📍 416 Westminster Blvd, Turnersville, Gloucester County, 08012
Birches Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Turnersville, Gloucester County. The school has 457 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washington Township School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Birches Elementary School enrolls 457 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 357 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 8.3% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 16 | 3.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
73 of the school's 457 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 55 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. 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.
Birches Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-10, state senate district 4, state house district 4.
Birches Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Washington Township School District, based in Sewell, New Jersey. The district serves 7,549 students district-wide and employs 661 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 457 students, Birches Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 686 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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