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Half Hollow Hills High School West

Public Grades 9-12

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 97% of New York high schools

Summary

Half Hollow Hills High School West is a public high school in Dix Hills, New York, serving 989 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Half Hollow Hills Central School District, which is ranked 134 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Half Hollow Hills High School West consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 29-135 over the past 10 years. It has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating excellent academic performance. The school's students consistently outperform the state and district averages on Regents exams, and it has a high 4-year graduation rate ranging from 84.3% to 94.4% over the past few years.

When compared to other high schools in the surrounding area, Half Hollow Hills High School West stands out as a top performer, outperforming Half Hollow Hills High School East, which is in the same district, on various metrics such as statewide ranking, test scores, and graduation rates. The school's high per-student spending, ranging from $23,194 to $38,029 over the past few years, likely contributes to its strong academic performance and its ability to support the success of diverse student populations.

1,028

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,176

Per pupil spending ?

29.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

375 Wolf Hill Rd
Dix Hills, NY 11746-5694

(631) 592-3200

District: Half Hollow Hills Central School District

Feeder schools for Half Hollow Hills High School West:

Elementary:	Otsego Elementary School
	Vanderbilt Elementary School
Middle:	Candlewood Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.2%

Asian:

24.5%

African American:

15.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (93% vs 67% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New York high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school93%

District avg90%

New York avg67%

34^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Half Hollow Hills Central School District

134^th of 874Half Hollow Hills Central 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	86.9	34 of 1234	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	43 of 1242	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	57 of 1228	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.3	104 of 1190	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	82.1	29 of 519	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.7	82 of 1207	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	78.1	135 of 1210	88.8%	★★★★☆
2017	81.0	94 of 1221	92.3%	★★★★★
2016	79.8	82 of 1255	93.5%	★★★★★
2015	76.8	106 of 1255	91.6%	★★★★★
2014	77.5	90 of 1237	92.7%	★★★★★
2013	78.5	118 of 1217	90.3%	★★★★★
2012	76.9	144 of 1198	88.0%	★★★★☆
2011	76.3	101 of 1165	91.3%	★★★★★
2010	76.2	86 of 1117	92.3%	★★★★★
2009	73.3	140 of 1086	87.1%	★★★★☆
2008	75.5	81 of 1027	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	73.2	116 of 1002	88.4%	★★★★☆
2006	69.7	199 of 986	79.8%	★★★★☆
2005	72.1	129 of 935	86.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	10 of 713	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	13 of 690	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	17 of 671	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	29 of 593	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	7 of 42	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	31 of 686	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	66 of 679	90.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	37 of 413	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.7	55 of 426	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	61 of 424	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	58 of 386	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	64 of 447	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	45 of 426	89.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	60.2	164 of 546	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	47 of 1206	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	36 of 1219	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	52 of 1197	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	80.7	95 of 1155	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	14 of 290	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	77.3	164 of 1193	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	176 of 1176	85.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	30 of 885	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	35 of 865	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	44 of 851	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	70 of 760	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	63.9	20 of 64	68.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	112 of 815	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	109 of 791	86.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	26 of 1179	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	32 of 1170	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	44 of 1155	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	76.8	100 of 1101	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	66.1	76 of 289	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	118 of 1179	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	71.1	180 of 1154	84.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	32 of 1201	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	61 of 1211	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	63 of 1191	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	78.3	124 of 1154	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	37 of 354	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	54 of 1190	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	78.8	92 of 1176	92.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	6 of 328	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	74.9	55 of 306	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	29 of 272	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	48 of 165	70.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	46 of 1149	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	36 of 1144	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	35 of 1130	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	42 of 1038	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	80.8	16 of 137	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	64 of 1132	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	99 of 1095	91.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	43 of 788	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	78.7	43 of 781	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	77.5	62 of 776	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	72.6	110 of 738	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	53 of 793	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	74.0	90 of 765	88.2%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)91st percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)70th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts97%+22 vs state

Global History and Geography97%+21 vs state

Common Core Algebra II96%+21 vs state

U.S. History and Government96%+21 vs state

Algebra I94%+38 vs state

Physics94%+25 vs state

Geometry89%+29 vs state

Living Environment88%+32 vs state

Earth Science87%+22 vs state

Chemistry87%+22 vs state

Common Core Geometry70%+46 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	% 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
Half Hollow Hills High School West	Public	9-12	375 Wolf Hill Rd	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 592-3200	1,028	103	9.9	29.2%	403 (39.2%)	163 (15.9%)	159 (15.5%)	252 (24.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.6%)	86.9	34^th of 1234 public high schools	97.2%		84.5	43^rd of 1242 public high schools	96.5%	9	86.7	96.0	97.3	70.0	86.8	97.3	88.2	93.7	95.7	93.8		88.6		98.9	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.7	$38,176	$00	$38,176
Half Hollow Hills High School East	Public	9-12	50 Vanderbilt Pky	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 592-3100	1,407	140	10.0	30.8%	620 (44.1%)	194 (13.8%)	225 (16.0%)	298 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (5.0%)	79	164^th of 1234 public high schools	86.7%		77	192^nd of 1242 public high schools	84.5%	28	90.0	98.7	86.0		74.7	90.4	77.6	90.9	85.9	73.0		97.5		96.1	97.7	97.0	97.0	96.7	97.7	97.4	96.1	$31,275	$00	$31,275
Walt Whitman High School	Public	9-12	301 W Hills Rd	Huntington Station	11746	Suffolk County	South Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 812-3800	1,939	168	11.5	49.1%	593 (30.6%)	140 (7.2%)	1,035 (53.4%)	101 (5.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	62 (3.2%)	69.3	349^th of 1234 public high schools	71.7%		69.7	342^nd of 1242 public high schools	72.5%	7	83.6	77.2	87.0	21.8	71.2	79.7	71.1	70.6	87.0	69.1		81.5		98.1	98.5	99.8	99.8	99.9	98.6	98.7	99.6	$36,277	$1,281	$34,997
Elwood/John Glenn High School	Public	9-12	478 Elwood Rd	Elwood	11731	Suffolk County	Elwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 266-5410	677	60	11.2	25.4%	349 (51.6%)	43 (6.4%)	182 (26.9%)	84 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	78	181^st of 1234 public high schools	85.3%		77.6	180^th of 1242 public high schools	85.5%	1	86.4	94.2	94.7	27.3	61.1	91.4	85.6	71.8	92.6	66.1		86.3		98.7	99.3	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.0	99.6	99.9	$36,894	$1,214	$35,680
Deer Park High School	Public	9-12	1 Falcon Pl	Deer Park	11729	Suffolk County	Deer Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 274-4110	1,326	117	11.3	44.6%	369 (27.8%)	296 (22.3%)	387 (29.2%)	227 (17.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.0%)	66.5	388^th of 1234 public high schools	68.6%		66.3	421^st of 1242 public high schools	66.1%	33	61.1	93.7	77.3	39.1	86.6	91.8	64.6	46.3	92.7	58.5		83.1		99.3	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$34,050	$1,085	$32,965
Harborfields High School	Public	9-12	98 Taylor Ave	Greenlawn	11740	Suffolk County	Harborfields Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 754-5360	923	85	10.8	21.1%	605 (65.5%)	40 (4.3%)	171 (18.5%)	65 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.4%)	85.3	53^rd of 1234 public high schools	95.7%		84.9	37^th of 1242 public high schools	97.0%	16	75.6	99.2	98.0	46.7	82.0	92.6	96.4	80.0	95.7	85.6		92.5		95.4	99.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.5	99.4	99.1	$32,571	$558	$32,013
Huntington High School	Public	9-12	188 Oakwood Rd	Huntington	11743	Suffolk County	Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 673-2003	1,363	122	11.1	55.2%	394 (28.9%)	96 (7.0%)	808 (59.3%)	20 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.3%)	49.4	651^st of 1234 public high schools	47.2%		42.8	728^th of 1242 public high schools	41.4%	77	58.8	63.5	73.3	23.9	53.0	82.9	56.2	59.8	83.4	31.4		48.3		96.3	97.3	99.2	99.2	99.2	97.2	98.0	99.1	$38,077	$1,974	$36,103
Wyandanch Memorial High School	Public	9-12	54 S 32nd St	Wyandanch	11798	Suffolk County	Wyandanch Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 870-0450	850	67	12.6	76.0%	5 (0.6%)	275 (32.4%)	560 (65.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	15.9	1044^th of 1234 public high schools	15.4%		15.4	1053^rd of 1242 public high schools	15.2%	9	50.9	56.5	59.0	3.2	30.4	48.4	29.0	25.0	52.4	28.3		23.3		93.2	95.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.3	96.7	97.0	$38,193	$2,662	$35,531
Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School	Public	9-12	50 Kennedy Dr	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3125	1,720	137	12.5	15.9%	990 (57.6%)	2 (0.1%)	128 (7.4%)	573 (33.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.4%)	84.3	58^th of 1234 public high schools	95.3%		84.4	44^th of 1242 public high schools	96.5%	14	82.1	97.2	94.8	39.1	30.8	97.1	38.5	87.7	95.0	81.4	96.7	91.2	59.7	95.5	99.4	98.1	98.1	98.1	99.7	99.2	97.5	$29,921	$419	$29,501
Northport Senior High School	Public	9-12	154 Laurel Hill Rd	Northport	11768	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 262-6652	1,476	138	10.6	16.7%	1,142 (77.4%)	19 (1.3%)	221 (15.0%)	41 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	47 (3.2%)	83.7	72^nd of 1234 public high schools	94.2%		81.4	96^th of 1242 public high schools	92.3%	24	85.5	93.6	94.4	45.0	88.5	94.0	86.7	88.9	96.0	80.5		86.4		98.5	99.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.2	99.1	99.3	$40,774	$475	$40,299

Frequently Asked Questions about Half Hollow Hills High School West

How many students attend Half Hollow Hills High School West?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,028 students attended Half Hollow Hills High School West.

What district is Half Hollow Hills High School West in?

Half Hollow Hills Central School District

Is Half Hollow Hills High School West a good school?

Yes! Half Hollow Hills High School West is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 34^th of 1234 New York high schools.

What schools feed into Half Hollow Hills High School West?

Half Hollow Hills High School West is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Otsego Elementary School
Elementary : Vanderbilt Elementary School
Middle : Candlewood Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Half Hollow Hills High School West?

Students at Half Hollow Hills High School West are 39% White, 25% Asian, 16% African American, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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