BIRCH SCHOOL

BIRCH SCHOOL is a mid-sized K-5 school in MERRICK, New York, run under MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school hosts 588 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so BIRCH SCHOOL sits 33% larger than that benchmark.

BIRCH SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 1,683 students overall.

Demographically, BIRCH SCHOOL logs that 79% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 6% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Nassau County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BIRCH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.7%, the actual is 76.2%, a residual of +3.5 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Nassau County) shows that median household income runs about $146,202, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BIRCH SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students).

NORMAN J LEVY LAKESIDE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BIRCH SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 72.8%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. BIRCH SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 15% since 2018, when it stood at 511 (now 588). White enrollment moved from 84% to 79% across the same window.

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