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Birchwood Elementary School

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Birchwood Elementary School ranks 530 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

530^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Birchwood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Dover, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 294 students. The school is part of the Rockaway Township School District, which is ranked 205 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Birchwood Elementary has shown mixed performance on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) exams compared to the district and state. While 4th-grade students outperformed the district and state in English Language Arts, 5th-grade students struggled in Mathematics, scoring below the district and state. However, Birchwood's 5th-grade students performed better than the district and state in Science. The school has also experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.3% to 16.6% in recent years, which is higher than the state's target of 10%.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, Birchwood generally performs better than the lower-ranked schools, such as Academy Street Elementary School and East Dover Elementary School, but lags behind the higher-performing schools, such as Stony Brook Elementary School and Lakeview Elementary School. The school's strong performance among Hispanic, special education, and low socioeconomic status students is noteworthy, but the disparity in performance between these groups and the school's white students suggests potential equity gaps that the school and district should investigate and address.

314

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,674

Per pupil spending ?

21%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Art Street
Dover, NJ 07801

(973) 361-7080

District: Rockaway Township School District

Students who attend Birchwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Copeland Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.7%

Hispanic:

33.8%

Asian:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (52% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Rockaway Township School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg59%

New Jersey avg46%

530^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Rockaway Township School District

205^th of 609Rockaway Township School District 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	60.3	530 of 1347	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.4	387 of 1338	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	459 of 1342	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	511 of 1345	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	706 of 1317	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.1	501 of 1360	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	666 of 1353	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.4	455 of 1352	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.0	590 of 1346	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.0	626 of 1357	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.4	891 of 1363	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	65.4	596 of 1367	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.3	357 of 1363	73.8%	★★★★☆
2011	61.5	660 of 1360	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.5	669 of 1354	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.9	624 of 1346	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.8	443 of 1338	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.0	580 of 1329	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.4	513 of 1314	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.7	500 of 1303	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.4	386 of 1298	70.3%	★★★★☆
2003	60.6	592 of 1204	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	471 of 1326	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	347 of 1317	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	400 of 1318	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	461 of 1326	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.8	780 of 1290	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	704 of 1331	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	675 of 1333	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	361 of 1032	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.5	158 of 989	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	280 of 982	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	187 of 953	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	42.3	478 of 896	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.5	228 of 899	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	45.3	463 of 870	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	125 of 1023	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	47.0	397 of 839	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	175 of 948	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	44.4	557 of 942	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	596 of 1318	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	417 of 1313	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	524 of 1315	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	622 of 1324	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	619 of 1297	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	305 of 1335	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.5	611 of 1334	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	81.6	125 of 958	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	337 of 949	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	424 of 868	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	503 of 1007	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.4	590 of 1001	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	512 of 970	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	432 of 963	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	392 of 975	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	498 of 976	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	679 of 964	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.3	271 of 1023	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	408 of 1022	60.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2023)87th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+8 vs state

Mathematics47%~ state avg

Science45%+15 vs state

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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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Birchwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Art Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7080	314	31	10.1	21.0%	156 (49.7%)	10 (3.2%)	106 (33.8%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	60.3	530^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.7%		72.4	387^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.1%	143	45.0	42.1	71.4	61.0		52.6	54.7	35.0		$15,674	$107	$15,567
Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16 Mineral Spring Drive	Dover	07801	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7330	298	32	9.3	25.5%	117 (39.3%)	34 (11.4%)	91 (30.5%)	41 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	59.5	546^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.5%		57.9	569^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.5%	23	25.8	45.7	80.6	62.9		47.2	61.1	48.3		$16,882	$60	$16,822
East Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 East McFarlan Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2055	411	38	10.8	71.8%	11 (2.7%)	11 (2.7%)	388 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.3	889^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.0%		38	822^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	38.6%	67	26.4	7.4	27.4	60.6	51.7	11.1	25.8	41.2	38.9	$4,452	$577	$3,875
North Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Highland Avenue	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2020	640	61	10.5	75.0%	12 (1.9%)	14 (2.2%)	604 (94.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	14.7	1179^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.5%		19.6	1082^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	19.1%	97	1.4	20.0	37.8	5.7	32.1	29.3	32.5	1.4	21.7	$5,024	$492	$4,532
Stony Brook Elementary School	Public	K-5	44 Stony Brook Road	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-2411	365	40	9.2	7.1%	241 (66.0%)	5 (1.4%)	79 (21.6%)	13 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	81.5	267^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.2%		79.7	285^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.7%	18	47.7	68.4	61.9	66.1		85.7	73.0	66.7		$15,515	$21	$15,494
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	37 Keller Avenue	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 625-8602	272	22	12.5	27.9%	126 (46.3%)	10 (3.7%)	108 (39.7%)	22 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	31.4	936^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.5%		70.9	406^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.7%	530		34.9				39.1				$8,637	$54	$8,583
Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School	Public	K-5	665 Mt Hope Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7450	346	36	9.7	27.5%	181 (52.3%)	3 (0.9%)	130 (37.6%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	63.1	501^st of 1347 public elementary schools	62.8%		72.6	386^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.2%	115	29.1	44.0	71.9	54.9		59.6	72.4	49.2		$16,158	$76	$16,082
Academy Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14 Academy Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2030	509	41	12.2	83.3%	20 (3.9%)	16 (3.1%)	468 (91.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	10.8	1239^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.0%		14.6	1151^st of 1338 public elementary schools	14.0%	88	12.5	4.1	23.4	33.4	21.0	5.2	21.3	15.0	14.6	$4,572	$529	$4,043
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	137 East Central Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Wharton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-2506	434	49	8.8	54.8%	76 (17.5%)	8 (1.8%)	334 (77.0%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	38.3	838^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.8%		41.7	773^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	42.2%	65	18.8	42.2	52.7	47.1		40.7	41.6	33.3		$10,879	$284	$10,595
Fernbrook School	Public	K-5	206 Quaker Church Road	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-0660	474	47	10.0	25.9%	199 (42.0%)	14 (3.0%)	170 (35.9%)	76 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	55	617^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.2%		57.3	574^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.1%	43	35.8	30.8	66.7	60.8		41.8	60.5	50.6		$11,152	$351	$10,801

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