Schools in Melville · Half Hollow Hills Central School District
Melville’s public schools beat 88% of New York districts
The public schools Melville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 88% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
81%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
75%
▲ 13 pts vs NY 62%
2020–21
Math proficiency
79%
▲ 23 pts vs NY 56%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 12 pts vs NY 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$37.5K
▲ 8% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Melville compares
A Test scoresA− Graduation
New York school districts we grade (781)Better than 88%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (314)Better than 81%
High confidence. Built on 2,400 tested students and a graduating class of 759; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New York’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New York only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Melville.
5 schools teach K in Melville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Vanderbilt Elementary School, Signal Hill Elementary School, Paumanok Elementary School and Otsego Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 1st grade in Melville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Vanderbilt Elementary School, Signal Hill Elementary School, Paumanok Elementary School and Otsego Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 2nd grade in Melville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Vanderbilt Elementary School, Signal Hill Elementary School, Paumanok Elementary School and Otsego Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 3rd grade in Melville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Vanderbilt Elementary School, Signal Hill Elementary School, Paumanok Elementary School and Otsego Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 4th grade in Melville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Vanderbilt Elementary School, Signal Hill Elementary School, Paumanok Elementary School and Otsego Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 5th grade in Melville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Vanderbilt Elementary School, Signal Hill Elementary School, Paumanok Elementary School and Otsego Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
Parts of Melville are served by South Huntington Union Free School District.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading75%
State average 62.4%
Math79%
State average 55.9%
Every school in Melville
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Melville · in other towns
Vanderbilt Elementary School
A−708 students14:1Rate it →
Signal Hill Elementary School
B+672 students14:1Rate it →
Paumanok Elementary School
A−602 students13:1Rate it →
Otsego Elementary School
B574 students12:1Rate it →
Sunquam Elementary School
B538 students12:1Rate it →
West Hollow Middle School
B+968 students10:1Rate it →
Candlewood Middle School
B+706 students10:1Rate it →
Half Hollow Hills High School East
A+1,407 students10:1Rate it →
Half Hollow Hills High School West
A+1,028 students10:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Melville
There’s no college in Melville, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Farmingdale State College in Huntington, 2.2 miles away.
Farmingdale State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Huntington
2.2 mi9,077 students
Five Towns CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · Huntington
2.2 mi717 students
New York College of Health ProfessionsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Oyster Bay
5.9 mi96 students
Island Drafting and Technical InstituteCommunity college · For-profit · Amityville
7.4 mi53 students
SUNY Old WestburyUniversity or college · Public · Old Westbury
8.6 mi4,120 students
Long Island UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Brookville
10 mi16,079 students
Nassau Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Hempstead
10.4 mi9,701 students
New York Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Old Westbury
10.6 mi6,597 students
Hofstra UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hempstead
11 mi10,069 students
New York College of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mineola
12.4 mi179 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Melville. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.