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Cold Spring Harbor Central School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Lloyd Harbor and Laurel Hollow, and parts of Oyster Bay, Huntington and Oyster Bay Cove.

Lloyd Harbor’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of New York school districts

Students
1,531
Schools
4
Spent per student
$54,125
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
2%
Debt
$25.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cold Spring Harbor Central School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 36 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 31 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 56% more per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $25.9M, about $16,901 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% 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
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A+Lloyd Harbor 3,587A+Laurel Hollow 1,949

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lloyd Harbor. Grade by grade →

K–1Goosehill Primary CenterThis district
2–62 schoolsThis district
7–12Cold Spring Harbor High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency82%
State average 46.5% · 792 students tested
Reading / language arts80%
State average 48.9% · 716 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 87.2% · 146 in the class

91% 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
$54,125 per student · 56% above NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 49%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 92%State 7%Federal 1%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,585’20
1,627’21
1,565’22
1,525’23
1,531’24

Down 3.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Hispanic 6%Asian 6%Two or more races 4%Black <1%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.

Goosehill Primary Center
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Cold Spring Harbor
208 students13:1
Lloyd Harbor School
Elementary · Grades 2–6 · Huntington
A
389 students10:1
West Side School
Elementary · Grades 2–6 · Syosset
A
215 students9:1
Cold Spring Harbor High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cold Spring Harbor
A−
719 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Locust Valley Central School DistrictLattingtown, Matinecock
$47,361per student
North Shore Central School DistrictRoslyn Harbor, Sea Cliff
$45,475per student
Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School DistrictCove Neck
$43,253per student
Roslyn Union Free School DistrictEast Hills, Roslyn Harbor
$34,133per 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.