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Hillside Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

150 W Maple Dr, New Hyde Park, NY 11040 · (516) 434-2419 · Part of New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District

North Hempstead’s School Grade A better than 92% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
446
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
5%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Hillside Grade School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency77%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

150 W Maple Dr, New Hyde Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten46
Grade 149
Grade 253
Grade 352
Grade 445
Grade 569
Grade 674
Ungraded22
Enrollment over time
503’20
464’21
496’22
481’23
446’24

Down 11.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 72%Hispanic 12%White 11%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hillside Grade School from North Hempstead families.

Other schools in New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District

The district →
New Hyde Park Road School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · New Hyde Park
A−
475 students13:1
Manor Oaks William Bowie School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · New Hyde Park
A−
320 students12:1
Garden City Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Garden City Park
B+
310 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; North Hempstead’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.