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Kenneth L Rutherford School

Public Grades 3-5

2343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Kenneth L Rutherford School is an elementary school located in Monticello, New York, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 468 students. The school is part of the Monticello Central School District, which is ranked 791 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Based on the New York State Assessments, Kenneth L Rutherford School consistently performs significantly below the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 14.38% compared to the state average of 54.15%, and its 3rd grade Math proficiency was 13.64% compared to the state average of 59.7%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, and it has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 77.99% to 82.93% over the past few years.

When comparing Kenneth L Rutherford School to other nearby schools in the same district and surrounding districts, it consistently performs worse academically. For instance, Emma C Chase School, which is also in the Monticello Central School District, outperforms Kenneth L Rutherford School by a significant margin in both ELA and Math proficiency across all grade levels. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 2074 out of 2352 New York elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 2343 out of 2445 in 2024-2025, and its 0-star rating from SchoolDigger remaining unchanged.

466

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,972

Per pupil spending ?

79.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26 Patricia Pl
Monticello, NY 12701

(845) 794-4240

District: Monticello Central School District

Students who attend Kenneth L Rutherford School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.7%

White:

30.3%

African American:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (23% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg28%

New York avg55%

2,343^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Monticello Central School District

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
2025	7.9	2343 of 2445	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	2384 of 2445	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	2405 of 2439	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	2290 of 2434	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	2073 of 2201	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	2383 of 2413	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	2289 of 2395	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	2332 of 2386	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	2240 of 2366	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.6	2074 of 2352	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.0	2008 of 2345	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	2258 of 2325	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.7	2028 of 2320	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.7	1930 of 2286	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.8	1853 of 2263	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	53.0	1323 of 2257	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	69.0	771 of 2227	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.0	1080 of 2219	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	39.7	1571 of 2206	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	842 of 928	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	893 of 927	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	804 of 857	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	818 of 936	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	383 of 427	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	887 of 891	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	860 of 948	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1067 of 1117	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	860 of 1066	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	939 of 1001	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	928 of 1027	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	581 of 860	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	605 of 938	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	2311 of 2409	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	2368 of 2413	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	2368 of 2403	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	2255 of 2401	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	1887 of 1955	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	2339 of 2357	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	2251 of 2338	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1454 of 1569	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1471 of 1531	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1373 of 1429	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1353 of 1503	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	748 of 818	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1284 of 1315	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1329 of 1392	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	770 of 792	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	736 of 766	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	541 of 622	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	2046 of 2098	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	2010 of 2078	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	2009 of 2041	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1996 of 2099	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1605 of 1678	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	2023 of 2032	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	2014 of 2045	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	2304 of 2407	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	2333 of 2411	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	2365 of 2400	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	2259 of 2400	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1827 of 1961	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	2297 of 2358	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	2203 of 2340	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	16.0	251 of 279	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	211 of 223	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	1907 of 2134	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1782 of 2110	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1882 of 2016	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1731 of 2031	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1042 of 1044	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1733 of 1859	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1703 of 1941	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	1375 of 1402	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1370 of 1392	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.6	1333 of 1337	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	1355 of 1399	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1175 of 1224	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	1321 of 1338	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1338 of 1408	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)60th percentile+56 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)10th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-31 vs state

Science23%-22 vs state

Math21%-36 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
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
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
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
Sullivan West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	33 Schoolhouse Rd	Jeffersonville	12748	Sullivan County	Sullivan West Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 482-4610	553	46	12.1	44.7%	447 (80.8%)	11 (2.0%)	78 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.5%)	37.1	1543^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	36.9%		31.5	1700^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.5%	157	50.8	52.1	38.0	43.1	65.2	48.0	27.4	41.7	43.7	99.1	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.4	$32,113	$1,268	$30,845
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kenneth L Rutherford School

What schools do graduates of Kenneth L Rutherford School attend?

Students who attend Kenneth L Rutherford School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Kenneth L Rutherford School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Kenneth L Rutherford School.

Is Kenneth L Rutherford School a good school?

Kenneth L Rutherford School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Kenneth L Rutherford School in?

Monticello Central School District

What is the racial makeup of Kenneth L Rutherford School?

Students at Kenneth L Rutherford School are 46% Hispanic, 30% White, 13% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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