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What's something EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSLYN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362505003467
EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
400 ROUND HILL RD, ROSLYN HEIGHTS, NY 11577 · (516) 801-5301 · Nassau County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
115 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 126 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 156 | 28% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 1% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within ROSLYN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
88.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
88.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 83.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
80.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (80.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 552 | 20.8% | 80.0% |
| BOGHT HILLS SCHOOL COHOES | 576 | 23.3% | 69.7% |
| WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STONY BROOK | 525 | 20.4% | 61.0% |
| GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUILDERLAND | 470 | 25.1% | 67.0% |
| COUNTRY PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILLIAMSVILLE | 566 | 14.8% | 80.2% |
| RIVER SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK | 499 | 22.0% | 79.8% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #171 of 2,335 | #30 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #181 of 2,342 ▲ 54 | #33 of 172 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #110 of 2,343 ▲ 126 | #6 of 172 ▲ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #628 of 2,585 | #41 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #1,514 of 2,338 | #132 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #470 of 2,388 | #45 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.8% | #2,214 of 2,534 | #102 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #326 of 606 | #37 of 70 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
552
+28 (+5%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 552 | 43.6 | 12.7:1 | 21% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 46.7 | 11.6:1 | 20% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 45.3 | 12.5:1 | 17% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 42 | 12.5:1 | 16% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 39.5 | 12.9:1 | 16% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 509 | 42 | 12.1:1 | 13% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 43 | 12.5:1 | 10% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 716 | 49 | 14.6:1 | 4% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 445 | 31 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located in ROSLYN HEIGHTS, New York, is a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 552 students at the school, in grades 2 through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 25% larger than that.
District-wide, ROSLYN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 5 schools and 3,329 students.
White students form the largest group at EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 49% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 30% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
The count of teachers at EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 43.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.7:1. Elementary schools in New York average about 12.8:1, a similar figure. The school counts 115 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 21%. For comparison, public schools in Nassau County average 31%.
The allk12 Grade for EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is A. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 91% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 67.3%. EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 80.0%, 12.6 points above that line.
Within Nassau County, median household income is about $146,202, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 315 public schools in Nassau County, with a combined enrollment of about 200,775.
Nearby, ROSLYN HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.3 miles away. EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 7.
In the federal locale system, EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL went from 524 students to 552.
Discussions about EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Nassau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,389,591
Census ACS
Median income
$146,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
315
200,775 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROSLYN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ROSLYN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,086 students
- ROSLYN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 802 students
- HARBOR HILL SCHOOLElementary · 582 students
- ROSLYN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCombined · 307 students
Other schools in ROSLYN HEIGHTS
- ROSLYN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,086 students
- ROSLYN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 802 students
- WILLETS ROAD SCHOOLMiddle · 372 students
- ROSLYN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCombined · 307 students
Nearby schools
- ROSLYN HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,086
- ROSLYN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 802
- ROSLYN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 307
- MEADOW DRIVE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 309
- WILLETS ROAD SCHOOL1.3 mi · 372
- HARBOR HILL SCHOOL1.3 mi · 582
Frequently asked questions
About EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 552 students in grades 02-05.
Is EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 49% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 30% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of ROSLYN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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