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Harborfields Central School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Huntington’s School Grade A better than 89% of New York school districts

Students
2,773
Schools
4
Spent per student
$31,528
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Debt
$8.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Harborfields Central School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8.5M, about $3,049 per student
  • Only 74% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A+

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Huntington. Grade by grade →

K–55 elementary schoolsHalf Hollow Hills Central School District
6–82 middle schoolsHalf Hollow Hills Central School District
9–122 high schoolsHalf Hollow Hills Central School District

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency73%
State average 46.5% · 1,139 students tested
Reading / language arts71%
State average 48.9% · 1,003 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)98%
State average 87.2% · 259 in the class

74% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$31,528 per student · 9% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 33%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 24%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,873’20
2,781’21
2,764’22
2,767’23
2,773’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Hispanic 18%Asian 6%Two or more races 5%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Washington Drive Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Centerport
621 students10:1
Thomas J Lahey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Greenlawn
B+
602 students11:1
Oldfield Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenlawn
B
627 students11:1
Harborfields High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenlawn
A
923 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Cold Spring Harbor Central School DistrictLaurel Hollow, Lloyd Harbor
$54,125per student
Connetquot Central School DistrictIslip
$37,752per student
Kings Park Central School DistrictSmithtown
$34,214per student
Smithtown Central School DistrictSmithtown
$34,788per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.