BIRCHWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

Set in MELVILLE, New York, BIRCHWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a reasonably sized K-5 school, part of SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 659 students across grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 49% above typical.

SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 5,670 students. BIRCHWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, BIRCHWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL lists that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 29% White, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Suffolk County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, BIRCHWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Suffolk County shows the typical household earns roughly $130,686 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. BIRCHWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).

The closest other public school is COUNTRYWOOD PRIMARY CENTER, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BIRCHWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 66.0%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BIRCHWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has held roughly steady, going from 665 students in 2018 to 659 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 49% to 57% across the same window.

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