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Which teacher or staff member at SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
672
Elementary
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361329001090
SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
670 CALEDONIA RD, DIX HILLS, NY 11746 · (631) 592-3700 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL672 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
135 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (126).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
66.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
74.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (65.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 672 | 20.1% | 65.9% |
| SAW MILL ROAD SCHOOL NORTH BELLMORE | 700 | 18.7% | 58.3% |
| PS 199 JESSIE ISADOR STRAUS NEW YORK | 570 | 23.9% | 78.6% |
| PS 166 RICHARD ROGERS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & SCIENCE (THE) NEW YORK | 607 | 19.4% | 90.3% |
| VANDERBILT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIX HILLS | 708 | 24.9% | 78.0% |
| ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST SETAUKET | 562 | 19.8% | 55.0% |
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 SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #527 of 2,335 | #26 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #562 of 2,342 ▼ 26 | #20 of 169 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #691 of 2,343 ▼ 146 | #36 of 169 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 672 | #311 of 2,585 | #24 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,796 of 2,338 | #157 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #537 of 2,388 | #35 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #2,229 of 2,534 | #145 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #578 of 606 | #54 of 57 |
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
672
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
+71% since 1990-91, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 672 | 49.2 | 13.7:1 | 20% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 665 | 49.5 | 13.4:1 | 17% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 46.3 | 13.9:1 | 17% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | 58 | 11.4:1 | 17% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 47 | 14.2:1 | 15% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 684 | 41 | 16.7:1 | 18% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 48 | 12.6:1 | 8% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 5% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 32 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the name of a large elementary school in DIX HILLS, New York. The latest federal count shows 672 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 52% higher.
SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a system of 9 schools with 7,203 students.
SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 55% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 19% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Suffolk County's population at about 66%. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.7:1. That is higher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Roughly 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 19 points below the 39% average for public schools in Suffolk County.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 65.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 67.6%.
In Suffolk County (population about 1,530,146), the median household income is $130,686, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in the county.
HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL WEST is the public school closest to SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 4th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 659 students in 2020-21 and 672 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 13.7 students per teacher, compared with 11.4 in 2020-21.
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Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL EASTHigh · 1,407 students
- HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL WESTHigh · 1,028 students
- WEST HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 968 students
- VANDERBILT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 708 students
- CANDLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 706 students
- PAUMANOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 602 students
Other schools in DIX HILLS
- HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL EASTHigh · 1,407 students
- HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL WESTHigh · 1,028 students
- WESTERN SUFFOLK BOCESCombined · 866 students
- VANDERBILT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 708 students
- CANDLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 706 students
- PAUMANOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 602 students
Other Signal Hill Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Signal Hill Elementary. SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Signal Hill ElementaryManassas, VA · 807 students
- Signal Hill ElementarySignal Hill, CA · 599 students
- Signal Hill Elementary SchoolBelleville, IL · 291 students
Nearby schools
- HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL WEST0.2 mi · 1,028
- COUNTRYWOOD PRIMARY CENTER0.7 mi · 572
- HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL EAST0.8 mi · 1,407
- SAGAMORE CHILDREN'S PSYCHIATRIC CENTER1.4 mi · 36
- VANDERBILT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 708
- WESTERN SUFFOLK BOCES1.5 mi · 866
Frequently asked questions
About SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 672 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 55% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 19% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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