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Henry V Burger Junior High School

Public Grades 7-9
536th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,500 New York Middle Schools
Better than 64% of New York middle schools
Summary

Henry V Burger Junior High School is a public middle school located in West Henrietta, New York, serving grades 7-9 with a total enrollment of 665 students. The school is part of the Rush-Henrietta Central School District.

Henry V Burger Junior High School consistently outperforms the district and the state in proficiency rates for various subjects and grade levels, particularly in math and Regents exams. For example, the school's 7th grade math proficiency rate was 67.67% compared to 63.31% for the district and 56.47% for the state. The school also excels in Regents exams, with high proficiency rates in Earth Science, Living Environment, Algebra I, and Geometry. However, the school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which has increased significantly in recent years, reaching 31.5% in 2024-2025, higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Charles H Roth Junior High School within the same district generally underperforms Henry V Burger Junior High School in test scores and student subgroup performance. However, when compared to schools in other nearby districts, such as Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School and Calkins Road Middle School, Henry V Burger Junior High School lags behind in overall academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Math proficiency rates.

694
Students ?
11.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$25,074
Per pupil spending ?
45%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 639 Erie Station Rd
       West Henrietta, NY  14586-9799

(585) 359-5300

District: Rush-Henrietta Central School District


Students who attend Henry V Burger Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Rush-Henrietta Senior High School

Feeder schools for Henry V Burger Junior High School:

Elementary:    Ethel K Fyle Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
49.3%
Asian:
22.8%
African American:
12.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the New York average (69% vs 54% meeting standards)
Above the New York median (64th percentile)
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 20 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school69%
District avg62%
New York avg54%
536th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 36%▼ down 15 pts since 2015
From top 21% (2015) to top 36% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2Middle Schools in the Rush-Henrietta Central School District
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202561.1536 of 150064.3%★★★☆☆
202456.9592 of 150460.6%★★★☆☆
202362.1509 of 150066.1%★★★☆☆
202271.4327 of 147977.9%★★★★☆
202160.7402 of 124267.6%★★★☆☆
201964.6442 of 143969.3%★★★☆☆
201860.6501 of 143865.2%★★★☆☆
201765.9422 of 145571.0%★★★★☆
201661.7472 of 142967.0%★★★☆☆
201573.4295 of 140779.0%★★★★☆
201470.3327 of 140176.7%★★★★☆
201383.3179 of 137387.0%★★★★☆
201280.5228 of 133782.9%★★★★☆
201181.7207 of 129584.0%★★★★☆
201074.3320 of 124374.3%★★★★☆
200975.9279 of 122477.2%★★★★☆
200874.1328 of 118572.3%★★★★☆
200765.6448 of 112360.1%★★★☆☆
200665.4422 of 109561.5%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202549.1319 of 67652.8%★★★☆☆
202437.5447 of 70536.6%★★☆☆☆
202352.3303 of 69656.5%★★★☆☆
202247.6324 of 70654.1%★★★☆☆
202146.1129 of 25349.0%★★☆☆☆
201942.7344 of 65347.3%★★☆☆☆
201841.3377 of 66343.1%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202521.3348 of 40614.3%★☆☆☆☆
202425.7328 of 39617.2%★☆☆☆☆
202327.3323 of 38816.8%★☆☆☆☆
202232.7288 of 38124.4%★☆☆☆☆
202127.5194 of 23617.8%★☆☆☆☆
201924.5310 of 36916.0%★☆☆☆☆
201834.4279 of 37425.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202535.4434 of 64632.8%★★☆☆☆
202439.4353 of 61542.6%★★☆☆☆
202328.6495 of 59116.2%★☆☆☆☆
202225.2518 of 58110.8%★☆☆☆☆
201941.2225 of 47352.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202555.2636 of 145756.3%★★★☆☆
202452.3670 of 146554.3%★★★☆☆
202365.4447 of 146369.4%★★★☆☆
202271.2330 of 145477.3%★★★★☆
202159.6360 of 106666.2%★★★☆☆
201965.1434 of 137068.3%★★★☆☆
201858.5541 of 135360.0%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202557.3351 of 96563.6%★★★☆☆
202427.5736 of 95322.8%★☆☆☆☆
202353.7393 of 94358.3%★★★☆☆
202255.4340 of 91462.8%★★★☆☆
202163.1112 of 44975.1%★★★★☆
201926.0661 of 82620.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202552.3552 of 128357.0%★★★☆☆
202445.9654 of 129649.5%★★☆☆☆
202347.4623 of 128851.6%★★★☆☆
202255.7448 of 130665.7%★★★☆☆
202153.5353 of 93562.2%★★★☆☆
201950.8509 of 124159.0%★★★☆☆
201855.2448 of 124564.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202565.0431 of 145570.4%★★★★☆
202460.3503 of 146465.6%★★★☆☆
202357.7550 of 146462.4%★★★☆☆
202269.2333 of 145577.1%★★★★☆
202157.8385 of 107164.1%★★★☆☆
201964.3405 of 136670.4%★★★★☆
201862.3447 of 135266.9%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202552.8112 of 23552.3%★★★☆☆
202464.377 of 22065.0%★★★☆☆
202360.172 of 20865.4%★★★☆☆
202235.7121 of 19036.3%★★☆☆☆
202121.079 of 9516.8%★☆☆☆☆
201943.763 of 12650.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.6979 of 129824.6%★☆☆☆☆
202431.6925 of 130329.0%★☆☆☆☆
202346.4586 of 130755.2%★★★☆☆
202234.7864 of 128332.7%★★☆☆☆
202147.0211 of 52259.6%★★★☆☆
201936.1715 of 113937.2%★★☆☆☆
201822.71105 of 11705.6%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202564.9266 of 77565.7%★★★☆☆
202456.4327 of 77858.0%★★★☆☆
202358.4315 of 77259.2%★★★☆☆
202268.9204 of 74872.7%★★★★☆
202157.2242 of 61460.6%★★★☆☆
201968.6220 of 71669.3%★★★☆☆
201849.2383 of 76349.8%★★★☆☆
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)
Male (2025)70th percentile+6 vs school
White (2025)66th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)64th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-7 vs school
Female (2025)56th percentile-8 vs school
African American (2025)53rd percentile-11 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile-12 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile-31 vs school
Special Education (2025)25th percentile-40 vs school
Asian (2025)14th percentile-50 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Geometry100%+40 vs state
Algebra I92%+36 vs state
Living Environment82%+25 vs state
Earth Science73%+8 vs state
Math63%+10 vs state
English Language Arts54%~ state avg
Science24%-20 vs state

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Students at Henry V Burger Junior High School are 49% White, 23% Asian, 13% African American, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 694 students attended Henry V Burger Junior High School.

Henry V Burger Junior High School ranks 536th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Henry V Burger Junior High School usually go on to attend Rush-Henrietta Senior High School


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