📍 50 Hanward Hill, East Longmeadow, Hampden County, 01028
Birchland Park is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in East Longmeadow, Hampden County. The school has 598 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Longmeadow school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 52.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Birchland Park enrolls 598 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 52.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 421 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 82 | 14% |
| Asian | 36 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Birchland Park is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-10, state senate district 7, state house district 103.
Birchland Park is one of 5 schools in East Longmeadow, based in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The district serves 2,442 students district-wide and employs 210 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 598 students, Birchland Park is larger than the district average of about 488 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large