New YorkSchoolsBIRCH SCHOOL

BIRCH SCHOOL

PublicRegular
MERRICK, New York · MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Students594enrolled
FRL8%Free/Reduced Lunch
Ratio10.8:1students:teacher
LevelPrimaryRegular
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students594
Grade Span
Student:Teacher10.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch8%
Title INo
SectorPublic

Academic Performance

State accountability indicators and test performance.

NY ESSA · 2025
NY ESSA 2025: Local Support and Improvement

Performance indicators

EM ELP
s
EM Attendance
4
EM Weight Performance
3
EM Core Performance
4
EM Growth
4
overall_status
Local Support and Improvement

Source: California Department of Education — School Dashboard 2025 release.

Student test scores

Percentage of students who met or exceeded the grade-level standard on the most recent state assessment. Each tile is colour-coded: green ≥50%, amber 35-49%, red <35%.

ELA · NY 3-8

Grade 3
57%
n=68
Grade 4
75%
n=75
Grade 5
72%
n=65
Grade 6
70%
n=54
Overall
69%
n=262

Math · NY 3-8

Grade 3
60%
n=68
Grade 4
85%
n=74
Grade 5
72%
n=65
Grade 6
89%
n=56
Overall
76%
n=263

Science · NY 3-8

Grade 5
58%
n=53
Overall
58%
n=53

Source: NY 3-8 2024. “Proficient” includes students who met or exceeded the standard; small-cell data (fewer than ~10 students) is suppressed by the state and shown as “—”.

How this state measures performance

State-specific testing and accountability details will appear here once the NY Department of Education data ingest completes.