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Schools in Forestburgh

Forestburgh’s public schools

Monticello Central School District and Port Jervis City School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forestburgh. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/7schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 91% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
2021–22
Graduate on time
79%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$35.2K
▲ 2% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Monticello Central
Students per teacher
10.2
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
4,531 students on the public path
In brief

Forestburgh’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Forestburgh’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Port Jervis Senior High School places highest (better than 93%); Robert J Kaiser Middle School lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Forestburgh, graded from C− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Monticello High School and Port Jervis Senior High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Forestburgh, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Monticello Central School District.

Two districts serve Forestburgh

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Monticello Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,695 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$35,243NY $34,607 · FY2024
D
Port Jervis City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,302 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$31,919NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Monticello Central School District27%
State average 48.9% · 1208 students tested
Math · PK–12, Monticello Central School District23%
State average 46.5% · 1328 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Port Jervis City School District43%
State average 48.9% · 890 students tested
Math · PK–12, Port Jervis City School District41%
State average 46.5% · 981 students tested

Forestburgh vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Forestburgh’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Forestburgh—Monticello Central PK–12 · Port Jervis City PK–12
LumberlandB−Eldred Central
ThompsonDMonticello Central
MamakatingC−Monticello Central PK–12 · Ellenville Central PK–12 · Pine Bush Central PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Monticello Central with Forestburgh for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Forestburgh

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Forestburghin other towns
George L Cooke School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Monticello
590 students10:1Rate it →
N A Hamilton Bicentennial School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cuddebackville
C+
308 students9:1Rate it →
East Main Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Port Jervis
C
702 students11:1Rate it →
Emma C Chase School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wurtsboro
C−
219 students12:1Rate it →
Robert J Kaiser Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Monticello
D
587 students9:1Rate it →
Port Jervis Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Port Jervis
D
549 students10:1Rate it →
Monticello High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Monticello
B−
833 students11:1Rate it →
Port Jervis Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Port Jervis
A
743 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Forestburgh’s schools

Are Forestburgh’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Forestburgh. Monticello Central School District and Port Jervis City School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forestburgh. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Forestburgh in?

Monticello Central School District and Port Jervis City School District.

Where do Forestburgh kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Monticello High School and Port Jervis Senior High School.

Parents talk

What Forestburgh families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.