Monticello High School

Summary:

Monticello High School is a public high school located in Monticello, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 844 students. The school is part of the Monticello Central School District, which is ranked 780 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Monticello High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of New York high schools, with academic performance generally below the state average on Regents/Common Core exams, particularly in subjects like Algebra I, Living Environment, and Earth Science. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 70.1% and 85.1% over the past 5 years, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.9% to 10.6%, higher than the state average. Additionally, Monticello High School has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 34.1% to 49.4% over the past 5 years, significantly above the state average.

Compared to nearby schools like Livingston Manor High School, Port Jervis Senior High School, and Tri-Valley Secondary School, Monticello High School's performance is generally lower, with these schools often outperforming Monticello in academic achievement, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. Despite spending significantly more per student ($19,232-$22,131) compared to the state average, Monticello High School's academic outcomes and other key metrics remain below average, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of resource allocation and instructional practices to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 39 Breakey Ave
       Monticello, NY  12701


(845) 794-8840

District: Monticello Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
816th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $22,131 Help


Feeder schools for Monticello High School:

Elementary:    Emma C Chase School
    George L Cooke School
    Kenneth L Rutherford School
Middle:    Robert J Kaiser Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.1 Help
Number of students:  848

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
39.0%
White:
36.7%
African American:
16.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.7% Help


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Compare Details Monticello High School ranks worse than 65.7% of high schools in New York. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.37. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Monticello High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Monticello High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (39%), White (36.7%), African American (16.5%). (See more...)
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Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Monticello High School is 10.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Monticello High School is $22,131.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Monticello High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Monticello High School 816th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Monticello High School in the ranking list.)

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Monticello Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Monticello Central School District 780th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Monticello High School

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Rank History for all students at Monticello High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 40.58 681st 935 27.2%
2006 37.22 712th 986 27.8%
2007 44.20 685th 1002 31.6%
2008 42.13 705th 1027 31.4%
2009 37.70 747th 1086 31.2%
2010 40.54 739th 1117 33.8%
2011 32.58 817th 1165 29.9%
2012 32.70 821st 1198 31.5%
2013 37.74 797th 1217 34.5%
2014 37.65 792nd 1237 36.0%
2015 33.13 854th 1255 32.0%
2016 39.37 784th 1255 37.5%
2017 33.75 799th 1221 34.6%
2018 42.85 743rd 1210 38.6%
2019 42.43 753rd 1207 37.6%
2021 47.56 327th 519 37.0%
2022 38.73 726th 1190 39.0%
2023 40.28 731st 1228 40.5%
2024 33.37 816th 1242 34.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Monticello High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 42.08 138th 212 34.9%
2023 7.04 267th 272 1.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Monticello High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.54 273rd 546 50.0%
2019 43.68 289th 565 48.8%
2022 65.22 92nd 481 80.9%
2023 71.68 86th 583 85.2%
2024 71.07 97th 637 84.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Monticello High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.69 733rd 1095 33.1%
2019 31.58 787th 1132 30.5%
2022 37.81 607th 1038 41.5%
2023 28.92 829th 1130 26.6%
2024 27.81 867th 1144 24.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Monticello High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.86 717th 1154 37.9%
2019 36.51 790th 1179 33.0%
2022 34.64 738th 1101 33.0%
2023 35.39 746th 1155 35.4%
2024 28.24 850th 1170 27.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Monticello High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.82 220th 498 55.8%
2019 29.58 375th 493 23.9%
2023 48.13 233rd 531 56.1%
2024 32.38 406th 564 28.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Monticello High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.88 744th 1176 36.7%
2019 42.66 745th 1193 37.6%
2022 38.66 728th 1155 37.0%
2023 41.56 708th 1197 40.9%
2024 35.24 794th 1219 34.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Monticello High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.63 719th 1176 38.9%
2019 41.28 746th 1190 37.3%
2022 38.19 712th 1154 38.3%
2023 39.20 721st 1191 39.5%
2024 32.03 812th 1211 32.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Monticello High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 70.08 134th 447 70.0%
2022 62.13 158th 386 59.1%
2023 79.26 39th 424 90.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Monticello High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.71 333rd 679 51.0%
2019 39.80 398th 686 42.0%
2022 40.23 333rd 593 43.8%
2023 35.47 420th 671 37.4%
2024 34.02 451st 690 34.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Monticello High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.13 373rd 791 52.8%
2019 58.44 309th 815 62.1%
2022 38.28 442nd 760 41.8%
2023 45.09 419th 851 50.8%
2024 38.72 498th 865 42.4%
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Rank History for White students at Monticello High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.85 585th 765 23.5%
2019 32.43 617th 793 22.2%
2022 33.38 559th 738 24.3%
2023 37.90 527th 776 32.1%
2024 25.09 645th 781 17.4%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Monticello High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 557 161 15 75 0 n/a n/a 0 808
1990 541 164 12 96 0 n/a n/a 0 813
1991 569 154 15 111 0 n/a n/a 0 849
1992 561 151 14 129 0 n/a n/a 0 855
1993 583 156 15 151 0 n/a n/a 0 905
1994 626 172 21 152 0 n/a n/a 0 971
1995 626 158 26 140 0 n/a n/a 0 950
1996 626 158 26 140 0 n/a n/a 0 950
1997 643 167 23 134 0 n/a n/a 0 967
1998 631 178 22 144 0 n/a n/a 0 975
1999 623 181 17 128 0 n/a n/a 0 949
2000 674 176 18 127 1 n/a n/a 0 996
2001 657 177 20 140 1 n/a n/a 0 995
2002 657 190 32 179 2 n/a n/a 0 1060
2003 657 190 32 179 2 n/a n/a 0 1060
2004 642 200 31 186 0 n/a n/a 0 1059
2005 665 214 31 194 0 n/a n/a 0 1104
2006 651 217 26 209 0 n/a n/a 0 1103
2007 637 224 22 211 0 n/a n/a 0 1094
2008 621 230 23 212 1 n/a n/a 0 1087
2009 589 211 20 215 4 n/a n/a 2 1041
2010 546 218 23 217 4 n/a n/a 5 1013
2011 675 312 25 1 1 0 0 0 1014
2012 481 224 19 208 0 0 1 0 933
2013 452 222 16 199 0 0 3 0 892
2014 461 210 16 188 1 0 7 0 883
2015 451 219 15 187 1 0 9 0 882
2016 455 220 16 208 1 0 15 0 915
2017 410 207 18 200 1 0 18 0 854
2018 419 196 17 217 1 0 25 0 875
2019 401 200 12 222 1 0 30 0 866
2020 402 190 15 218 2 0 35 0 862
2021 405 181 14 247 0 0 38 0 885
2022 385 166 19 267 0 0 42 0 879
2023 344 135 20 305 0 0 40 0 844
2024 311 140 17 331 0 0 49 0 848

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Monticello High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 808 66.9 12.0 n/a
1990 813 65.8 12.3 n/a
1991 849 68.9 12.3 n/a
1992 855 64.3 13.2 n/a
1993 905 60.7 14.9 n/a
1994 971 64.4 15.1 16.9
1995 950 66.1 14.4 34.9
1996 950 66.1 14.4 34.9
1997 967 66.5 14.5 38.5
1998 975 69.2 14.1 43.7
1999 949 68.9 13.8 31.2
2000 996 72.3 13.8 52.9
2001 995 76.1 13.1 40.1
2002 1060 79.0 13.4 38.1
2003 1060 79.0 13.4 38.1
2004 1059 n/a n/a n/a
2005 1104 78.3 14.1 32
2006 1103 79.0 14.0 35.9
2007 1094 84.9 12.9 37.1
2008 1087 88.5 12.3 45.3
2009 1041 91.8 11.3 75.6
2010 1013 98.6 10.2 40.2
2011 1014 73.5 13.7 40.5
2012 933 84.4 11.0 44.9
2013 892 79.1 11.2 50.8
2014 883 77.2 11.4 48.7
2015 882 78.0 11.3 42.5
2016 915 79.0 11.5 0.3
2017 854 76.0 11.2 63.1
2018 875 80.0 10.9 63.5
2019 866 73.4 11.7 62.6
2020 862 78.5 10.9 61.3
2021 885 75.4 11.7 60
2022 879 78.6 11.1 58.6
2023 844 83.4 10.1 62.7
2024 848 83.2 10.1 59.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Monticello High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 808 66.9 12.0 n/a
1990 813 65.8 12.3 n/a
1991 849 68.9 12.3 n/a
1992 855 64.3 13.2 n/a
1993 905 60.7 14.9 n/a
1994 971 64.4 15.1 16.9
1995 950 66.1 14.4 34.9
1996 950 66.1 14.4 34.9
1997 967 66.5 14.5 38.5
1998 975 69.2 14.1 43.7
1999 949 68.9 13.8 31.2
2000 996 72.3 13.8 52.9
2001 995 76.1 13.1 40.1
2002 1060 79.0 13.4 38.1
2003 1060 79.0 13.4 38.1
2004 1059 n/a n/a n/a
2005 1104 78.3 14.1 32
2006 1103 79.0 14.0 35.9
2007 1094 84.9 12.9 37.1
2008 1087 88.5 12.3 45.3
2009 1041 91.8 11.3 75.6
2010 1013 98.6 10.2 40.2
2011 1014 73.5 13.7 40.5
2012 933 84.4 11.0 44.9
2013 892 79.1 11.2 50.8
2014 883 77.2 11.4 48.7
2015 882 78.0 11.3 42.5
2016 915 79.0 11.5 0.3
2017 854 76.0 11.2 63.1
2018 875 80.0 10.9 63.5
2019 866 73.4 11.7 62.6
2020 862 78.5 10.9 61.3
2021 885 75.4 11.7 60
2022 879 78.6 11.1 58.6
2023 844 83.4 10.1 62.7
2024 848 83.2 10.1 59.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201399.0%0.4%0.5%99.1%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.1%99.0%99.2%
201498.9%0.6%0.6%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%
201599.2%0.5%0.2%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.2%99.3%
201699.1%0.6%0.1%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.2%99.3%
201793.7%0.4%0.2%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%
201895.8%0.6%0.2%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.5%99.4%99.4%
201996.3%0.0%0.0%99.5%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.5%99.5%99.5%
202098.6%0.0%99.7%99.9%99.9%99.9%100.0%99.8%99.8%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Monticello High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $627 (3.2%) $18,927 (96.8%) $19,554
2020 $526 (3.2%) $15,849 (96.8%) $16,375
2021 $369 (1.9%) $18,863 (98.1%) $19,232
2022 $1,638 (7.6%) $19,910 (92.4%) $21,548
2023 $1,176 (5.3%) $20,955 (94.7%) $22,131

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Monticello High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 753rd of 1207 High schoolsRanks 731st of 1228 High schools
 2.9%

Test Scores

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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Monticello High School)57.136.5
 20.7%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Monticello Central School District)61.449.3
 12.1%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra I (New York)71.164.6
 6.5%
End of Course Chemistry (Monticello High School)61.572.1
 10.7%
   End of Course Chemistry (Monticello Central School District)61.572.1
 10.7%
   End of Course Chemistry (New York)73.165.2
 7.9%
End of Course Common Core Algebra II (Monticello High School)87.170.7
 16.4%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra II (Monticello Central School District)87.170.7
 16.4%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra II (New York)82.764.1
 18.5%
End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (Monticello High School)81.376.4
 4.9%
   End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (Monticello Central School District)80.773.9
 6.8%
   End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (New York)83.976.9
 6.9%
End of Course Common Core Geometry (Monticello High School)74.842.2
 32.6%
   End of Course Common Core Geometry (Monticello Central School District)74.841.9
 32.9%
   End of Course Common Core Geometry (New York)70.153.2
 17%
End of Course Earth Science (Monticello High School)67.447.3
 20%
   End of Course Earth Science (Monticello Central School District)67.447.3
 20%
   End of Course Earth Science (New York)68.965
 3.9%
End of Course Global History and Geography (Monticello High School)71.268.6
 2.6%
   End of Course Global History and Geography (Monticello Central School District)70.965.4
 5.5%
   End of Course Global History and Geography (New York)78.873.6
 5.2%
End of Course Living Environment (Monticello High School)58.252.3
 5.9%
   End of Course Living Environment (Monticello Central School District)65.958.3
 7.6%
   End of Course Living Environment (New York)73.265.7
 7.5%
End of Course Physics (Monticello High School)93.140
 53.1%
   End of Course Physics (Monticello Central School District)93.140
 53.1%
   End of Course Physics (New York)81.668.1
 13.5%
End of Course U.S. History and Government (Monticello High School)7579.1
 4.1%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (Monticello Central School District)72.777.1
 4.3%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (New York)76.979.7
 2.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students866844
 2.5%
African American200135
 32.5%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian1220
 66.7%
Hispanic222305
 37.4%
Pacific Islander00
White401344
 14.2%
Two or More Races3040
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients62.6%62.7%
 0.1%


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Monticello High School ranks 816th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Monticello High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Emma C Chase School
Elementary : George L Cooke School
Elementary : Kenneth L Rutherford School
Middle : Robert J Kaiser Middle School

In the 2023-24 school year, 848 students attended Monticello High School.

Students at Monticello High School are 39% Hispanic, 37% White, 17% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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