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Burch Charter School of Excellence

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1168^th

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of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Burch Charter School of Excellence is an elementary public charter school located in Irvington, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade with a total enrollment of 318 students. The school is part of the Burch Charter School of Excellence District, which is ranked 569 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burch Charter School of Excellence has consistently struggled to provide a quality education to its students. The school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.9% to 16.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Thurgood Marshall Elementary School and Grove Street Elementary School. Additionally, the school's test scores in NJSLA/English Language Arts, NJSLA/Mathematics, and NJSLA-S/Science have consistently fallen below the state average across all grade levels.

While Burch Charter School of Excellence has relatively strong performance among its African American student population, its performance for low socioeconomic status students has been poor, ranking in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 81.76% to 85.67% in recent years, is significantly higher than the rates of nearby schools. Furthermore, Burch Charter School of Excellence's spending per student ($8,329 in 2018-2019) is lower than the spending of nearby Irvington public schools, which range from $9,122 to $11,770 per student. The school has also seen a significant increase in its student-teacher ratio, from 16 students per teacher in 2021-2022 to 22.7 students per teacher in 2023-2024, which may be negatively impacting its ability to provide personalized attention and support to its students.

335

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,329

Per pupil spending ?

66%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Linden Ave
Irvington, NJ 07111

(973) 373-3223

District: Burch Charter School of Excellence

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.5%

Hispanic:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg46%

1,168^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

569^th of 609Burch Charter School of Excellence among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1168 of 1347	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1118 of 1338	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1031 of 1342	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1025 of 1345	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1014 of 1317	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	972 of 1360	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1077 of 1353	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	1212 of 1352	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.5	1072 of 1346	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.8	1067 of 1357	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.6	1119 of 1363	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.5	1202 of 1367	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.9	1200 of 1363	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	2.4	1327 of 1360	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	47.5	233 of 469	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	132 of 463	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	151 of 494	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	180 of 456	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	119 of 522	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	166 of 517	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1114 of 1326	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1038 of 1317	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	982 of 1318	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1011 of 1326	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	932 of 1290	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	855 of 1331	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1085 of 1333	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	728 of 1023	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.7	443 of 939	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	453 of 942	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1107 of 1318	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1106 of 1313	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	970 of 1315	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	970 of 1324	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	967 of 1297	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1005 of 1335	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	996 of 1334	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2024)50th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics24%-22 vs state

English Language Arts24%-27 vs state

Science18%-12 vs state

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by a principal
Thursday, July 9, 2020

Burch Charter School of Excellence is progressing in the right direction. Our ELA scores have improved over 28 the past three years and our Math scores have improved 9 over that time. The consistency of the progress over the past three years is a sign that our action plan is effective. However, we have a great deal more to do to but our students are par with surrounding suburban districts. Let's go to work! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burch Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	100 Linden Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Burch Charter School of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 373-3223	335	19	17.6	66.0%	0 (0.0%)	320 (95.5%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.2	1168^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.3%		16.8	1118^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.4%	50	18.4		23.5	27.8	18.4				27.5	20.4	26.3				$8,329	$796	$7,533
Madison Avenue	Public	PK, KG-5	173 Madison Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6871	524	32	16.6	69.8%	2 (0.4%)	316 (60.3%)	202 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6.7	1298^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.6%		6.3	1292^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	3.4%	6	6.4		9.5	24.6	12.7				11.1	14.5	11.1				$10,223	$135	$10,088
Berkeley Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	787 Grove Street	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6852	464	35	13.4	72.2%	2 (0.4%)	264 (56.9%)	196 (42.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.6	1275^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.3%		10.9	1222^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	8.7%	53	7.9		9.7	34.2	21.6				9.1	19.5	13.1				$9,122	$125	$8,997
University Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 University Place	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6826	384	25	15.3	80.2%	0 (0.0%)	277 (72.1%)	102 (26.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13.5	1196^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.2%		15.1	1142^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	14.6%	54	7.7		28.5	38.4	18.8				14.8	27.6	9.4				$9,913	$193	$9,720
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	141 181 Montgomery Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 416-3824	393	29	13.7	70.2%	0 (0.0%)	294 (74.8%)	96 (24.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.1	1190^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.7%		13.9	1168^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.7%	22	24.3		15.5	19.4	32.4				12.7	5.4	27.7				$9,596	$184	$9,412
Ivy Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	107 Ivy Street	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 351-2121	488	40	12.2	72.3%	2 (0.4%)	404 (82.8%)	66 (13.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	35	881^st of 1347 public elementary schools	34.6%		31	929^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.6%	48	14.6	4.5	41.2	52.4	55.3	71.1	51.1	57.9	27.0	32.5	17.1	17.0	20.4	7.9	$11,199	$653	$10,546
Grove Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	602 Grove Street	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6865	443	28	15.8	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	351 (79.2%)	92 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	1225^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.1%		13.1	1181^st of 1338 public elementary schools	11.7%	44	2.8		18.2	28.8	31.0				21.4	21.0	15.5				$9,455	$166	$9,289
South 17th Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	619 S Seventeenth St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2570	368	29	12.6	90.8%	5 (1.4%)	225 (61.1%)	129 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	17.9	1131^st of 1347 public elementary schools	16.0%		13.9	1167^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.8%	36	5.9	7.4	34.6	40.0	17.6	26.4	21.2	40.7	26.9	22.6	39.4	8.8	12.8	22.2	$11,770	$879	$10,891
Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	54 Mt Vernon Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6875	605	43	14.2	63.0%	5 (0.8%)	454 (75.0%)	143 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	1227^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.9%		12.8	1189^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.1%	38	10.0		20.8	20.5	28.4				11.3	19.1	22.3				$7,174	$155	$7,019
Florence Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	1324 Springfield Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6861	694	40	17.5	86.6%	1 (0.1%)	246 (35.4%)	446 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9.3	1264^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.2%		9.3	1249^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.7%	15	2.4		22.0	17.4	19.7				20.5	18.9	17.7				$7,690	$153	$7,537

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