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Birchwood Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1 Art Street, Dover, NJ 07801 · (973) 361-7080 · Part of Rockaway Township School District

Rockaway Township’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
314
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Birchwood Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 23.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Rockaway Township kids: Copeland Middle School

On the path

Where Rockaway Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Birchwood Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Copeland Middle Schoolin Rockaway

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1 Art Street, Dover

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K77
Kindergarten38
Grade 139
Grade 240
Grade 338
Grade 441
Grade 541
Enrollment over time
254’20
260’21
279’22
294’23
314’24

Up 23.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 50%Hispanic 34%Asian 7%Two or more races 6%Black 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Birchwood Elementary School from Rockaway Township families.

Other schools in Rockaway Township School District

The district →
Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dover
B−
298 students9:1
Stony Brook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockaway
B
365 students9:1
Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wharton
B
346 students10:1
Katharine D Malone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockaway
B+
303 students10:1
Copeland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rockaway
B
799 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Rockaway Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.