📍 173 Lakehill Rd, Burnt Hills, Schenectady County, 12027
Richard H O'rourke Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Burnt Hills, Schenectady County. The school has 724 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 70.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Richard H O'rourke Middle School enrolls 724 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 70.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 5% Two or more races and 2.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 648 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
138 of the school's 724 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 123 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Richard H O'rourke Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 49, state house district 112.
Richard H O'rourke Middle School is one of 5 schools in BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BURNT HILLS, New York. The district serves 3,137 students district-wide and employs 281 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 724 students, Richard H O'rourke Middle School is larger than the district average of about 627 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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