Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360001600114
MILLER HILL SCHOOL
8439 MILLER HILL RD, AVERILL PARK, NY 12018 · (518) 674-7075 · Rensselaer County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
16.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
112 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 AVERILL PARK CENTRAL 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
59.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 MILLER HILL SCHOOL
MILLER HILL SCHOOL's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER HILL SCHOOL this school | 377 | 29.7% | 55.5% |
| TULLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TULLY | 370 | 31.1% | 50.1% |
| DUANESBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELANSON | 356 | 30.3% | 57.3% |
| GEORGE D RYDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COBLESKILL | 364 | 28.0% | N/A |
| OHIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH TONAWANDA | 367 | 31.1% | 49.3% |
| RIDGE ROAD SCHOOL HORSEHEADS | 369 | 32.0% | 55.5% |
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 MILLER HILL SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Rensselaer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #936 of 2,335 | #11 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #834 of 2,342 ▲ 81 | #7 of 21 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #958 of 2,343 ▲ 17 | #12 of 21 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #1,501 of 2,585 | #11 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #2,221 of 2,338 | #21 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.0% | #2,185 of 2,388 | #16 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #1,977 of 2,534 | #13 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #1,278 of 1,757 | #12 of 17 |
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
377
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 377 | 22.5 | 16.8:1 | 30% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 23.5 | 15.5:1 | 32% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 23.5 | 16.4:1 | 25% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 34 | 11.2:1 | 17% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 30% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 28% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 36 | 13.0:1 | 16% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 21% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MILLER HILL SCHOOL.
About MILLER HILL SCHOOL
MILLER HILL SCHOOL is an elementary school in AVERILL PARK, New York, reachable at (518) 674-7075. Its enrollment is 377 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
MILLER HILL SCHOOL is part of a district of 5 schools: AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 2,543 students.
Roughly 92% of students at MILLER HILL SCHOOL are White. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 80% of Rensselaer County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
MILLER HILL SCHOOL has 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 30% at MILLER HILL SCHOOL. The rate at public schools in Rensselaer County averages 46%, higher than here.
MILLER HILL SCHOOL holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 51% of New York public elementary schools.
MILLER HILL SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.5% is 8.6 points below the 64.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Rensselaer County, median household income comes to about $87,915, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 42 public schools and about 19,274 students.
Of the public schools around it, MILLER HILL SCHOOL is closest to AVERILL PARK HIGH SCHOOL, about 1.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Ranked by average proficiency, MILLER HILL SCHOOL places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 381 students in 2020-21 and 377 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.8:1.
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Rensselaer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,332
Census ACS
Median income
$87,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
19,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- AVERILL PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 870 students
- ALGONQUIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 608 students
- WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 354 students
- POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 334 students
Other schools in AVERILL PARK
- AVERILL PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 870 students
- ALGONQUIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 608 students
Nearby schools
- AVERILL PARK HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 870
- ALGONQUIN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.6 mi · 608
- WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.3 mi · 354
- POESTENKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.8 mi · 334
- GARDNER-DICKINSON SCHOOL7.0 mi · 306
- BELL TOP SCHOOL7.4 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About MILLER HILL SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MILLER HILL SCHOOL?
MILLER HILL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does MILLER HILL SCHOOL serve?
MILLER HILL SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at MILLER HILL SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at MILLER HILL SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at MILLER HILL SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MILLER HILL SCHOOL are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees MILLER HILL SCHOOL?
MILLER HILL SCHOOL is overseen by AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Rensselaer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.