RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL

As an average-sized intermediate school in BURNT HILLS, New York, RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL caters to 704 students from grades 6 through 8, run under BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 33% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 3,105 students overall.

On the student-mix side, RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at school resources, RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL shows 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Schenectady County's rate of about 50%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.1%; this one delivers 73.1%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Schenectady County put median household earnings sit near $79,623, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Schenectady County's 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,555 students), RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 68.3%.

RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL has showed little movement, going from 700 students in 2018 to 704 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

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