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West Hollow Middle School

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West Hollow Middle School ranks 313 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

313^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 79% of New York middle schools

Summary

West Hollow Middle School is a public middle school located in Melville, New York, serving 955 students in grades 6-8. 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.

West Hollow Middle School consistently ranks in the top 20-25% of New York middle schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly higher than the state averages, often exceeding 60% proficiency. Additionally, the school's performance on Regents exams, such as Earth Science, Algebra I, and Geometry, is exceptional, with proficiency rates above 95%. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 10:1 and higher per-student spending suggest a strong investment in educational resources, which may contribute to its overall academic success.

When comparing West Hollow Middle School to nearby schools, it performs well compared to Candlewood Middle School within the same district, but significantly outperforms Robert Moses Middle School in the North Babylon Union Free School District. However, Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School in the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District demonstrates even higher academic performance, particularly in ELA and Math, than West Hollow Middle School.

968

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,758

Per pupil spending ?

23.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 Old E Neck Rd
Melville, NY 11747-3298

(631) 592-3400

District: Half Hollow Hills Central School District

Students who attend West Hollow Middle School usually attend:

High:

Half Hollow Hills High School East

Feeder schools for West Hollow Middle School:

Elementary:	Paumanok Elementary School
	Signal Hill Elementary School
	Sunquam Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.7%

Asian:

20.1%

Hispanic:

14.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (72% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of New York middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg77%

New York avg53%

313^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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	75.4	313 of 1500	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	270 of 1504	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	232 of 1500	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	245 of 1479	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	207 of 1242	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	265 of 1439	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	187 of 1438	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	83.0	186 of 1455	87.2%	★★★★☆
2016	84.3	155 of 1429	89.2%	★★★★☆
2015	88.1	110 of 1407	92.2%	★★★★★
2014	87.6	111 of 1401	92.1%	★★★★★
2013	93.3	62 of 1373	95.5%	★★★★★
2012	89.2	77 of 1337	94.2%	★★★★★
2011	88.9	84 of 1295	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	89.7	57 of 1243	95.4%	★★★★★
2009	81.9	118 of 1224	90.4%	★★★★★
2008	84.6	94 of 1185	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	85.9	94 of 1123	91.6%	★★★★★
2006	87.5	79 of 1095	92.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	230 of 676	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	163 of 705	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.6	260 of 696	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	266 of 706	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	91 of 253	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	221 of 653	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	181 of 663	72.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	168 of 406	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	180 of 396	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	151 of 388	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	126 of 381	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.2	77 of 236	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	188 of 369	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.1	167 of 374	55.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	348 of 646	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	610 of 615	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	574 of 581	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	331 of 1457	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	312 of 1465	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	327 of 1463	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	275 of 1454	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	170 of 1066	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	275 of 1370	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	200 of 1353	85.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	558 of 965	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.5	305 of 953	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	301 of 943	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	223 of 914	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	53.8	167 of 449	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	216 of 826	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	161 of 810	80.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	488 of 1283	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	548 of 1296	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	458 of 1288	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	554 of 1306	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	391 of 935	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	363 of 1241	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	347 of 1245	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	298 of 1455	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	235 of 1464	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	163 of 1464	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	235 of 1455	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	216 of 1071	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	262 of 1366	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	181 of 1352	86.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	56 of 235	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	65 of 220	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	43 of 208	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	57 of 190	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	17 of 95	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	47 of 126	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	35 of 107	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	275 of 1298	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	299 of 1303	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	215 of 1307	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	108 of 1283	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	69.2	88 of 522	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	144 of 1139	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	102 of 1170	91.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	225 of 775	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	208 of 778	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	173 of 772	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	178 of 748	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	168 of 614	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	157 of 716	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	94 of 763	87.7%	★★★★☆

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)80th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)66th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile-33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science100%+35 vs state

Geometry100%+40 vs state

Algebra I99%+43 vs state

Math72%+19 vs state

English Language Arts63%+11 vs state

Science45%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	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	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment 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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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
West Hollow Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Old E Neck Rd	Melville	11747	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 592-3400	968	94	10.2	23.8%	452 (46.7%)	114 (11.8%)	144 (14.9%)	195 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.5%)	75.4	313^th of 1500 public middle schools	79.1%		77.4	270^th of 1504 public middle schools	82.0%	43	100.0		99.4		100.0			60.9	62.6	64.2		72.9	74.4	64.0		44.6	97.7	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	99.4	$42,758	$00	$42,758
Milton L Olive Middle School	Public	6-8	140 Garden City Ave	Wyandanch	11798	Suffolk County	Wyandanch Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 870-0525	546	56	9.7	76.9%	5 (0.9%)	153 (28.0%)	387 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.5	1411^th of 1500 public middle schools	5.9%		10.7	1427^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.1%	16		56.1	33.7					23.2	22.1	29.0		27.4	30.3			19.1	97.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.8	99.2	99.5	$43,122	$2,764	$40,359
Robert Frost Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Half Hollow Rd	Deer Park	11729	Suffolk County	Deer Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 274-4210	913	88	10.3	43.6%	221 (24.2%)	191 (20.9%)	303 (33.2%)	164 (18.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.4%)	43.5	839^th of 1500 public middle schools	44.1%		45.3	807^th of 1504 public middle schools	46.3%	32		100.0	100.0					43.9	48.3	46.2		34.6	63.3	43.9		40.8	98.3	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.6	$33,312	$1,182	$32,130
H B Mattlin Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Washington Ave	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-3250	783	69	11.2	11.0%	484 (61.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.1%)	235 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	93.2	91^st of 1500 public middle schools	93.9%		92.7	102^nd of 1504 public middle schools	93.2%	11			100.0		100.0	97.6	75.7	86.0	77.7	70.2	86.3	95.2	88.6	78.1	79.1	60.0	98.7	98.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.1	99.3	100.0	$32,129	$460	$31,669
Howitt School	Public	6-8	70 Van Cott Ave	Farmingdale	11735	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-5410	1,180	127	9.2	27.8%	613 (51.9%)	87 (7.4%)	347 (29.4%)	87 (7.4%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.1%)	49.2	734^th of 1500 public middle schools	51.1%		46.6	776^th of 1504 public middle schools	48.4%	42			100.0	86.9				52.0	39.7	46.4		60.5	62.5	49.6		31.5	98.3	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.2	99.6	$38,573	$348	$38,226
Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School	Public	5-8	121 Central Park Rd	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3308	953	80	11.9	17.8%	414 (43.4%)	4 (0.4%)	76 (8.0%)	424 (44.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.7%)	87.7	155^th of 1500 public middle schools	89.7%		88.4	150^th of 1504 public middle schools	90.0%	5			100.0			97.5	81.7	69.5	70.5	71.4	79.9	84.7	83.7	87.1	70.7	45.5	99.2	99.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.5	99.8	$28,795	$401	$28,394
Silas Wood 6th Grade Center	Public	6	23 Harding Pl	Huntington Station	11746	Suffolk County	South Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 812-3600	418	40	10.3	45.9%	145 (34.7%)	24 (5.7%)	209 (50.0%)	27 (6.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)								(n/a)								40.9				48.0					95.6	98.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.5	98.5	98.5	$36,097	$1,274	$34,822
John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Broadway	Bethpage	11714	Nassau County	Bethpage Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 644-4201	759	68	11.0	26.1%	385 (50.7%)	4 (0.5%)	126 (16.6%)	217 (28.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.3%)	82.8	217^th of 1500 public middle schools	85.5%		80.5	228^th of 1504 public middle schools	84.8%	11	100.0		100.0					61.8	67.4	77.0		77.8	83.5	51.0		56.6	99.4	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.9	99.7	99.7	$31,852	$275	$31,578
Henry L Stimson Middle School	Public	7-8	401 Oakwood Rd	Huntington Station	11746	Suffolk County	South Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 812-3700	845	77	10.9	45.8%	254 (30.1%)	52 (6.2%)	458 (54.2%)	43 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.1%)	16.7	1353^rd of 1500 public middle schools	9.8%		16.5	1354^th of 1504 public middle schools	10.0%	1	100.0	97.1	100.0						29.8	26.5			32.6	21.9		32.8	98.5	99.1	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.3	99.0	99.8	$35,967	$1,270	$34,698
Candlewood Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Carlls Straight Path	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 592-3300	706	73	9.7	27.8%	287 (40.7%)	95 (13.5%)	113 (16.0%)	169 (23.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	83.9	204^th of 1500 public middle schools	86.4%		78.4	253^rd of 1504 public middle schools	83.2%	49	100.0		98.8					67.8	67.2	68.7		72.4	81.8	85.3		56.7	97.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.3	99.6	99.5	$53,112	$00	$53,112

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