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Burch Charter School of Excellence

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1078^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Burch Charter School of Excellence is a K–5 elementary school in Irvington, New Jersey, with 335 students, serving a community with several nearby public schools. Its results vary by subject: it stands out locally in upper-grade English Language Arts (ELA) and fifth-grade science, but math is its clearest and most persistent academic concern.

Compared with nearby schools serving the same grades, Burch has some notable strengths: its ELA results are highest in grades 4 and 5, at 36% and 45%, and its fifth-grade science result of 17% is higher than nearby schools’ 3%–15%. Math is weaker locally, ranking sixth of 11 schools in grades 3 and 4 and seventh in grade 5. Burch remains below the state in every tested subject: its 2025–26 averages were 36% in ELA and 18% in math, compared with state averages of 49% and 47%; fifth-grade science was 17% versus 27% statewide. The supplied district scores duplicate Burch’s scores, so they do not provide a separate comparison with the Burch Charter School of Excellence district.

Over time, math has worsened relative to the state: Burch’s grades 3–5 average fell from 26% in 2022–23 to 18% in 2025–26, while the state average rose from 43% to 47%; the gap widened by 11 points. ELA and science improved compared with the state over that period, though both fluctuated. SchoolDigger ranks Burch at the 19th percentile statewide, with 1 star, in 2025–26—second among the 11 nearby schools shown, after a rise from the 13th percentile the previous year. In 2024–25, Burch reported 66% free/reduced lunch eligible and a student-teacher ratio of 17.6, the highest among nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well Burch serves African American students was at the 53rd percentile, 34 points above its overall percentile; for Low Socio Economic Status Students, it was at the 40th percentile, 21 points higher.

335

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,808

Per pupil spending ?

66.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (26% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 29 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

New Jersey avg45%

1,078^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

554^th of 607Burch 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
2026	19.9	1078 of 1331	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	51.2	202 of 434	53.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	18.9	1090 of 1311	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	42.3	601 of 1002	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	24.0	997 of 1306	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)53rd percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts36%-13 vs state

Mathematics18%-29 vs state

Science17%-10 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	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%)	19.9	1078^th of 1331 public elementary schools	19.0%		15.2	1168^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.3%	90	17.0		27.3	36.1	44.7				18.2	17.1	19.1						$12,808	$1,518	$11,290
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%)	8.1	1263^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	5.1%		6.7	1298^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.6%	35	6.5		21.2	8.5	22.6				17.3	15.3	12.9						$18,150	$1,113	$17,037
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%)	10.4	1231^st of 1331 public elementary schools	7.5%		8.6	1275^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.3%	44	2.8		16.7	14.0	31.5				22.3	26.0	8.3						$23,315	$1,226	$22,089
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%)	15	1148^th of 1331 public elementary schools	13.7%		13.5	1196^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.2%	48	14.3		34.6	19.6	26.5				26.0	16.1	18.0						$21,873	$1,329	$20,544
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%)	5.5	1297^th of 1331 public elementary schools	2.6%		14.1	1190^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.7%	107	2.9		12.5	11.3	14.7				15.0	9.1	11.8						$26,373	$1,255	$25,118
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%)	27	970^th of 1331 public elementary schools	27.1%		35	881^st of 1347 public elementary schools	34.6%	89	8.7	6.3	25.6	31.5	36.9	48.6	45.4	32.6	23.2	48.6	21.7	37.8	20.5	9.5			$23,429	$2,055	$21,374
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%)	12.9	1185^th of 1331 public elementary schools	11.0%		11.3	1225^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.1%	40	7.1		29.4	16.4	23.6				21.5	27.3	19.3						$21,022	$1,323	$19,699
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%)	17.5	1111^th of 1331 public elementary schools	16.5%		17.9	1131^st of 1347 public elementary schools	16.0%	20	15.4	8.7	12.9	34.6	15.4	23.3	10.8	19.6	16.2	46.2	26.9	13.3	10.8	13.6			$24,262	$1,948	$22,314
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%)	11.2	1220^th of 1331 public elementary schools	8.3%		11.3	1227^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.9%	7	8.2		23.0	16.8	24.5				25.0	16.7	19.5						$19,551	$1,277	$18,274
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%)	10.5	1230^th of 1331 public elementary schools	7.6%		9.3	1264^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.2%	34	9.7		16.0	14.5	21.6				17.0	22.4	22.4						$17,760	$1,316	$16,444

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