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Enrollment
704
Middle
DISTRICT 621 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360594000383
RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
173 LAKEHILL RD, BURNT HILLS, NY 12027 · (518) 399-9141 · Schenectady County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of New York public middle schools
- ATest 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
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
132 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 231 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 237 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 229 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 7 | 1% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 72% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL→BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
68.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
77.9%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 77.9% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 73.8% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (73.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 704 | 18.8% | 73.1% |
| STARPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL LOCKPORT | 726 | 17.6% | 74.8% |
| HAMBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL HAMBURG | 741 | 25.4% | 63.0% |
| MARTHA BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL FAIRPORT | 640 | 24.5% | 71.8% |
| CLARENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL CLARENCE | 954 | 19.1% | 72.7% |
| HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA MIDDLE SCHOOL HONEOYE FALLS | 482 | 21.2% | 84.5% |
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 RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Schenectady County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #98 of 766 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #207 of 768 ▲ 32 | #6 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #119 of 768 ▲ 53 | #2 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 704 | #205 of 796 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #264 of 683 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.6% | #607 of 688 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #705 of 773 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #163 of 168 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
704
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 742
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 704 | 71.5 | 9.8:1 | 19% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 719 | 73 | 9.8:1 | 19% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 724 | 70.3 | 10.3:1 | 19% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 702 | 67 | 10.5:1 | 18% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 700 | 56.6 | 12.4:1 | 17% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 769 | 52 | 14.8:1 | 12% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 787 | 59 | 13.3:1 | 11% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 802 | 50 | 16.0:1 | 5% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 742 | 53 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Among the schools in BURNT HILLS, New York, is RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL, a mid-sized middle school. It had 704 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 531 students for middle schools in New York.
BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 5 schools and 3,105 students, including RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Of every 100 students at RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 89 are White. It is also 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Schenectady County is roughly 69% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are about 9.8 students; the school has 71.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. There are 132 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 19% of enrollment. It compares with 50% for public schools in Schenectady County.
RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 82% of New York public middle schools.
In New York, RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 73.1% actual against a predicted 68.1%.
In Schenectady County, the median household earns about $79,623 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Schenectady County, 40 public schools serve about 21,555 students.
About 0.9 miles separate RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL from the closest public school, BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL had 702 students in 2020-21 and 704 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
This page is set up for the RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Schenectady County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,369
Census ACS
Median income
$79,623
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
21,555 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 965 students
- CHARLTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 498 students
- PASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 470 students
- FRANCIS L STEVENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 468 students
Other schools in BURNT HILLS
- BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 965 students
Nearby schools
- BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 965
- FRANCIS L STEVENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 468
- CHARLTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 498
- PASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 470
- GLENCLIFF SCHOOL3.2 mi · 368
- GLENDAAL SCHOOL3.7 mi · 224
Frequently asked questions
About RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 704 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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