Birchwood Middle School

Birchwood Middle School operates as an intimate middle-grades school in North Providence, Rhode Island, operated by North Providence. Current enrollment sits at 390 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 25% below the state mean of about 523.

Across the 8 schools in North Providence (3,401 students total), Birchwood Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Birchwood Middle School lists that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 27% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Birchwood Middle School records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 56% of students at Birchwood Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Providence County put median household income runs about $78,787, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Providence County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students), of which Birchwood Middle School is one.

Stephen Olney School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Birchwood Middle School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Birchwood Middle School's enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 444 (now 390). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 59% to 47%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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