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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL this year?
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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
704
+4 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 12.4:1
% White
89%
was 93%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
In the discussion threads here, members of the RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.