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The Cooke Center School

60 MacDougal Street, New York, NY, 10012-0101 -

School Notes Overview:

The Cooke Center for Learning and Development is the largest private provider of school-based special education services in New York City. We embrace and promote inclusion, an educational practice through which children with learning challenges are educated in general education settings alongside their mainstream peers. The Cooke Center's mission is to collaborate with others to provide opportunities for students with special needs, ages 3 to 21, to learn side by side with non-disabled peers and members of the community....

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School Overview:

	The Cooke Center School
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 12
Year Founded	1987
County	New York County, NY
Student Body
Total Students	221 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
% Students of Color	54%	22%
Students by Grade
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 221 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	55 teachers
Average Class Size	12
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:10	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Head of School	Mary Munsch
Admissions Director	Billy English
Sport
Total Sports Offered	2
	Sports
	Basketball	Cheering

School Notes:

The Cooke Center for Learning and Development is the largest private provider of school-based special education services in New York City. We embrace and promote inclusion, an educational practice through which children with learning challenges are educated in general education settings alongside their mainstream peers. The Cooke Center's mission is to collaborate with others to provide opportunities for students with special needs, ages 3 to 21, to learn side by side with non-disabled peers and members of the community.
Profile last updated: 10/13/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (10012)	School Zip (10012)	(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate)	26,000 people	18,975,234 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	67%	32%
Population Average Age	35 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	1.8 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$58,313	$44,151
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	2.7 rooms	4.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	70 years old	58 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	17% / 83%	41% / 59%