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Hillside Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

147^th

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of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Hillside Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hastings On Hudson, New York, serving 546 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School District, which is ranked 58 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillside Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New York state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's students outperform the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments, with 89.11% of 3rd graders and 90.35% of 4th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 54.15% and 54.07%, respectively. Hillside Elementary School also performs exceptionally well across different student subgroups, ranking in the top 100 New York elementary schools for female, male, Hispanic, and white students, as well as in the top 50 for multi-racial students.

While Hillside Elementary School outperforms many of the nearby schools, such as Dows Lane (K-3) School and Greenville School, in the neighboring districts, these schools also demonstrate strong performance, suggesting a high-quality education system in the broader region. The school's high spending per student ($34,565 in the 2023-2024 school year) and low student-teacher ratio (10.6 students per teacher) may be contributing factors to its exceptional academic performance.

553

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,896

Per pupil spending ?

4.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 Lefurgy Ave
Hastings On Hudson, NY 10706-2099

(914) 478-6270

District: Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School District

Students who attend Hillside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Farragut Middle School
High:	Hastings High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.1%

Hispanic:

12.3%

Two or more races:

12.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (88% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New York elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg88%

New York avg57%

147^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

58^th of 874Hastings-On-Hudson 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	92.5	147 of 2445	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	92 of 2445	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	72 of 2439	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	48 of 2434	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	102 of 2201	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	139 of 2413	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	112 of 2395	95.3%	★★★★★
2017	88.4	185 of 2386	92.2%	★★★★★
2016	88.8	163 of 2366	93.1%	★★★★★
2015	91.2	120 of 2352	94.9%	★★★★★
2014	90.5	133 of 2345	94.3%	★★★★★
2013	90.1	147 of 2325	93.7%	★★★★★
2012	80.4	381 of 2320	83.6%	★★★★☆
2011	89.3	117 of 2286	94.9%	★★★★★
2010	74.7	532 of 2263	76.5%	★★★★☆
2009	72.1	626 of 2257	72.3%	★★★★☆
2008	78.9	355 of 2227	84.1%	★★★★☆
2007	77.7	421 of 2219	81.0%	★★★★☆
2006	77.5	421 of 2206	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	132 of 2409	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	101 of 2413	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	43 of 2403	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	39 of 2401	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	76 of 1955	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	146 of 2357	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	129 of 2338	94.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	107 of 1569	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	80 of 1429	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	66 of 1503	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.0	69 of 818	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	131 of 1315	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	58 of 1392	95.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	135 of 2407	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	91 of 2411	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	57 of 2400	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	120 of 1961	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	130 of 2358	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	100 of 2340	95.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	44 of 287	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.8	14 of 279	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	14 of 289	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	28 of 180	84.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	179 of 2134	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	75.7	311 of 2110	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	93.4	73 of 2016	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	52 of 2031	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	84 of 1044	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	138 of 1859	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	90 of 1941	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	79 of 1402	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	46 of 1392	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	40 of 1337	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	24 of 1399	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	60 of 1224	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	85 of 1338	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	96 of 1408	93.2%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts90%+36 vs state

Math86%+27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Life Science Biology (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 Life Science Biology End of Course	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th 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 Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th 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 Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 Lefurgy Ave	Hastings On Hudson	10706	Westchester County	Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 478-6270	553	53	10.4	4.2%	371 (67.1%)	10 (1.8%)	68 (12.3%)	34 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (12.1%)	92.5	147^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.0%		94.9	92^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	96.2%	55		89.1	90.4					89.1	83.8						97.7	99.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.2	98.9	98.4	$35,896	$567	$35,330
Springhurst Elementary School	Public	K-5	175 Walgrove Ave	Dobbs Ferry	10522	Westchester County	Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 693-1503	677	66	10.3	10.9%	431 (63.7%)	15 (2.2%)	132 (19.5%)	43 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.1%)	83.6	341^st of 2445 public elementary schools	86.1%		87.7	255^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.6%	86		68.8	82.0	78.5				69.4	86.9	78.6				64.6	99.2	99.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.4	99.4	$33,732	$425	$33,307
Ziccolella Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 S Broadway	Hastings On Hudson	10706	Westchester County	Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 478-1106	23	11	2.0	47.8%	2 (8.7%)	10 (43.5%)	10 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)								(n/a)															100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
School 22	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1408 Nepperhan Ave	Yonkers	10703	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8440	381	22	17.6	61.2%	23 (6.0%)	68 (17.8%)	260 (68.2%)	14 (3.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	23.1	1988^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.7%		19.9	2067^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.5%	79		42.6	30.2	37.0	47.7			41.7	25.0	34.0	52.5			21.8	87.5	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.5	99.5	$29,923	$1,941	$27,982
William Boyce Thompson School	Public	PK, KG-8	1061 N Broadway	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8563	338	20	16.6	83.4%	12 (3.6%)	98 (29.0%)	201 (59.5%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.6%)	10.7	2292^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	6.3%		10.6	2321^st of 2445 public elementary schools	5.1%	29	32.4	47.4	32.4	21.4	31.6	50.0	50.0	30.0	20.0	9.5	21.1	23.1	21.4	10.5	98.5	99.6	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.1	98.9	99.1	$34,557	$2,100	$32,458
Concord Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	Concord Rd	Ardsley	10502	Westchester County	Ardsley Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 231-0800	780	66	11.8	9.1%	388 (49.7%)	21 (2.7%)	114 (14.6%)	174 (22.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.5%)	86.7	265^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.2%		89.3	220^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.0%	45		68.7	83.8					83.2	88.1						99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	$31,837	$143	$31,694
Greenville School	Public	K-6	100 Glendale Rd	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Edgemont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 472-7760	527	46	11.4		199 (37.8%)	15 (2.8%)	57 (10.8%)	196 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (11.0%)	93.7	115^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.3%		95.5	78^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.8%	37		82.9	85.5	88.3	86.1			83.6	90.1	85.5	90.2			84.0	97.6	99.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	99.8	98.2	$34,172	$108	$34,064
School 29	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	47 Croydon Rd	Yonkers	10710	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8585	580	43	13.5	66.9%	64 (11.0%)	99 (17.1%)	357 (61.6%)	28 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.7%)	35.8	1591^st of 2445 public elementary schools	34.9%		42.9	1356^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.5%	235	30.0	34.7	45.9	43.9	47.6	51.0	45.6	40.0	52.5	39.7	63.5	36.7	30.4	32.8	96.3	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.9	98.6	98.1	$42,817	$2,567	$40,250
Yonkers Early Childhood Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	160 Bolmer Ave	Yonkers	10703	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8500	297	21	14.4	61.6%	21 (7.1%)	71 (23.9%)	182 (61.3%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)								(n/a)																							$35,163	$1,799	$33,364
Dows Lane (K-3) School	Public	K-3	6 Dows Ln	Irvington	10533	Westchester County	Irvington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 591-6012	493	35	14.0	9.1%	322 (65.3%)	10 (2.0%)	71 (14.4%)	36 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.0%)								(n/a)		81.7						88.5							99.2	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.4	99.6	99.8	$39,578	$507	$39,071

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