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Burnt Hills-ballston Lake Senior High School vs. Ballston Spa Senior High School

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School Overview

School
Burnt Hills-ballston Lake Senior High School
88 Lakehill Rd
Burnt Hills, NY 12027
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10/
10
Top 1%
Ballston Spa Senior High School
220 Ballston Ave
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
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10/
10
Top 10%
Top Rankings

Burnt Hills-ballston Lake Senior High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in New York for:

Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)

Ballston Spa Senior High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in New York for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Overview
Serving 928 students in grades 9-12, Burnt Hills-ballston Lake Senior High School ranks in the top 1% of all schools in New York for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 1%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is ≥95% (which is higher than the New York state average of 46%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is ≥95% (which is higher than the New York state average of 62%).
The student:teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the New York state level of 11:1.
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the New York state average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 1,249 students in grades 9-12, Ballston Spa Senior High School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in New York for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 98% (which is higher than the New York state average of 46%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 65-69% (which is higher than the New York state average of 49%).
The student:teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the New York state level of 11:1.
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the New York state average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Total Students
928 students
1,249 students
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This chart displays total students of Ballston Spa Senior High School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Male | % Female
48% | 52%
54% | 46%
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Total Classroom Teachers
89 teachers
120 teachers
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This chart displays the total teachers of Ballston Spa Senior High School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
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This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Ballston Spa Senior High School and the public school average student teacher ratio of New York by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Test Scores

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#418 out of 4377 schools in NY
(Top 10%)
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≥95%
(Top 5% in NY)
98%
(Top 5% in NY)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Burnt Hills-ballston Lake Senior High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in New York by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Ballston Spa Senior High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in New York by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
≥95%
(Top 1% in NY)(20-21 School Year Data)
65-69%
(Top 20% in NY)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Burnt Hills-ballston Lake Senior High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New York by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Ballston Spa Senior High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New York by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
≥99%
(Top 1% in NY)
93%
(Top 20% in NY)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Burnt Hills-ballston Lake Senior High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in New York by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Ballston Spa Senior High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in New York by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
94%
(Top 30% in NY)
85%
(Bottom 50% in NY)
This chart displays graduation rate of Burnt Hills-ballston Lake Senior High School and public school graduation rate of New York by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
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Students by Grade

Students by Grade
This chart displays the students of Burnt Hills-ballston Lake Senior High School by grade.
This chart displays the students of Ballston Spa Senior High School by grade.
Grade 9 Students
241
316
Grade 10 Students
236
345
Grade 11 Students
234
280
Grade 12 Students
208
289
Ungraded Students
9
19

Students by Ethnicity

% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
2%
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This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Ballston Spa Senior High School and the percentage of Asian public school students in New York by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hispanic
3%
6%
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This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Ballston Spa Senior High School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in New York by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Black
1%
1%
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This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Ballston Spa Senior High School and the percentage of Black public school students in New York by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% White
92%
87%
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This chart displays the percentage of White students in Ballston Spa Senior High School and the percentage of White public school students in New York by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
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This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Ballston Spa Senior High School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in New York by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
0.15
0.24
This chart displays the diversity score of Burnt Hills-ballston Lake Senior High School and the public school average diversity score of New York by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the diversity score of Ballston Spa Senior High School and the public school average diversity score of New York by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Additional Information

Eligible for Free Lunch
17%
31%
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This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Ballston Spa Senior High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in New York by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
2%
2%
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This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Ballston Spa Senior High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in New York by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
 
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