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George L Cooke School

Public Grades PK, KG-2

590

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,165

Per pupil spending ?

74.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

69 Richardson Ave
Monticello, NY 12701

(845) 794-8830

District: Monticello Central School District

Students who attend George L Cooke School usually attend:

Middle:	Robert J Kaiser Middle School
High:	Monticello High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.6%

White:

34.1%

African American:

14.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2011 → 5th in 2019

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (19% vs 48% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 35 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

New York avg48%

Not ranked this year

George L Cooke School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

791^st of 874Monticello Central School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	10.1	2287 of 2413	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	2146 of 2395	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	2092 of 2386	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	2033 of 2366	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	2029 of 2352	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.9	2144 of 2345	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	2133 of 2325	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.5	2053 of 2320	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.3	2188 of 2286	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	24.9	708 of 891	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	800 of 948	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	18.8	842 of 860	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	673 of 938	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	9.4	2271 of 2357	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	2076 of 2338	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	15.1	1222 of 1315	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	1191 of 1392	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	10.6	1984 of 2032	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1847 of 2045	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	13.1	2182 of 2358	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	2124 of 2340	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	10.3	175 of 180	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	154 of 202	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	26.2	1527 of 1859	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1422 of 1941	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	9.2	1280 of 1338	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1315 of 1408	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2019)21st percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2019)18th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2019)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)7th percentile~ school

White (2019)4th percentile~ school

Female (2019)4th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2019)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)2nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2018-2019) ?

Math26%-24 vs state

English Language Arts11%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
George L Cooke School	Public	PK, KG-2	69 Richardson Ave	Monticello	12701	Sullivan County	Monticello Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 794-8830	590	62	9.5	74.7%	201 (34.1%)	84 (14.2%)	228 (38.6%)	18 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.7%)								(n/a)										98.2	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.7	99.5	99.1	$43,165	$7,890	$35,275
Kenneth L Rutherford School	Public	3-5	26 Patricia Pl	Monticello	12701	Sullivan County	Monticello Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 794-4240	466	48	9.7	79.4%	141 (30.3%)	61 (13.1%)	213 (45.7%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	7.9	2343^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	4.2%		7.1	2384^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.5%	41	14.4	21.7	35.1		13.6	29.3	21.3		23.2	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	100.0	$42,972	$9,972	$33,000
Benjamin Cosor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15 Old Falls Rd	Fallsburg	12733	Sullivan County	Fallsburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 434-6800	841	81	10.4	76.2%	188 (22.4%)	62 (7.4%)	534 (63.5%)	10 (1.2%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.7%)	11.1	2279^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.8%		11.9	2300^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.9%	21	20.2	24.3	27.4	30.5	22.3	22.2	35.0	32.1	17.4	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	$40,181	$4,962	$35,219
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	201 N Main St	Liberty	12754	Sullivan County	Liberty Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 292-5400	664	62	10.6	66.9%	196 (29.5%)	20 (3.0%)	391 (58.9%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.3%)	11.7	2271^st of 2445 public elementary schools	7.1%		17	2151^st of 2445 public elementary schools	12.0%	120	28.2	40.6			18.9	25.8				98.4	98.9	99.4	99.4	99.8	98.9	98.9	98.7	$32,162	$1,622	$30,541
Emma C Chase School	Public	K-5	28 Pennsylvania Ave	Wurtsboro	12790	Sullivan County	Monticello Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 888-2471	219	19	11.5	54.3%	99 (45.2%)	20 (9.1%)	65 (29.7%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.4%)	47	1269^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.1%		44	1322^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	45.9%	53	45.5	47.4	64.5		45.5	63.2	54.8		48.4	99.6	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	$40,959	$4,096	$36,863
George Ross Mackenzie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1045 Proctor Rd	Glen Spey	12737	Sullivan County	Eldred Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 456-1100	240	22	10.9	36.3%	182 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (17.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.8%)	53.4	1108^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.7%		42.8	1359^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.4%	251	64.3	35.7	38.1	46.7	60.7	70.4	57.1	63.3	57.1	96.2	98.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.7	98.7	99.6	$39,398	$1,360	$38,038
N A Hamilton Bicentennial School	Public	PK, KG-5	929 Rt 209	Cuddebackville	12729	Orange County	Port Jervis City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 858-3100	308	35	8.7	49.4%	250 (81.2%)	14 (4.5%)	40 (13.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.6	1530^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.4%		24.8	1910^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.9%	380	50.0	51.0	56.4		50.0	47.1	50.0		28.9	98.8	99.1	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	$38,979	$2,412	$36,568
Otisville Elementary School	Public	K-5	2525 Mt Hope Rd	Otisville	10963	Orange County	Minisink Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 355-5851	559	49	11.4	26.1%	369 (66.0%)	30 (5.4%)	135 (24.2%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	55	1055^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.9%		42.7	1365^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.2%	310	65.4	55.6	49.4		77.5	59.3	55.3		41.2	98.7	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.1	99.6	99.6	$26,523	$1,092	$25,430
Tri-Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	34 Moore Hill Rd	Grahamsville	12740	Sullivan County	Tri-Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 985-2296	471	52	9.0	50.1%	345 (73.2%)	9 (1.9%)	83 (17.6%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	38	1517^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.0%		45.7	1264^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.3%	253	49.2	59.6	30.9	50.0	47.7	67.3	38.9	33.3	37.7	99.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.7	99.3	99.7	$44,452	$3,322	$41,130
Ellenville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	28 Maple Ave	Ellenville	12428	Ulster County	Ellenville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 647-0131	730	47	15.5	56.3%	317 (43.4%)	60 (8.2%)	288 (39.5%)	18 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.3%)	20.7	2055^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.0%		24.9	1906^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.0%	149	23.8	39.6	36.2	38.3	19.0	34.3	35.9	44.4	33.3	99.1	99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	99.8	99.4	$42,507	$4,134	$38,374

Frequently Asked Questions about George L Cooke School

What district is George L Cooke School in?

Monticello Central School District

What is the racial makeup of George L Cooke School?

Students at George L Cooke School are 39% Hispanic, 34% White, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend George L Cooke School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 590 students attended George L Cooke School.

What schools do graduates of George L Cooke School attend?

Students who attend George L Cooke School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Robert J Kaiser Middle School
High : Monticello High School

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