The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake School District is proud to be one of the top performing school districts in the Greater Capital Region of New York State.
Our five schools have achieved an enviable record of pupil performance, staff accountability, and program efficiency. These accomplishments are a reflection of students who are intelligent and willing to work hard, parents who value education and push their children to excel, and a community that demands outstanding schools. These accomplishments are also a reflection of staff who emphasize basic skills and work to improve programs annually, yet recognize the need to work within a limited budget.
A summary of the latest test scores, graduation rates and other data in the New York State School Report Cards can be found on the State Education Department's website (Note: BH-BL is listed under Saratoga County.)
An easier to understand, objective source of school district data and comparisons for our region is the annual analysis published by the Capital District Business Review. In their most recent "Schools Report 2013" from June 2013, BH-BL is ranked 5th out of 85 school districts in 11 counties on the basis of our graduation and state testing data.
Charlton Heights Elementary School
Grades K-5
170 Stage Road
Ballston Lake, NY 12019
Tim Sinnenberg, Principal
Grades K-5
30 Pashley Road
Glenville, NY 12302
Jill Bonacio, Principal
Francis L. Stevens Elementary School
Grades K-5
25 Lakehill Road
Ballston Lake, NY 12019
Richard Evans, Principal
Richard H. O'Rourke Middle School
Grades 6-8
173 Lakehill Road
Burnt Hills, NY 12027
Colleen Wolff, Principal
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School
Grades 9-12
88 Lakehill Road
Burnt Hills, NY 12027
Timothy Brunson, Principal
The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake community lies in a suburban and rural area of southern Saratoga County and northern Schenectady County, New York. It encompasses approximately 40 square miles and includes most of the town of Ballston, as well as parts of the towns of Charlton, Clifton Park, and Glenville.
The community includes more than 8,000 households, mostly in single-family residential developments, plus a number of working farms, apple orchards, woods and undeveloped areas. Commercial development is limited primarily to the main north-south thoroughfare, NY State Route 50. There is no true downtown nor economically depressed section of the district.
The immediate community features many fine restaurants and stores, varied houses of worship, excellent community libraries, a fully equipped YMCA, modern community playgrounds, and several parks with playing fields, ice rinks, hiking and ski trails.
In many respects the community enjoys the best of both worlds, being an easy commute to the cultural centers and employers in the neighboring cities of Schenectady, Saratoga, Albany and Troy, yet lacking the traffic congestion of many adjoining towns.
Major shopping centers are only 5-10 miles away in Rotterdam and Clifton Park. Cultural attractions within a 40-minute drive include the New York State Museum and Times Union Arena in Albany, Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (summer home of the New York City Ballet and Philadelphia Orchestra) in Saratoga.
Below are some helpful links to services, educational institutions and organizations serving our area.