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Schools in Kiamesha Lake

Kiamesha Lake’s public schools

Monticello Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kiamesha Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
Students per teacher
9.9
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,229 students on the public path
In brief

Kiamesha Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Kiamesha Lake’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Monticello High School places highest (better than 51%); Robert J Kaiser Middle School lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Kiamesha Lake, graded from C− to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Monticello 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 Kiamesha Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC−
6–8Robert J Kaiser Middle Schoolin MonticelloD
9–12Monticello High Schoolin MonticelloB−

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

The district

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
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 48.9% · 1208 students tested
Math23%
State average 46.5% · 1328 students tested

Kiamesha Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kiamesha Lake—Monticello Central
FallsburgDFallsburg Central PK–12 · Tri-Valley Central PK–12
ThompsonDMonticello Central

Every school in Kiamesha Lake

4 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 Kiamesha Lakein other towns
George L Cooke School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Monticello
590 students10:1Rate 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 →
Monticello High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Monticello
B−
833 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Kiamesha Lake’s schools

Are Kiamesha Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kiamesha Lake. Monticello Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kiamesha Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Kiamesha Lake in?

Monticello Central School District.

Where do Kiamesha Lake kids go to high school?

Monticello High School.

Parents talk

What Kiamesha Lake 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.