HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

As a mid-sized intermediate school in WEST HENRIETTA, New York, HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL educates 694 students from grades 7 through 9, one of the schools within RUSH-HENRIETTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 31% bigger than typical.

RUSH-HENRIETTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,596 students. HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL logs that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 23% Asian, 13% Black, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 45% of students at HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.5%; this one delivers 62.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Monroe County indicate median household income runs about $76,382, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Monroe County's 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,108 students), HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

MARY K VOLLMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 60.3%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 30%: 535 students in 2018 compared to 694 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 62% to 49%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.