INDIAN HOLLOW SCHOOL

Located at 151 KINGS PARK RD, in COMMACK, New York, INDIAN HOLLOW SCHOOL is a small primary school that enrolls 254 students (grades K through 2), part of COMMACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 43% below typical.

COMMACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 5,399 students; INDIAN HOLLOW SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, INDIAN HOLLOW SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 13% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 12% of students at INDIAN HOLLOW SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Suffolk County (around 39%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Suffolk County shows median household income runs about $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which INDIAN HOLLOW SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is SMITHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL-WEST, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

INDIAN HOLLOW SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 267 students in 2018 compared to 254 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 84% to 76% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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