BIRCH SCHOOL (MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT SCH DIST.), New York - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

BIRCH SCHOOL is a Elementary in MERRICK, NY. It currently serves 594 students (grades PK-06). The school is part of the MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT School District and all schools in New York.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:594

Number of Teachers: 55

Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.75

Location Info

Location: 2400 CENTRAL PKWY, MERRICK, NY 11566

Mailing Address: 2400 CENTRAL PKWY, MERRICK, NY 11566-4100

Phone: (516)992-7250

Website: http://www.merrick.k12.ny.us

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	76
Grade 2	58
Grade 3	81
Grade 4	88
Grade 5	92
Grade 6	80
Kindergarten	67
Pre-Kindergarten	51

Gender/Sex of BIRCH SCHOOL Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	302	50.84
Female	292	49.16

Race/Ethnicity Demography of BIRCH SCHOOL Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	37	6.23
Black or African American	13	2.19
Hispanic/Latino	66	11.11
Two or more races	18	3.03
White	460	77.44

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	20	6.62
Black or African American	6	1.99
Hispanic/Latino	28	9.27
Two or more races	9	2.98
White	239	79.14

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	17	5.82
Black or African American	7	2.40
Hispanic/Latino	38	13.01
Two or more races	9	3.08
White	221	75.69

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	2.63
Hispanic/Latino	6	7.90
Two or more races	5	6.58
White	63	82.90

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	5	8.62
Black or African American	1	1.72
Hispanic/Latino	7	12.07
Two or more races	3	5.17
White	42	72.41

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.24
Hispanic/Latino	8	9.88
Two or more races	1	1.24
White	71	87.65

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	10	11.36
Black or African American	2	2.27
Hispanic/Latino	13	14.77
Two or more races	2	2.27
White	61	69.32

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	6	6.52
Black or African American	7	7.61
Hispanic/Latino	9	9.78
Two or more races	1	1.09
White	69	75.00

Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	8	10.00
Black or African American	2	2.50
Hispanic/Latino	12	15.00
Two or more races	2	2.50
White	56	70.00

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	4.48
Black or African American	1	1.49
Hispanic/Latino	7	10.45
Two or more races	3	4.48
White	53	79.10

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	3.92
Hispanic/Latino	4	7.84
Two or more races	1	1.96
White	44	86.28