Original Research by School Decision on Rolling Hills School
Rolling Hills School is a public elementary school in Dix Hills serving kindergarten through second grade. The school's enrollment is small, roughly in the low hundreds, distributed evenly across its three grade levels. About a quarter of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a community that is generally affluent but not uniformly so.
The student population is diverse. White students make up about half the enrollment, while Asian, Hispanic, and other groups each represent meaningful shares. This mirrors the broader character of Dix Hills itself, a prosperous residential hamlet in Town of Huntington where roughly a quarter of households speak a language other than English at home.
The school operates within Commack Union Free School District, which has maintained stable property tax increases over multiple years while sustaining current class sizes and program breadth. For high school families in the district, one recent change to note: Commack High School no longer uses traditional class rank, instead reporting "Cohort Groups" on transcripts, a shift relevant to families planning for college admissions.
Dix Hills is a mature, built-out suburban community defined by spacious properties, mature trees, and residential character removed from density. Housing values in the area are substantial, and owner-occupied family homes predominate. The neighborhood has no downtown or street-oriented retail of its own; residents drive to nearby Huntington or Deer Park for shopping and dining. Recreational amenities include Dix Hills Park with its pool, ice rink, golf course, and performing arts center, as well as the Half Hollow Hills Community Library. The Long Island Rail Road station in Huntington is roughly 8 miles away and serves commuters reaching Manhattan in about an hour.
The area's economic landscape centers on professional and managerial employment, much of it anchored in the adjacent Melville and Route 110 office-park corridor to the west. Dix Hills itself has few large employers, mostly small professional offices. Development in the hamlet is incremental infill and new construction by builders like Toll Brothers rather than major subdivision growth, and real estate vacancies remain tight relative to national norms.
No state testing data is available for Rolling Hills School; kindergarten through second grade are not assessed under New York's accountability testing system. Similarly, no special-population data (students with IEPs or English learners) appears in the available records, likely a reflection of the school's early grade band and how such populations are reported at the district level. These gaps are typical for elementary schools serving the earliest grades and should not be read as indicators of weakness. A parent seeking detailed information about academic performance, specialized services, or support availability would benefit from contacting the school or district directly.
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