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Hillside Grade School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

167^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Hillside Grade School is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District in New York. With 481 students, the school has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Hillside Grade School's academic performance is exceptional, consistently outperforming the state and district averages on New York State Assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had over 80% of students proficient or better in both subjects across all grade levels, significantly higher than the state averages. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking among the top schools in the state for female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students.

Compared to nearby schools, New Hyde Park Road School, Early Childhood Center, and Manor Oaks William Bowie School, Hillside Grade School generally outperforms them in academic performance, student group performance, and per-student spending. This suggests that the school may have additional resources or effective practices that contribute to its success.

446

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,538

Per pupil spending ?

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 W Maple Dr
New Hyde Park, NY 11040-3110

(516) 434-2419

District: New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

71.7%

Hispanic:

11.7%

White:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (83% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New York elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg80%

New York avg54%

167^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District

91^st of 874New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	167 of 2445	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	198 of 2445	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	142 of 2439	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	138 of 2434	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	179 of 2201	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	174 of 2413	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	179 of 2395	92.5%	★★★★★
2017	86.7	229 of 2386	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	89.1	155 of 2366	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	90.2	139 of 2352	94.1%	★★★★★
2014	86.3	224 of 2345	90.4%	★★★★★
2013	88.7	177 of 2325	92.4%	★★★★★
2012	88.3	133 of 2320	94.3%	★★★★★
2011	89.5	113 of 2286	95.1%	★★★★★
2010	82.8	261 of 2263	88.5%	★★★★☆
2009	79.5	304 of 2257	86.5%	★★★★☆
2008	83.2	175 of 2227	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	84.0	171 of 2219	92.3%	★★★★★
2006	82.7	226 of 2206	89.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	175 of 696	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	250 of 662	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	160 of 605	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	216 of 671	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.1	162 of 430	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	193 of 548	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	181 of 601	69.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	104 of 1117	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	67.7	180 of 1066	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	33.6	695 of 1001	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.4	101 of 938	89.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	197 of 2409	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	213 of 2413	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	191 of 2403	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	214 of 2401	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.8	221 of 1955	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	203 of 2357	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	207 of 2338	91.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	468 of 1569	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	225 of 1429	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	84 of 1503	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	116 of 1315	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	76.0	240 of 1392	82.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	184 of 2098	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	214 of 2078	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	130 of 2041	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	184 of 2099	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	73.7	297 of 1678	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.7	169 of 2032	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	145 of 2045	92.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	149 of 2407	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	194 of 2411	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	102 of 2400	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	80 of 2400	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	127 of 1961	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	193 of 2358	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	181 of 2340	92.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	76.2	307 of 2110	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	142 of 2016	93.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	53.9	637 of 1392	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.4	177 of 1337	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	230 of 1399	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	94.7	3 of 1224	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	127 of 1338	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	57.5	602 of 1408	57.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)85th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-23 vs school

White (2024)54th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+30 vs state

Math82%+26 vs state

Science79%+34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillside Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	150 W Maple Dr	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2419	446	37	11.9	4.7%	47 (10.5%)	5 (1.1%)	52 (11.7%)	320 (71.7%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	91.4	167^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.2%		90.1	198^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.9%	31	85.4	91.9	84.1	78.3	90.2	95.1	83.3	66.7	79.4	98.2	98.8	98.8	98.8	100.0	98.4	98.8	98.8	$28,538	$544	$27,994
New Hyde Park Road School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 New Hyde Park Rd	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2384	475	37	12.8	5.1%	72 (15.2%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (19.4%)	290 (61.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	90.3	188^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.3%		92.3	161^st of 2445 public elementary schools	93.4%	27	83.0	67.5	87.9	81.4	87.5	80.0	81.7	80.3	79.0	98.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.8	99.6	$28,230	$614	$27,616
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	10 Campbell St	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4350	304	16	19.3	15.5%	65 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.2%)	202 (66.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)								(n/a)										99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	100.0	99.2	$28,243	$328	$27,915
Manor Oaks William Bowie School	Public	PK, KG-6	1950 Hillside Ave	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-2363	320	28	11.6	9.1%	68 (21.3%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (10.3%)	196 (61.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.4%)	89.4	207^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.5%		92.7	152^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	93.8%	55	90.6	74.4	74.4	77.1	90.6	87.2	77.8	73.7	86.1	97.0	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$29,521	$514	$29,007
Garden City Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Central Ave	Garden City Park	11040	Nassau County	New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2390	310	26	11.7	5.2%	67 (21.6%)	2 (0.6%)	65 (21.0%)	168 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	80.5	408^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.3%		80.6	417^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.9%	9	58.3	50.0	83.8	75.7	76.9	70.0	81.6	80.6	77.1	99.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$32,669	$855	$31,815
James J Ambrose School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	80-51 261st St	Floral Park	11004	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 831-4010	659	52	12.7	50.7%	41 (6.2%)	32 (4.9%)	88 (13.4%)	465 (70.6%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.3%)	86.7	264^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.2%		89.9	203^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	91.7%	61	76.5	79.2	82.7		79.6	77.9	83.8		66.7									$29,018	$1,530	$27,489
Ps 191 Mayflower	Public	PK, KG-5	85-15 258th St	Floral Park	11001	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 831-4032	327	30	10.7	68.5%	18 (5.5%)	5 (1.5%)	73 (22.3%)	216 (66.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	75.3	541^st of 2445 public elementary schools	77.9%		66.8	734^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.0%	193	63.9	76.7	65.2		84.2	96.4	62.5		55.3									$34,309	$2,294	$32,015
Denton Avenue School	Public	K-5	1050 Denton Ave	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	Herricks Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 305-8400	599	46	12.9	21.0%	77 (12.9%)	5 (0.8%)	43 (7.2%)	471 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	95	84^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.6%		94.5	103^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	95.8%	19	85.6	91.7	93.8		92.9	88.0	91.2		83.6	99.2	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.2	99.7	$38,024	$437	$37,587
Stewart Manor School	Public	PK, KG-6	38 Stewart Ave	Stewart Manor	11530	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 326-5530	342	34	10.1	30.4%	68 (19.9%)	66 (19.3%)	102 (29.8%)	87 (25.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.7%)	75.1	551^st of 2445 public elementary schools	77.5%		91.6	171^st of 2445 public elementary schools	93.0%	380	64.5	76.7	70.0	74.3	54.3	78.4	66.7	81.1	53.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,125	$521	$27,603
Homestead School	Public	K-1	2 Homestead Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1700	205	13	15.6	2.0%	147 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)	36 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.4%)								(n/a)										99.1	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.1	99.5	$29,112	$410	$28,702

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillside Grade School

How many students attend Hillside Grade School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Hillside Grade School.

What district is Hillside Grade School in?

New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District

What is the racial makeup of Hillside Grade School?

Students at Hillside Grade School are 72% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

Is Hillside Grade School a good school?

Yes. Hillside Grade School ranks in the top 6.8% of New York elementary schools.

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