ROLLING HILLS SCHOOL

ROLLING HILLS SCHOOL is a compact elementary campus in DIX HILLS, New York, one of the schools within COMMACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 246 students in grades K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 44% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

COMMACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 5,399 students. ROLLING HILLS SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, ROLLING HILLS SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 24% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, ROLLING HILLS SCHOOL has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate median household income runs about $130,686, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), ROLLING HILLS SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is COMMACK MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ROLLING HILLS SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. ROLLING HILLS SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 239 (now 246). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 71% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.