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Schools in West Hills

West Hills’s public schools

South Huntington Union Free School District and Half Hollow Hills Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Hills. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?10/11schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 66% 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$37.5K
▲ 8% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Half Hollow Hills Central
Students per teacher
11.1
NY 11.2
Schools in town
0
11,202 students on the public path
In brief

West Hills’s schools, in brief

School by school

10 of West Hills’s 11 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%); Henry L Stimson Middle School lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve West Hills, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: Walt Whitman High School, 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 West Hills, with each school’s own grade.

7 schools teach K in West Hills’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from B to A−, so check the specific school.
Vanderbilt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dix Hills
A−
708 students14:1Rate it →
Signal Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dix Hills
B+
672 students14:1Rate it →
Oakwood Primary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Huntington
643 students11:1Rate 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 →
Countrywood Primary Center
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Huntington Station
572 students11:1Rate it →
Sunquam Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Melville
B
538 students12:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South Huntington Union Free School District.

Two districts serve West Hills

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

South Huntington Union Free School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 5,670 students · 11.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$34,626NY $34,607 · FY2024
B
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

Reading · PK–12, South Huntington Union Free School District43%
State average 48.9% · 1710 students tested
Math · PK–12, South Huntington Union Free School District46%
State average 46.5% · 1986 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Half Hollow Hills Central School District64%
State average 48.9% · 2554 students tested
Math · PK–12, Half Hollow Hills Central School District76%
State average 46.5% · 3016 students tested

West Hills vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West Hills—South Huntington Union Free PK–12 · Half Hollow Hills Central PK–12
HuntingtonAHalf Hollow Hills Central
Oyster Bay——

Every school in West Hills

13 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 West Hillsin other towns
Signal Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dix Hills
B+
672 students14:1Rate it →
Oakwood Primary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Huntington
643 students11:1Rate 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 →
Countrywood Primary Center
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Huntington Station
572 students11:1Rate it →
Sunquam Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Melville
B
538 students12:1Rate it →
West Hollow Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Melville
B+
968 students10:1Rate it →
Candlewood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dix Hills
B+
706 students10:1Rate it →
Henry L Stimson Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Huntington Station
D
845 students11:1Rate it →
Walt Whitman High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Huntington Station
A+
1,939 students12:1Rate 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 West Hills’s schools

Are West Hills’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for West Hills. South Huntington Union Free School District and Half Hollow Hills Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Hills. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 10 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is West Hills in?

South Huntington Union Free School District and Half Hollow Hills Central School District.

Where do West Hills kids go to high school?

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

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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.