Is Birch Grove Intermediate a good school?

Birch Grove Intermediate ranks 1436 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Birch Grove Intermediate?

In the 2022-23 school year, 315 students attended Birch Grove Intermediate.

What is the racial makeup of Birch Grove Intermediate?

Students at Birch Grove Intermediate are 38% Asian, 37% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Birch Grove Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Birch Grove Intermediate usually go on to attend: Middle : Newark Middle High : Newark Memorial High

Birch Grove Intermediate

Summary:

Birch Grove Intermediate is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Newark, CA, with 315 students. This school consistently outperforms the Newark Unified district and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in Mathematics and Science.

Birch Grove Intermediate's academic performance is noteworthy, with 55.52% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, 54.66% in Mathematics, and 44.44% in Science, all significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance is also strong across different student subgroups, with high rankings compared to other California elementary schools, especially for its Special Education students. However, the school has faced fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, which reached 15.9% in the most recent year.

When compared to nearby schools, Birch Grove Intermediate outperforms other Newark Unified schools in the area, such as John F. Kennedy Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and Birch Grove Primary. However, it generally performs lower than the Fremont Unified schools in the vicinity, such as Tom Maloney Elementary, Joseph Azevada Elementary, and John G. Mattos Elementary, though it still remains above the district and state averages.

Detail:

Public 3-5

37490 Birch St.
Newark, CA 94560-4140

(510) 818-3600

District: Newark Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1436^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,477

Students who attend Birch Grove Intermediate usually attend:

Middle:	Newark Middle
High:	Newark Memorial High

Student/teacher ratio: 28.6

Number of students: 315

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

38.4%

Hispanic:

36.5%

White:

12.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 29.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Birch Grove Intermediate ranks better than 75.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Newark Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.31. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Birch Grove Intermediate has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Newark Unified School District. Student population at Birch Grove Intermediate is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (38.4%), Hispanic (36.5%), White (12.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 29.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Newark Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Birch Grove Intermediate is 28.6, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Newark Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Birch Grove Intermediate employs 11 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Birch Grove Intermediate is $9,477, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Newark Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Birch Grove Intermediate:

SchoolDigger ranks Birch Grove Intermediate 1436^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Birch Grove Intermediate in the ranking list.)

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Newark Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Newark Unified 828^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Birch Grove Intermediate

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Rank History for all students at Birch Grove Intermediate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	37.45	2779^th	4809	42.2%
2005	34.58	3027^th	4822	37.2%
2006	43.59	2521^st	4818	47.7%
2007	27.05	3778^th	5113	26.1%
2008	32.14	3440^th	5113	32.7%
2009	38.96	3114^th	5193	40.0%
2010	36.77	3369^th	5314	36.6%
2011	41.49	3136^th	5377	41.7%
2012	41.38	3174^th	5390	41.1%
2013	49.39	2726^th	5530	50.7%
2015	50.25	2429^th	5611	56.7%
2016	40.73	3034^th	5614	46.0%
2017	61.17	1964^th	5692	65.5%
2018	65.01	1809^th	5662	68.1%
2019	68.49	1673^rd	5789	71.1%
2022	79.76	1196^th	5883	79.7%
2023	75.66	1345^th	5874	77.1%
2024	73.31	1436^th	5862	75.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Birch Grove Intermediate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	47.10	370^th	610	39.3%
2024	68.99	224^th	669	66.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Birch Grove Intermediate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.50	951^st	3246	70.7%
2019	57.10	930^th	3275	71.6%
2022	66.76	551^st	3311	83.4%
2023	45.49	1453^rd	3250	55.3%
2024	34.20	2237^th	3160	29.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Birch Grove Intermediate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	55.20	771^st	2420	68.1%
2024	59.68	726^th	2634	72.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Birch Grove Intermediate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.48	1600^th	5084	68.5%
2019	59.84	1790^th	5173	65.4%
2022	66.75	1326^th	5264	74.8%
2023	56.05	1981^st	5374	63.1%
2024	53.10	2183^rd	5511	60.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Birch Grove Intermediate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.40	1958^th	5413	63.8%
2019	61.98	1893^rd	5492	65.5%
2022	80.50	1091^st	5635	80.6%
2023	78.44	1157^th	5617	79.4%
2024	71.92	1404^th	5605	75.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Birch Grove Intermediate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.99	1218^th	2128	42.8%
2019	54.89	847^th	2585	67.2%
2022	62.31	551^st	2227	75.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Birch Grove Intermediate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.98	1610^th	5431	70.4%
2019	71.45	1462^nd	5510	73.5%
2022	76.57	1260^th	5663	77.8%
2023	69.62	1524^th	5650	73.0%
2024	70.88	1457^th	5636	74.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Birch Grove Intermediate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.46	699^th	1071	34.7%
2019	53.06	678^th	1149	41.0%
2022	74.36	293^rd	1154	74.6%
2023	61.38	587^th	1190	50.7%
2024	58.85	629^th	1203	47.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Birch Grove Intermediate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.01	2404^th	4830	50.2%
2019	43.60	2708^th	4963	45.4%
2022	51.80	2081^st	5084	59.1%
2023	56.74	1836^th	5098	64.0%
2024	40.48	2932^nd	5102	42.5%

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Rank History for White students at Birch Grove Intermediate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.06	1757^th	2737	35.8%
2019	41.21	1818^th	2834	35.9%
2022	55.69	1299^th	2726	52.3%
2023	51.69	1384^th	2662	48.0%
2024	45.14	1565^th	2647	40.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Birch Grove Intermediate

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	255	30	96	123	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
1989	289	27	96	118	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
1990	278	29	112	124	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
1991	220	35	130	175	0	n/a	n/a	0	560
1992	222	32	129	171	2	n/a	n/a	0	556
1993	195	28	118	164	6	n/a	n/a	0	511
1994	206	46	113	162	3	n/a	n/a	0	530
1995	163	45	124	176	3	n/a	n/a	0	511
1996	163	45	124	176	3	n/a	n/a	0	511
1997	160	37	124	179	4	n/a	n/a	0	504
1998	140	34	120	192	5	n/a	n/a	0	491
1999	121	28	133	211	5	n/a	n/a	6	504
2000	117	24	148	214	4	n/a	n/a	8	515
2001	96	33	138	227	4	n/a	n/a	0	498
2002	86	39	182	201	2	n/a	n/a	0	510
2003	86	39	182	201	2	n/a	n/a	0	510
2004	93	48	153	222	3	n/a	n/a	0	519
2005	84	50	141	222	1	n/a	n/a	7	505
2006	73	45	129	206	2	n/a	n/a	8	463
2007	72	45	106	203	2	n/a	n/a	4	432
2008	62	55	111	227	1	n/a	n/a	0	456
2009	57	33	113	219	2	9	8	0	441
2010	54	33	103	205	1	3	5	0	404
2011	35	30	98	208	1	4	8	0	384
2012	38	25	98	220	1	6	11	0	399
2013	33	24	98	226	0	4	10	0	395
2014	27	18	93	219	1	5	9	0	372
2015	24	19	96	213	0	3	9	0	364
2016	17	18	93	213	1	5	7	0	354
2017	59	28	164	196	2	10	27	0	486
2018	52	28	162	180	1	6	29	0	458
2019	60	22	156	165	2	7	26	0	438
2020	59	18	178	165	1	6	36	0	463
2021	55	12	186	150	2	7	41	0	453
2022	61	8	171	136	3	6	37	0	422
2023	38	7	121	115	2	5	27	0	315

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Birch Grove Intermediate

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	504	20.0	25.2	n/a
1989	530	22.0	24.0	n/a
1990	543	21.9	24.7	n/a
1991	560	24.0	23.3	n/a
1992	556	24.4	22.7	31.1
1993	511	20.0	25.6	47.4
1994	530	23.0	23.0	40.6
1995	511	24.0	21.3	39.3
1996	511	24.0	21.3	39.3
1997	504	27.5	18.3	42.1
1998	491	26.0	18.9	38.7
1999	504	31.0	16.3	40.4
2000	515	30.3	17.0	39.4
2001	498	27.0	18.4	45.6
2002	510	29.6	17.2	39.8
2003	510	29.6	17.2	39.8
2004	519	28.9	18.0	11.6
2005	505	28.8	17.5	43.4
2006	463	26.8	17.3	36.3
2007	432	25.0	17.3	50.7
2008	456	26.4	17.3	56.8
2009	441	24.7	17.1	69.8
2010	404	17.0	23.7	69.3
2011	384	n/a	n/a	64.8
2012	399	17.5	22.8	n/a
2013	395	18.8	21.0	71.4
2014	372	14.0	26.5	73.7
2015	364	14.0	26.0	67.6
2016	354	15.0	23.6	65.3
2017	486	4.4	110.4	38.7
2018	458	13.4	34.1	44.8
2019	438	12.6	34.7	41.3
2020	463	n/a	n/a	35.2
2021	453	17.0	26.6	40.2
2022	422	17.0	24.8	28
2023	315	11.0	28.6	29.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Birch Grove Intermediate

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	504	20.0	25.2	n/a
1989	530	22.0	24.0	n/a
1990	543	21.9	24.7	n/a
1991	560	24.0	23.3	n/a
1992	556	24.4	22.7	31.1
1993	511	20.0	25.6	47.4
1994	530	23.0	23.0	40.6
1995	511	24.0	21.3	39.3
1996	511	24.0	21.3	39.3
1997	504	27.5	18.3	42.1
1998	491	26.0	18.9	38.7
1999	504	31.0	16.3	40.4
2000	515	30.3	17.0	39.4
2001	498	27.0	18.4	45.6
2002	510	29.6	17.2	39.8
2003	510	29.6	17.2	39.8
2004	519	28.9	18.0	11.6
2005	505	28.8	17.5	43.4
2006	463	26.8	17.3	36.3
2007	432	25.0	17.3	50.7
2008	456	26.4	17.3	56.8
2009	441	24.7	17.1	69.8
2010	404	17.0	23.7	69.3
2011	384	n/a	n/a	64.8
2012	399	17.5	22.8	n/a
2013	395	18.8	21.0	71.4
2014	372	14.0	26.5	73.7
2015	364	14.0	26.0	67.6
2016	354	15.0	23.6	65.3
2017	486	4.4	110.4	38.7
2018	458	13.4	34.1	44.8
2019	438	12.6	34.7	41.3
2020	463	n/a	n/a	35.2
2021	453	17.0	26.6	40.2
2022	422	17.0	24.8	28
2023	315	11.0	28.6	29.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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