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Burgard Vocational High School

Public | 9-12 | 590 students
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3 stars

Based on 9 ratings
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Posted June 13, 2010
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This school is way behind on testing scores and is an unproductive community. The students come from broken homes and have other things on their minds besides learning, which makes a productive day very difficult. Teachers spend more time controlling the classroom and keeping kids from fighting each other than teaching. The administration rarely, if ever, follows through with actual discipline, and it takes multiple attempts by a teacher to convince the Vice Principal to take an out control of student from the classroom. Furthermore, they patronize the students by condescendingly referring to them as "children" and "young people" and using a three-point check system for behavior that the students treat as a joke. There is little structure to the students and teachers' lives too, as schedules will be switched during a semester to take effect immediately, meaning that students and teachers lose classes without warning. Needs a major overhaul.

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Posted February 23, 2010
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i think this a wonderful school and im i 7th grade.i do approve this school.
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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Algebra 2/Trigonometry

The state average for Algebra 2/Trigonometry was 64% in 2011.

8 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
38%
Chemistry

The state average for Chemistry was 78% in 2011.

2011

 
 
n/a
Earth Science

The state average for Earth Science was 72% in 2011.

224 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
8%
English

The state average for English was 85% in 2011.

128 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
43%
French

The state average for French was 95% in 2011.

2011

 
 
n/a
Geometry

The state average for Geometry was 75% in 2011.

84 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
12%
Global History and Geography

The state average for Global History and Geography was 70% in 2011.

141 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
37%
Integrated Algebra

The state average for Integrated Algebra was 73% in 2011.

251 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
22%
Italian

The state average for Italian was 98% in 2011.

2011

 
 
n/a
Living Environment

The state average for Living Environment was 81% in 2011.

89 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
52%
Physics

The state average for Physics was 79% in 2011.

2011

 
 
n/a
Spanish

The state average for Spanish was 94% in 2011.

2011

 
 
n/a
U.S. History and Government

The state average for U.S. History and Government was 80% in 2011.

327 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
16%
Scale: % passing

About the tests

In 2010-2011 New York used the New York State Regents Examinations to test high school students in english language arts, math, global history and geography, US history and government, living environment, chemistry, earth science, physics and several foreign languages. The results for english language arts, math, living environment, chemistry, earth science, physics, global history and geography, US history and government, french, italian, and spanish are displayed in GreatSchools profiles. Students must take at least five Regents Exams in order to graduate. Scores of 65 and above are passing; scores of 55 and above earn credit toward a local diploma (with the approval of the local board of education). The goal is for all students to pass the tests.

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Source: New York State Education Department

Algebra 2/Trigonometry

All Students38%
Students with disabilitiesn/a
General population38%

Chemistry

All Studentsn/a
Students with disabilitiesn/a
General populationn/a

Earth Science

All Students8%
Students with disabilities2%
General population10%

English

All Students43%
Students with disabilities13%
General population52%

French

All Studentsn/a
Students with disabilitiesn/a
General populationn/a

Geometry

All Students12%
Students with disabilities4%
General population15%

Global History and Geography

All Students37%
Students with disabilities19%
General population41%

Integrated Algebra

All Students22%
Students with disabilities10%
General population26%

Italian

All Studentsn/a
Students with disabilitiesn/a
General populationn/a

Living Environment

All Students52%
Students with disabilities35%
General population57%

Physics

All Studentsn/a
Students with disabilitiesn/a
General populationn/a

Spanish

All Studentsn/a
Students with disabilitiesn/a
General populationn/a

U.S. History and Government

All Students16%
Students with disabilities9%
General population18%
Scale: % passing

About the tests

In 2010-2011 New York used the New York State Regents Examinations to test high school students in english language arts, math, global history and geography, US history and government, living environment, chemistry, earth science, physics and several foreign languages. The results for english language arts, math, living environment, chemistry, earth science, physics, global history and geography, US history and government, french, italian, and spanish are displayed in GreatSchools profiles. Students must take at least five Regents Exams in order to graduate. Scores of 65 and above are passing; scores of 55 and above earn credit toward a local diploma (with the approval of the local board of education). The goal is for all students to pass the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the New York Department of Education. If there are fewer than 5 students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

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Source: New York State Education Department

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Black 76% 19%
White 12% 51%
Hispanic 10% 21%
American Indian/Alaska Native 1% 0%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1% 8%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 93%N/A44%
Limited English proficient 4%N/A7%
Source: NYSED, 2007-2008

Graduation rate

  This school District averageState average
All Students 39%N/A76%
Female 56%N/A79%
Male 25%N/A71%
Black or African American 41%N/A61%
Economically disadvantaged 43%N/A65%
Not economically disadvantaged 28%N/A80%
Students with disabilities 21%N/A56%
General-Education students 44%N/A79%
Source: NYSED, 2007-2008

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 10N/A13
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Teacher experience

  This school District averageState average
Fewer than 3 years experience 13%N/A10%
Source: NYSED, 2007-2008

Teacher education levels

  This school District averageState average
Master's degree and above 26%N/A33%
Source: NYSED, 2007-2008

Teacher credentials

  This school District averageState average
Teachers with no valid teaching certificate 9%N/A5%
Source: NYSED, 2007-2008

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