Birch Elementary School
Public elementary school in Longview, Texas · Pine Tree ISD · Grades 1–4
Birch Elementary School serves 656 students in grades 1–4 in Longview (Gregg County). It is one of 6 schools in Pine Tree ISD. By enrollment it is the 1204th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 42.29 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 1–4 |
| District | Pine Tree ISD |
| County | Gregg County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483498013448 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pine Tree ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 656 | 4,439 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.1% | 69% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 63% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Birch Elementary School in context
Size
Birch Elementary School is the 2nd largest of Pine Tree ISD's 3 elementary schools; its 656 students are 14.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 424; Birch Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 1 with 182 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 154, against an average of 164 per grade. This year grade 4 has 12% fewer students than grade 1 (161 against 182). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 37.3% here and 32.2% across Pine Tree ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 30.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
69.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 69% across Pine Tree ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 42.29 full-time-equivalent teachers for 656 students, Birch Elementary School has 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 656 students would have about 44.3 teachers, so Birch Elementary School has 2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Birch Elementary School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other elementary school is Pine Tree Primary School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 18 other elementary schools, 8 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 37.3% |
| Hispanic | 30.5% |
| Black | 23.3% |
| Two or more races | 8.1% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 182 |
| Grade 2 | 159 |
| Grade 3 | 154 |
| Grade 4 | 161 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
815 Birch Dr., Longview, TX 75604
Phone: (903)295-5120
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Birch Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Tree Primary School | Pine Tree ISD | 0.2 mi | 498 | 17.4 | 79.7% |
| Parkway Elementary School | Pine Tree ISD | 2.2 mi | 674 | 15.2 | 75.8% |
| Spring Hill Intermediate School | Spring Hill ISD | 2.8 mi | 454 | 14.7 | 38.5% |
| Spring Hill Primary School | Spring Hill ISD | 2.8 mi | 426 | 13.8 | 44.1% |
| White Oak Intermediate School | White Oak ISD | 2.9 mi | 311 | 12.6 | 40.2% |
| White Oak Primary School | White Oak ISD | 2.9 mi | 349 | 13.2 | 43.8% |
| Bramlette STEAM Academy | Longview ISD | 4.0 mi | 421 | 13.6 | 87.9% |
| Ware Elementary School | Longview ISD | 4.8 mi | 411 | 13.2 | 90% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Pine Tree ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkway Elementary School | Elementary | 1–4 | 674 |
| Pine Tree High School | High | 9–12 | 1,257 |
| Pine Tree Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 683 |
| Pine Tree Middle School | Middle | 5–6 | 671 |
| Pine Tree Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 498 |