HARBOR HILL SCHOOL

HARBOR HILL SCHOOL is an elementary school of reasonably sized scale in GREENVALE, New York, overseen by ROSLYN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosting 582 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so HARBOR HILL SCHOOL sits 31% above that benchmark.

ROSLYN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,329 students; HARBOR HILL SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, HARBOR HILL SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HARBOR HILL SCHOOL has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Nassau County's rate of about 31%.

With demographic context factored in, HARBOR HILL SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.0%.

In the area at large, Nassau County reports that the typical household earns roughly $146,202 per year, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which HARBOR HILL SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: ROSLYN HIGH SCHOOL, around 1.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, HARBOR HILL SCHOOL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 85.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 18%: 494 students in 2018 compared to 582 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 63% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.