Is Half Hollow Hills High School West a good school?

Yes! Half Hollow Hills High School West is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 43 rd of 1242 New York high schools.

How many students attend Half Hollow Hills High School West?

In the 2023-24 school year, 989 students attended Half Hollow Hills High School West.

What is the racial makeup of Half Hollow Hills High School West?

Students at Half Hollow Hills High School West are 42% White, 24% Asian, 16% African American, 13% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Half Hollow Hills High School West?

Half Hollow Hills High School West is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Otsego Elementary School Elementary : Vanderbilt Elementary School Middle : Candlewood Middle School

Half Hollow Hills High School West

Summary:

Half Hollow Hills High School West is a public high school located in Dix Hills, New York, serving 1,055 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Half Hollow Hills Central School District, which is ranked 137 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Half Hollow Hills High School West consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York state, ranking 43rd out of 1,242 high schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's strong academic performance is reflected in its test scores, which outperform the state and district averages across a wide range of Regents exams. Additionally, the school performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including female students, African American students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs, demonstrating its commitment to equity and inclusive practices. The school's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 84.3% to 96.3% over the past few years, with correspondingly low dropout rates.

When compared to other high schools in the surrounding area, such as Half Hollow Hills High School East, Plainview-Old Bethpage/JFK High School, and Harborfields High School, Half Hollow Hills High School West stands out as a top-performing institution. The school's higher spending per student, ranging from $20,787 to $25,791 per year, compared to the state average, may contribute to its academic success and the availability of resources to support various educational programs and initiatives.

Detail:

Public 9-12

375 Wolf Hill Rd
Dix Hills, NY 11746-5694

(631) 592-3200

District: Half Hollow Hills Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
43^rd of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,234

Feeder schools for Half Hollow Hills High School West:

Elementary:	Otsego Elementary School
	Vanderbilt Elementary School
Middle:	Candlewood Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.4

Number of students: 989

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.5%

Asian:

24.2%

African American:

15.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 29.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Half Hollow Hills High School West ranks better than 96.5% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.47. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Half Hollow Hills High School West who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Half Hollow Hills High School West is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (42.5%), Asian (24.2%), African American (15.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 29.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Half Hollow Hills High School West is 9.4. (See more...)

Compare Half Hollow Hills High School West employs 104.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Half Hollow Hills High School West is $25,234.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Half Hollow Hills High School West:

SchoolDigger ranks Half Hollow Hills High School West 43^rd of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Half Hollow Hills High School West in the ranking list.)

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Half Hollow Hills Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Half Hollow Hills Central School District 137^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Half Hollow Hills High School West

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Rank History for all students at Half Hollow Hills High School West

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	72.06	129^th	935	86.2%
2006	69.71	199^th	986	79.8%
2007	73.22	116^th	1002	88.4%
2008	75.54	81^st	1027	92.1%
2009	73.30	140^th	1086	87.1%
2010	76.24	86^th	1117	92.3%
2011	76.34	101^st	1165	91.3%
2012	76.89	144^th	1198	88.0%
2013	78.46	118^th	1217	90.3%
2014	77.55	90^th	1237	92.7%
2015	76.81	106^th	1255	91.6%
2016	79.76	82^nd	1255	93.5%
2017	81.02	94^th	1221	92.3%
2018	78.15	135^th	1210	88.8%
2019	80.67	82^nd	1207	93.2%
2021	82.06	29^th	519	94.4%
2022	80.30	104^th	1190	91.3%
2023	83.74	57^th	1228	95.4%
2024	84.47	43^rd	1242	96.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Half Hollow Hills High School West

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	68.94	48^th	165	70.9%
2023	78.47	29^th	272	89.3%
2024	74.93	55^th	306	82.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Half Hollow Hills High School West

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	60.19	164^th	546	70.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Half Hollow Hills High School West

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	84.18	99^th	1095	91.0%
2019	88.57	64^th	1132	94.3%
2021	80.77	16^th	137	88.3%
2022	89.75	42^nd	1038	96.0%
2023	91.97	35^th	1130	96.9%
2024	91.94	36^th	1144	96.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Half Hollow Hills High School West

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.13	180^th	1154	84.4%
2019	76.17	118^th	1179	90.0%
2021	66.13	76^th	289	73.7%
2022	76.83	100^th	1101	90.9%
2023	82.58	44^th	1155	96.2%
2024	83.88	32^nd	1170	97.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Half Hollow Hills High School West

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.03	176^th	1176	85.0%
2019	77.32	164^th	1193	86.3%
2021	82.89	14^th	290	95.2%
2022	80.75	95^th	1155	91.8%
2023	84.08	52^nd	1197	95.7%
2024	84.81	36^th	1219	97.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Half Hollow Hills High School West

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.78	92^nd	1176	92.2%
2019	81.98	54^th	1190	95.5%
2021	77.44	37^th	354	89.5%
2022	78.33	124^th	1154	89.3%
2023	82.80	63^rd	1191	94.7%
2024	82.97	61^st	1211	95.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Half Hollow Hills High School West

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.10	45^th	426	89.4%
2019	75.31	64^th	447	85.7%
2022	76.00	58^th	386	85.0%
2023	77.11	61^st	424	85.6%
2024	76.71	55^th	426	87.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Half Hollow Hills High School West

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	81.57	66^th	679	90.3%
2019	87.05	31^st	686	95.5%
2021	81.25	7^th	42	83.3%
2022	88.48	29^th	593	95.1%
2023	90.56	17^th	671	97.5%
2024	91.28	13^th	690	98.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Half Hollow Hills High School West

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.66	109^th	791	86.2%
2019	77.79	112^th	815	86.3%
2021	63.88	20^th	64	68.8%
2022	81.66	70^th	760	90.8%
2023	86.26	44^th	851	94.8%
2024	87.67	35^th	865	96.0%

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Rank History for White students at Half Hollow Hills High School West

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.03	90^th	765	88.2%
2019	76.82	53^rd	793	93.3%
2022	72.58	110^th	738	85.1%
2023	77.53	62^nd	776	92.0%
2024	78.68	43^rd	781	94.5%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Half Hollow Hills High School West

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	807	73	19	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	918
1990	770	69	18	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	875
1991	742	64	22	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	844
1992	879	84	34	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	1021
1993	776	112	51	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	962
1994	694	129	73	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	925
1995	594	130	73	26	1	n/a	n/a	0	824
1996	594	130	73	26	1	n/a	n/a	0	824
1997	581	144	90	36	2	n/a	n/a	0	853
1998	575	134	94	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	838
1999	646	115	111	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	902
2000	672	122	121	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	952
2001	748	109	126	43	1	n/a	n/a	0	1027
2002	838	133	145	65	1	n/a	n/a	0	1182
2003	838	133	145	65	1	n/a	n/a	0	1182
2004	871	141	154	66	1	n/a	n/a	0	1233
2005	912	162	150	61	1	n/a	n/a	0	1286
2006	933	152	134	65	1	n/a	n/a	0	1285
2007	907	195	163	62	2	n/a	n/a	0	1329
2008	910	217	172	74	0	n/a	n/a	0	1373
2009	913	213	170	78	0	n/a	n/a	1	1375
2010	932	245	182	73	0	n/a	n/a	3	1435
2011	929	238	190	64	0	0	1	0	1422
2012	932	244	206	86	1	0	11	0	1480
2013	954	236	194	81	1	0	14	0	1480
2014	938	212	196	93	2	0	16	0	1457
2015	940	202	191	95	3	0	24	0	1455
2016	871	183	184	95	5	0	28	0	1366
2017	832	171	197	112	5	0	30	0	1347
2018	799	180	192	114	8	0	32	0	1325
2019	706	157	211	116	7	0	36	0	1233
2020	673	148	214	120	4	0	38	0	1197
2021	596	143	211	118	7	0	41	0	1116
2022	513	140	212	124	6	0	40	0	1035
2023	494	160	231	126	6	0	38	0	1055
2024	420	155	239	130	5	0	40	0	989

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Half Hollow Hills High School West

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	918	81.0	11.3	n/a
1990	875	74.8	11.6	n/a
1991	844	70.1	12.0	n/a
1992	1021	80.5	12.6	n/a
1993	962	74.2	13.0	n/a
1994	925	69.0	13.4	5.3
1995	824	58.0	14.2	5.5
1996	824	58.0	14.2	5.5
1997	853	56.0	15.2	6.2
1998	838	57.8	14.5	6.9
1999	902	60.8	14.8	5.9
2000	952	68.9	13.8	7.2
2001	1027	74.5	13.8	6.1
2002	1182	86.2	13.7	5.9
2003	1182	86.2	13.7	5.9
2004	1233	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1286	93.1	13.8	7.4
2006	1285	94.0	13.7	6.7
2007	1329	99.8	13.3	6.5
2008	1373	96.7	14.2	7
2009	1375	97.0	14.2	8.1
2010	1435	95.9	14.9	10.3
2011	1422	106.6	13.3	10.7
2012	1480	100.7	14.6	10.6
2013	1480	99.2	14.9	12.7
2014	1457	97.0	15.0	12.3
2015	1455	104.0	13.9	16.5
2016	1366	105.0	13.0	18.7
2017	1347	110.5	12.1	19.2
2018	1325	111.0	11.9	17
2019	1233	103.9	11.8	19.5
2020	1197	127.1	9.4	20
2021	1116	112.5	9.9	21.7
2022	1035	113.2	9.1	23.8
2023	1055	107.0	9.8	25.3
2024	989	104.5	9.4	29.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Half Hollow Hills High School West

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	918	81.0	11.3	n/a
1990	875	74.8	11.6	n/a
1991	844	70.1	12.0	n/a
1992	1021	80.5	12.6	n/a
1993	962	74.2	13.0	n/a
1994	925	69.0	13.4	5.3
1995	824	58.0	14.2	5.5
1996	824	58.0	14.2	5.5
1997	853	56.0	15.2	6.2
1998	838	57.8	14.5	6.9
1999	902	60.8	14.8	5.9
2000	952	68.9	13.8	7.2
2001	1027	74.5	13.8	6.1
2002	1182	86.2	13.7	5.9
2003	1182	86.2	13.7	5.9
2004	1233	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1286	93.1	13.8	7.4
2006	1285	94.0	13.7	6.7
2007	1329	99.8	13.3	6.5
2008	1373	96.7	14.2	7
2009	1375	97.0	14.2	8.1
2010	1435	95.9	14.9	10.3
2011	1422	106.6	13.3	10.7
2012	1480	100.7	14.6	10.6
2013	1480	99.2	14.9	12.7
2014	1457	97.0	15.0	12.3
2015	1455	104.0	13.9	16.5
2016	1366	105.0	13.0	18.7
2017	1347	110.5	12.1	19.2
2018	1325	111.0	11.9	17
2019	1233	103.9	11.8	19.5
2020	1197	127.1	9.4	20
2021	1116	112.5	9.9	21.7
2022	1035	113.2	9.1	23.8
2023	1055	107.0	9.8	25.3
2024	989	104.5	9.4	29.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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