📍 214 Sickletown Rd, West Nyack, Rockland County, 10994
Birchwood School is a Special Education serving other age pupils, located in West Nyack, Rockland County. The school has 63 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clarkstown Central School District school district. It serves grades K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 3.5:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Birchwood School enrolls 63 students across grades K–12. The student body is 68% male and 32% female. A teaching staff of 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 3.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 41 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 4.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
23 of the school's 63 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 23 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Birchwood School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 96.
Birchwood School is one of 16 schools in CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in NEW CITY, New York. The district serves 8,188 students district-wide and employs 703 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 63 students, Birchwood School is smaller than the district average of about 512 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large