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Middle Schools in Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District

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DistrictBurnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District117^th of 874 New York districtsFull district overview →

School

704

Students

Top rankedRichard H O'Rourke Middle School198^th of 1,500 New York middle schools

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Richard H O'Rourke Middle School up 52 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District in New York is home to one standout middle school, Richard H O'Rourke Middle School. This school consistently ranks among the top 13% of middle schools in the state, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years.

Richard H O'Rourke Middle School's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA and Math proficiency rates ranged from 66.06% to 78.8%, well above the state averages of 50.86% to 56.47%. The school also had a 100% proficiency rate on Regents exams in Algebra I and Life Science Biology, far surpassing the state averages. Additionally, the school's 8th grade science proficiency rate of 77.58% was over 34 percentage points higher than the state average.

The school's exceptional performance is likely supported by the district's significant investment in resources and staffing. The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District spends $23,295 per student, which is significantly higher than the state average, and the school has a low student-teacher ratio of 9.8, indicating a high level of individualized attention for students. These factors, combined with the school's consistently high academic outcomes, make Richard H O'Rourke Middle School a standout institution within the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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/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	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richard H O'Rourke Middle School	Public	6-8	173 Lakehill Rd	Burnt Hills	12027	Schenectady County	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 399-9141	704	72	9.8	18.8%	630 (89.5%)	7 (1.0%)	29 (4.1%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.1%)	84.4	198^th of 1500 public middle schools	86.8%		78.8	250^th of 1504 public middle schools	83.4%	52	100.0	100.0	71.6	66.1	66.4	66.8	78.8	77.0	77.6	99.3	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	100.0	$23,737	$276	$23,461

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Schenectady City School District	5.41 mi	15	841^st
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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