MILLER HILL SCHOOL

Set in AVERILL PARK, New York, MILLER HILL SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary campus, run under AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It hosts 377 students across grades K through 5.

Across the 5 schools in AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,543 students total), MILLER HILL SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, MILLER HILL SCHOOL records that nearly all students (92%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, MILLER HILL SCHOOL has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 30% of students at MILLER HILL SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Rensselaer County (around 46%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MILLER HILL SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.1%; this one delivers 55.5%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Rensselaer County indicate the typical household earns roughly $87,915 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. MILLER HILL SCHOOL is one of 42 public schools in Rensselaer County (combined enrollment of about 19,274 students).

AVERILL PARK HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MILLER HILL SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 66.6%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MILLER HILL SCHOOL has fell 8%, going from 410 students in 2018 to 377 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.