WEST HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL

WEST HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL is a heavily attended 6-8 campus in MELVILLE, New York, overseen by HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 968 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 82% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

Within HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 9 schools and 7,203 students, WEST HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, WEST HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 24% of students at WEST HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Suffolk County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, WEST HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.6%.

Across the wider county, Suffolk County reports that median household earnings sit near $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. WEST HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).

Nearest neighbor: SUNQUAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WEST HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 54.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 16%: 1,154 students in 2018 compared to 968 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 60% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the WEST HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.