📍 815 Birch Dr, Longview, Gregg County, 75604
Birch el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Longview, Gregg County. The school has 696 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Daniel Stuard. It is part of the Pine Tree Isd school district. It serves grades 1–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Birch el enrolls 696 students across grades 1–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 252 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 240 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 158 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
509 of the school's 696 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 485 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Birch el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-10, state senate district 1, state house district 7.
Birch el is one of 7 schools in PINE TREE ISD, based in LONGVIEW, Texas. The district serves 4,439 students district-wide and employs 318 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 696 students, Birch el is close to the district average of about 634 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small