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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSH-HENRIETTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362517000492

HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

639 ERIE STATION RD, WEST HENRIETTA, NY 14586 · (585) 359-5300 · Monroe County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of New York public middle schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools

Enrollment
694
Middle
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 531
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
312 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 724135%
Grade 821531%
Grade 923834%
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
34249%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
588%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
8713%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
15823%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
497%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
35551%
Female
33949%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
74.6%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2554.0%74.6%
2023-2449.0%73.3%
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school69445.0%62.3%
MARY K VOLLMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST HENRIETTA
70048.1%58.4%
EMMA E SHERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HENRIETTA
57851.2%60.5%
SAND CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALBANY
87347.4%54.8%
CHARLES H ROTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HENRIETTA
59155.8%58.1%
LISHA KILL MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALBANY
64038.6%56.8%
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Monroe County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
62.3%#232 of 766#12 of 29
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
74.6%#235 of 768
▲ 8
#15 of 29
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.0%#286 of 768
▲ 15
#14 of 28
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
694#210 of 796#12 of 33
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.1:1#450 of 683#27 of 33
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.8%#90 of 688#5 of 33
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
45.0%#475 of 773#19 of 33
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+29.7%#18 of 168#2 of 9
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
694
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+23% since 2000-01, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2569462.811.1:145% (312)
2023-2466561.310.8:146% (304)
2022-2369164.410.7:143% (297)
2020-216876610.4:137% (255)
2017-185355110.5:142% (227)
2015-165084910.4:136% (181)
2010-114904810.2:142% (208)
2000-015665310.7:115% (86)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

About HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle-grades school in WEST HENRIETTA, New York. Students in grades 7 through 9 attend, and enrollment is 694 students. The school's enrollment is 31% larger than the 531 average for middle schools in New York.

RUSH-HENRIETTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 5,596 students in 9 schools, and HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.

The most common group at HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is White students, at 49%. Enrollment also includes 23% Asian, 13% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The school's White share is 20 points below the 70% share among Monroe County residents. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school reports 62.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.1 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 45%.

The allk12 Grade for HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is B+. Compared with New York public middle schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 58.5% at HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.3%.

Among Monroe County residents, the median household income is $76,382, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Monroe County has 185 other public schools.

MARY K VOLLMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. On state test proficiency, HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.

NCES describes the area around HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.

HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL had 687 students in 2020-21 and 694 in 2024-25, nearly the same.

If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Monroe County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
753,753
Census ACS
Median income
$76,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
106,108 students

Quick facts

School name
HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
District
RUSH-HENRIETTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
639 ERIE STATION RD, WEST HENRIETTA, NY 14586
Phone
(585) 359-5300
County
Monroe County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–09
Total enrollment
694
Teachers (FTE)
63
Student–teacher ratio
11.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
312 (45%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
362517000492
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
How many students attend HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 694 students in grades 07-09.
What grades does HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 11.1:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 49% White, 8% Hispanic, 13% Black, 23% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by RUSH-HENRIETTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Monroe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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