Birch Grove Intermediate
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 35.0% |
| Met Standard | 25.3% |
| Below Standard | 39.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for Birch Grove Intermediate and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
35.0% of students exceeded standard while 25.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.0 points above the Newark Unified district average of 23.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 34.3% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 2.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 103 | 36.9% | 17.5% | 54.4% |
| 4th | 86 | 44.2% | 26.7% | 70.9% |
| 5th | 89 | 31.5% | 29.2% | 60.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 104 | 37.5% | 22.1% | 59.6% |
| 4th | 86 | 33.7% | 34.9% | 68.6% |
| 5th | 91 | 26.4% | 22.0% | 48.4% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.0