Birches Elementary School

416 Westminster Blvd, Turnersville NJ, 8012 | Washington Township School District | 856-232-1290
  • grades KG-5
  • students 443
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 57% 10% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 4 in Turnersville
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
53%Turnersville
52%New Jersey

Birches Elementary School is a school servicing grades KG to 5 and is located in the district of "Washington Township School District" in Turnersville, NJ. There are a total of 443 students and 43 teachers at Birches Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 11 to 1.

Birches Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 57.0%, which is 10% higher than the New Jersey average.

Birches Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students443
Teachers43
Student/Teacher ratio11:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Birches Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All58%
360-64%
455-59%
550-54%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All56%
345-49%
465-69%
555-59%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Birches Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 82.5% 82.7% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 5.4% 7.1% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 5.4% 5.1% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.1% 3.5% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.2% 1.5% 1.5% 3.1%

Turnersville demographics profile

StatisticTurnersvilleNew JerseyNational
Population3,3538,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,2301,21591
Median age43.439.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.1:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)67%56%55%
Speak English93%69%79%
Speak Spanish1%16%13%

Education level achieved in Turnersville

IndexTurnersvilleNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade96.2%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school95.8%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college71.6%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree55.1%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors44.9%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters15.5%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.8%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.2%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Birches Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.