to 19).
About Burch Charter School of Excellence
Burch Charter School of Excellence is a small elementary school. Its address is in IRVINGTON, New Jersey. It enrolls 335 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
Burch Charter School of Excellence is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The share of students at Burch Charter School of Excellence who are Black is 96%. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 36% of Essex County residents are Black. A diversity index of 9% means there is a 9% chance two randomly chosen students at Burch Charter School of Excellence are from different groups.
Teacher count: 19 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 17.6:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 11.4:1. Roughly 66% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 12 points above the 54% average for public schools in Essex County.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Burch Charter School of Excellence outscored 9%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Burch Charter School of Excellence posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.1%, compared with a predicted 30.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Essex County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $80,789 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Burch Charter School of Excellence, Essex County has 249 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Madison Avenue, is about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Burch Charter School of Excellence is 2nd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Burch Charter School of Excellence as Suburb: Large. Burch Charter School of Excellence is a publicly funded charter school.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 336 to 335.
Burch Charter School of Excellence has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in IRVINGTON
- Irvington High SchoolHigh · 1,913 students
- Union Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- University Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Florence Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Madison AvenueElementary · 524 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Avenue0.2 mi · 524
- Irvington High School0.4 mi · 1,913
- Berkeley Terrace Elementary School0.4 mi · 464
- University Middle School0.4 mi · 719
- University Elementary School0.5 mi · 384
- Augusta Preschool Academy0.5 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About Burch Charter School of ExcellenceHow many students attend Burch Charter School of Excellence?
Burch Charter School of Excellence enrolls approximately 335 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Burch Charter School of Excellence serve?
Burch Charter School of Excellence serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Burch Charter School of Excellence have?
Burch Charter School of Excellence employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Burch Charter School of Excellence?
Student demographics at Burch Charter School of Excellence are roughly 4% Hispanic, 96% Black.
Who oversees Burch Charter School of Excellence?
Burch Charter School of Excellence is overseen by Burch Charter School of Excellence in Essex County.
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