Built in 1955, Cook School is characterized by five classroom wings, a library, a cafetorium, an administrative wing, all newly remodeled in 1999. Cook School is one of 35 schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District and one of 20 that operate on a ten-month traditional calendar. A normal enrollment at Cook School is approximately 530 students in grades K-6 with an average of 100 children enrolled in the Child Care Center, located on campus.

 

Students, parents, and staff exhibit a great sense of pride in our school and its pupil ethnic diversity, which is African-American (3.7%), American Indian or Alaskan (1.6%), Asian (1.2%), Filipino (1.4%), Latino/Hispanic (55.2%), Pacific Islander (1.0%), and White (36%).

 

Classroom space at Cook School meets the necessary requirements needed to support our school's instructional program. Our students' safety and well-being is promoted by activities that include emergency earthquake drills, bus evacuation drills, drug and alcohol abuse awareness, and gang suppression.

 

PROGRAM AND SERVICES

 

Traditional school year calendar
Self-contained classrooms
Special classes for children with learning disabilities
State-funded childcare center
Success oriented, well-balanced academic program
Focus on literacy
Computers in every classroom
Rolling Readers
OASIS Tutors Reading Program
Cross-Age/Peer Tutoring
Counseling (Vista Hill)
Breakfast Program
Peace Patrol
Safety Patrol
Before and after school childcare (YMCA on site)
Dynamic After School Hours (DASH), a Chula Vista Parks and Recreation Program
Cook Officers for Peace and Safety (C.O.P.S.)
Music Program (choir)
Sports Program
Gifted and Talented Education (GATE)
Standards-based curriculum
Accelerated Reader
RESULTS
Reading Success Network