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Schools in Melville

Melville’s public schools

Half Hollow Hills Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Melville. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?9/9schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 75% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
76%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$37.5K
▲ 8% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
NY 11.2
Schools in town
0
7,203 students on the public path
In brief

Melville’s schools, in brief

School by school

9 of Melville’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Half Hollow Hills High School West places highest (better than 100%); Sunquam Elementary School lowest (62%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Melville, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Half Hollow Hills High School East and Half Hollow Hills High School West. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Melville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Half Hollow Hills Central School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Half Hollow Hills Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 7,203 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$37,518NY $34,607 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 48.9% · 2554 students tested
Math76%
State average 46.5% · 3016 students tested

Melville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Melville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Melville—Half Hollow Hills Central
HuntingtonAHalf Hollow Hills Central
Babylon——
Oyster Bay——

Every school in Melville

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Melvillein other towns
Signal Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dix Hills
B+
672 students14:1Rate it →
Vanderbilt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dix Hills
A−
708 students14:1Rate it →
Paumanok Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dix Hills
A−
602 students13:1Rate it →
Otsego Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dix Hills
B
574 students12:1Rate it →
Sunquam Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B
538 students12:1Rate it →
West Hollow Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
968 students10:1Rate it →
Candlewood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dix Hills
B+
706 students10:1Rate it →
Half Hollow Hills High School East
High · Grades 9–12 · Dix Hills
A+
1,407 students10:1Rate it →
Half Hollow Hills High School West
High · Grades 9–12 · Dix Hills
A+
1,028 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Melville’s schools

Are Melville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Melville. Half Hollow Hills Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Melville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Melville in?

Half Hollow Hills Central School District.

Where do Melville kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Half Hollow Hills High School East and Half Hollow Hills High School West.

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What Melville families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.