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Richard H O'Rourke Middle School

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Richard H O'Rourke Middle School ranks 198 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 87% of New York middle schools

Summary

Richard H O'Rourke Middle School is a public middle school located in Burnt Hills, NY, serving 719 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District, which is ranked 117 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richard H O'Rourke Middle School consistently performs well above the state average in New York State Assessments across all grade levels and subjects, with 71.62% of 6th graders, 66.06% of 7th graders, and 66.36% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 50.86%, 50.99%, and 52.38% respectively. The school also outperforms the state in Math and Science assessments and has an exceptional performance on Regents exams, with 100% of students proficient or better in Algebra I and Living Environment/Biology exams in recent years.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Richard H O'Rourke Middle School significantly outperforms the schools in the Schenectady City School District, such as Mont Pleasant Middle School and Central Park Middle School, which rank in the bottom 5-10% of New York middle schools. In contrast, Richard H O'Rourke Middle School consistently ranks in the top 15-20% of New York middle schools, and even when compared to the high-performing schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District, such as Acadia Middle School, Koda Middle School, and Gowana Middle School, Richard H O'Rourke Middle School maintains a strong performance, often ranking in the top 15-20% of the state.

704

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,737

Per pupil spending ?

18.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

173 Lakehill Rd
Burnt Hills, NY 12027-9405

(518) 399-9141

District: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District

Students who attend Richard H O'Rourke Middle School usually attend:

High:

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Senior High School

Feeder schools for Richard H O'Rourke Middle School:

Elementary:	Charlton Heights Elementary School
	Francis L Stevens Elementary School
	Pashley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.5%

Hispanic:

4.1%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (73% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of New York middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg75%

New York avg53%

198^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

117^th of 874Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District among New York 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 York percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	198 of 1500	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	250 of 1504	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	375 of 1500	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	228 of 1479	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	318 of 1242	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	167 of 1439	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	209 of 1438	85.5%	★★★★☆
2017	79.9	231 of 1455	84.1%	★★★★☆
2016	69.4	360 of 1429	74.8%	★★★★☆
2015	80.0	205 of 1407	85.4%	★★★★☆
2014	86.2	125 of 1401	91.1%	★★★★★
2013	82.9	182 of 1373	86.7%	★★★★☆
2012	86.8	118 of 1337	91.2%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	89 of 1295	93.1%	★★★★★
2010	87.1	88 of 1243	92.9%	★★★★★
2009	81.1	143 of 1224	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	82.7	146 of 1185	87.7%	★★★★☆
2007	84.5	121 of 1123	89.2%	★★★★☆
2006	82.5	156 of 1095	85.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	191 of 1457	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	274 of 1465	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	398 of 1463	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	237 of 1454	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	275 of 1066	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	164 of 1370	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	249 of 1353	81.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	177 of 965	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	154 of 953	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	230 of 943	75.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	369 of 1283	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	599 of 1296	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	532 of 1288	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	440 of 1306	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	389 of 935	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	295 of 1241	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	207 of 1245	83.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	208 of 1455	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	223 of 1464	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	338 of 1464	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	223 of 1455	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	303 of 1071	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	169 of 1366	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	182 of 1352	86.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	119 of 235	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	85 of 220	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	91 of 208	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	58 of 190	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	29 of 126	77.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	288 of 1298	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	53.3	445 of 1303	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	392 of 1307	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	164 of 1283	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.3	124 of 522	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	147 of 1139	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	132 of 1170	88.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	176 of 775	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	218 of 778	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.6	325 of 772	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	216 of 748	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	232 of 614	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	159 of 716	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	211 of 763	72.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)49th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology100%+42 vs state

Science78%+34 vs state

Math74%+22 vs state

English Language Arts68%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 Earth Science End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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
Acadia Middle School	Public	6-8	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0450	761	62	12.2	25.2%	515 (67.7%)	33 (4.3%)	54 (7.1%)	109 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.4%)	89.7	137^th of 1500 public middle schools	90.9%		87.3	158^th of 1504 public middle schools	89.5%	21		100.0		100.0	100.0	74.7	75.5	73.7	79.4	77.8	81.1	70.8	98.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.9	99.9	$24,564	$815	$23,749
Koda Middle School	Public	6-8	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-0470	765	56	13.5	26.9%	501 (65.5%)	36 (4.7%)	73 (9.5%)	106 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.3%)	89.7	140^th of 1500 public middle schools	90.7%		87.3	157^th of 1504 public middle schools	89.6%	17		100.0		100.0	100.0	68.7	70.3	81.9	70.8	87.4	85.7	81.9	98.5	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.6	$24,140	$802	$23,338
Gowana Middle School	Public	6-8	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0460	764	58	13.1	15.7%	601 (78.7%)	11 (1.4%)	56 (7.3%)	57 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.0%)	91.8	107^th of 1500 public middle schools	92.9%		93.6	90^th of 1504 public middle schools	94.0%	17		100.0		100.0	100.0	76.2	70.8	82.0	73.7	83.6	95.7	83.7	96.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	97.9	$24,625	$818	$23,807
Oneida Middle School	Public	6-8	1629 Oneida St	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8260	657	65	10.0	79.5%	117 (17.8%)	198 (30.1%)	159 (24.2%)	106 (16.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (11.3%)	12.2	1406^th of 1500 public middle schools	6.3%		17	1346^th of 1504 public middle schools	10.5%	60		93.2	69.4			27.2	24.6	28.0	9.8	20.6	17.2	33.3	99.2	99.4	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.4	99.6	$29,896	$3,764	$26,132
Scotia-Glenville Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Prestige Pkwy	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Scotia-Glenville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 382-1263	489	47	10.3	35.8%	408 (83.4%)	32 (6.5%)	36 (7.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	68.7	397^th of 1500 public middle schools	73.5%		65.2	451^st of 1504 public middle schools	70.0%	54		100.0	94.1		100.0	59.4	43.7	67.0	63.3	66.2	73.3	69.6	99.1	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.8	$27,302	$997	$26,305
Ballston Spa Middle School	Public	6-8	210 Ballston Ave	Ballston Spa	12020	Saratoga County	Ballston Spa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 884-7200	883	89	9.9	33.0%	722 (81.8%)	21 (2.4%)	75 (8.5%)	19 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.9%)	73.3	340^th of 1500 public middle schools	77.3%		63.1	488^th of 1504 public middle schools	67.6%	148	100.0	100.0				54.5	49.6	64.7	74.2	67.2	74.0	69.2	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	$27,063	$582	$26,481
Van Antwerp Middle School	Public	6-8	2253 Story Ave	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-1243	442	42	10.6	24.0%	267 (60.4%)	35 (7.9%)	43 (9.7%)	63 (14.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.0%)	87.2	160^th of 1500 public middle schools	89.3%		87	161^st of 1504 public middle schools	89.3%	1		100.0				65.5	73.1	72.5	67.6	82.8	80.8	77.3	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$23,617	$686	$22,931
Central Park Middle School	Public	6-8	421 Elm St	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8250	600	65	9.1	76.3%	82 (13.7%)	159 (26.5%)	136 (22.7%)	169 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.8%)	10	1426^th of 1500 public middle schools	4.9%		11.5	1418^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.7%	8		77.4	34.2			22.7	24.7	21.5	13.2	16.0	17.4	28.5	93.0	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.6	98.6	$29,324	$4,091	$25,233
Mont Pleasant Middle School	Public	6-8	1121 Forest Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3569	569	66	8.6	80.5%	63 (11.1%)	146 (25.7%)	136 (23.9%)	155 (27.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (11.4%)	6.3	1464^th of 1500 public middle schools	2.4%		5.4	1484^th of 1504 public middle schools	1.3%	20		81.5	42.9			17.2	24.4	15.2	3.4	23.0	6.7	19.1	99.0	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	100.0	99.9	$32,483	$4,461	$28,022

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard H O'Rourke Middle School

What high school do graduates of Richard H O'Rourke Middle School attend?

Students who attend Richard H O'Rourke Middle School usually go on to attend Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Richard H O'Rourke Middle School?

Students at Richard H O'Rourke Middle School are 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Richard H O'Rourke Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 704 students attended Richard H O'Rourke Middle School.

Is Richard H O'Rourke Middle School a good school?

Richard H O'Rourke Middle School ranks 198^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Richard H O'Rourke Middle School in?

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District

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