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West Side School

PublicElementaryGrades 2–6

1597 Laurel Hollow Rd, Syosset, NY 11791 · (516) 692-7900 · Part of Cold Spring Harbor Central School District

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Directions
Students
215
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
2%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
2–6
The gist

What stands out about West Side School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency87%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts92%
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 ↗

1597 Laurel Hollow Rd, Syosset

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 233
Grade 337
Grade 445
Grade 547
Grade 652
Ungraded1
Enrollment over time
227’20
238’21
233’22
191’23
215’24

Down 5.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Asian 7%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 5%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Side School from Oyster Bay families.

Other schools in Cold Spring Harbor Central School District

The district →
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
Cold Spring Harbor High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cold Spring Harbor
A−
719 students10:1

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; Oyster Bay’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.