HARTS HILL SCHOOL

HARTS HILL SCHOOL is one of the close-knit K-5 schools in WHITESBORO, New York, part of WHITESBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 321 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 28% below the state mean of about 443.

HARTS HILL SCHOOL is one of 7 schools operated by WHITESBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 2,898 students overall.

On the student-mix side, HARTS HILL SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest is composed of 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Oneida County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Oneida County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, HARTS HILL SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.4%; this one delivers 71.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Oneida County put median household earnings sit near $70,154, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Oneida County's 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,265 students), HARTS HILL SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ONEIDA-HERKIMER-MADISON BOCES, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HARTS HILL SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, HARTS HILL SCHOOL comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 53.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 367 students in 2018 compared to 321 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.