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Carmel High School

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Carmel High School ranks 339 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 73% of New York high schools

Summary

Carmel High School is a public high school located in Carmel, NY, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,321 students. The school is part of the Carmel Central School District, which is ranked 545 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carmel High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 112-339 over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 4-5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance. Carmel High School also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 10% for Asian students, top 25% for African American students, and top 30% for Hispanic students in the state. The school's 4-year graduation rate ranges from 84.3% to 93.0%, generally higher than the state average, and its dropout rate is lower, ranging from 2.6% to 7.5%. Carmel High School students consistently outperform the state and district averages on Regents/Common Core exams across various subjects.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Lakeland High School, John Jay High School, and Yorktown High School, Carmel High School generally outperforms them in terms of statewide rankings, test scores, and graduation rates. The school has also experienced fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.2% to 34.1% over the past few years, which is an area the school may want to focus on. Additionally, Carmel High School has a relatively high percentage of students (35.81%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a diverse socioeconomic population, and the school's spending per student has increased significantly over the past few years, from $21,464 in 2020-2021 to $36,500 in 2023-2024.

1,299

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,559

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Fair St
Carmel, NY 10512-0296

(845) 225-8441

District: Carmel Central School District

Feeder schools for Carmel High School:

Elementary:	Kent Elementary School
	Kent Primary School
	Matthew Paterson Elementary School
Middle:	George Fischer Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.0%

Hispanic:

39.0%

African American:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2014 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (80% vs 68% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Above the New York median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg81%

New York avg68%

339^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

545^th of 874Carmel Central School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	339 of 1234	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	240 of 1242	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	240 of 1228	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	177 of 1190	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	156 of 1207	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	183 of 1210	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	76.7	155 of 1221	87.3%	★★★★☆
2016	76.6	118 of 1255	90.6%	★★★★★
2015	75.8	127 of 1255	89.9%	★★★★☆
2014	76.7	112 of 1237	90.9%	★★★★★
2013	78.9	109 of 1217	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	77.6	126 of 1198	89.5%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	159 of 1165	86.4%	★★★★☆
2010	69.7	237 of 1117	78.8%	★★★★☆
2009	71.7	179 of 1086	83.5%	★★★★☆
2008	68.0	282 of 1027	72.5%	★★★★☆
2007	64.6	336 of 1002	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.8	322 of 986	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.0	404 of 935	56.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	118 of 713	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	94.0	7 of 690	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	77.6	86 of 671	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	38 of 593	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	34 of 686	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	71.4	133 of 679	80.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	79.4	37 of 424	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	68.4	148 of 447	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.1	33 of 426	92.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	274 of 669	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	179 of 637	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	97 of 583	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	121 of 481	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	62 of 565	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	29.1	418 of 546	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	318 of 1206	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	258 of 1219	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	266 of 1197	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	234 of 1155	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	211 of 1193	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	200 of 1176	83.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	233 of 885	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	177 of 865	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	188 of 851	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	147 of 760	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	96 of 815	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	110 of 791	86.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	363 of 1179	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	265 of 1170	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	271 of 1155	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	184 of 1101	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	160 of 1179	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	178 of 1154	84.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	369 of 1201	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	265 of 1211	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	206 of 1191	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	141 of 1154	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	103 of 1190	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	75.4	183 of 1176	84.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	200 of 328	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.5	90 of 306	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	22 of 157	86.0%	★★★★☆

Non-Binary

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	66.3	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	186 of 1149	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	142 of 1144	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	186 of 1130	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	143 of 1038	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	113 of 1132	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	127 of 1095	88.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	181 of 788	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	151 of 781	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	152 of 776	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	137 of 738	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	159 of 793	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	164 of 765	78.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Asian (2023)91st percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)83rd percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-3 vs school

Non-Binary (2024)67th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)39th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II100%+25 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts88%+13 vs state

U.S. History and Government87%+12 vs state

Geometry86%+26 vs state

Earth Science84%+18 vs state

Global History and Geography80%+4 vs state

Living Environment72%+15 vs state

Algebra I66%+10 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carmel High School	Public	9-12	30 Fair St	Carmel	10512	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 225-8441	1,299	103	12.5	35.9%	663 (51.0%)	51 (3.9%)	507 (39.0%)	25 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (2.8%)	69.8	339^th of 1234 public high schools	72.5%		75	240^th of 1242 public high schools	80.7%	99		100.0	88.5		83.5	79.6	71.7		86.7	66.3		85.7								99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	$35,559	$1,124	$34,434
Brewster High School	Public	9-12	50 Foggintown Rd	Brewster	10509	Putnam County	Brewster Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 279-5051	1,076	94	11.4	38.4%	437 (40.6%)	20 (1.9%)	558 (51.9%)	26 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.0%)	48.6	660^th of 1234 public high schools	46.5%		52.3	621^st of 1242 public high schools	50.0%	39	88.2	97.6	74.0		0.0	75.5	33.8	83.3	71.8	66.2	36.4	96.9	45.4							91.9	93.5	95.9	97.1	97.3	93.6	99.8	92.9	$34,083	$987	$33,096
Mahopac High School	Public	7-12	421 Baldwin Pl Rd	Mahopac	10541	Putnam County	Mahopac Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 628-3256	1,255	110	11.3	23.4%	828 (66.0%)	34 (2.7%)	340 (27.1%)	28 (2.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.5%)	76.2	217^th of 1234 public high schools	82.4%		69.7	341^st of 1242 public high schools	72.5%	124	88.9	100.0	89.8	37.5	84.3	86.3	69.3		86.4	75.9		86.0								99.1	99.4	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.5	99.4	99.8	$32,828	$492	$32,337
North Salem Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	230 June Rd	North Salem	10560	Westchester County	North Salem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 669-5414	492	70	6.9	22.8%	326 (66.3%)	11 (2.2%)	125 (25.4%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	83.8	69^th of 1234 public high schools	94.4%		83.8	53^rd of 1242 public high schools	95.7%	16			97.1		88.7	95.5	93.1		85.9	84.4				46.0	80.4	65.7	51.7	67.9	68.6	99.0	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.2	99.5	99.8	$54,445	$544	$53,901
Somers Senior High School	Public	9-12	120 Primrose St	Lincolndale	10540	Westchester County	Somers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 248-8585	847	88	9.6	13.7%	655 (77.3%)	18 (2.1%)	117 (13.8%)	37 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.1%)	86.2	44^th of 1234 public high schools	96.4%		81.7	91^st of 1242 public high schools	92.7%	47	85.7		94.5			94.8	100.0		95.9	92.1	85.6		79.6							99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.9	$40,311	$701	$39,611
Lakeland High School	Public	9-12	1349 E Main St	Shrub Oak	10588	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 528-0600	966	84	11.5	25.9%	597 (61.8%)	66 (6.8%)	229 (23.7%)	47 (4.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.4%)	78.7	169^th of 1234 public high schools	86.3%		76.7	200^th of 1242 public high schools	83.9%	31	75.7		88.0		75.9	87.6	85.8		91.4	81.2		100.0								99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$35,105	$667	$34,438
John Jay High School	Public	9-12	60 N Salem Rd	Cross River	10518	Westchester County	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 763-7212	912	82	11.1	8.2%	687 (75.3%)	15 (1.6%)	115 (12.6%)	33 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.4%)	82.5	98^th of 1234 public high schools	92.1%		83.9	48^th of 1242 public high schools	96.1%	50			96.4		73.9	98.5			92.1	86.8	83.3	78.1								98.8	98.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.1	98.8	99.9	$44,853	$1,312	$43,540
John Jay Senior High School	Public	9-12	2012 Route 52	Hopewell Junction	12533	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 897-6700	1,768	129	13.6	23.2%	1,194 (67.5%)	104 (5.9%)	365 (20.6%)	78 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (1.5%)	64.9	413^th of 1234 public high schools	66.5%		66.1	425^th of 1242 public high schools	65.8%	12	75.1	87.8	92.9	11.3	11.8	89.3	42.7	94.4	90.0	54.1	60.3	57.1	63.3							99.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	$27,060	$252	$26,808
Putnam Valley High School	Public	9-12	146 Peekskill Hollow Rd	Putnam Valley	10579	Putnam County	Putnam Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 526-7847	526	46	11.4	20.5%	336 (63.9%)	15 (2.9%)	154 (29.3%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	74.7	239^th of 1234 public high schools	80.6%		69.2	355^th of 1242 public high schools	71.4%	116	78.9	100.0	87.2		85.4	92.3	75.2		90.2	67.0		67.5								93.2	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.5	97.4	$37,257	$588	$36,670
Orchard View Alternative High School	Public	9-12	25 Corporate Dr	Hopewell Junction	12533	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 298-5005	58	8	7.6	31.0%	38 (65.5%)	6 (10.3%)	12 (20.7%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	30.4	857^th of 1234 public high schools	30.6%		28.1	872^nd of 1242 public high schools	29.8%	15			73.1			72.7	22.2		83.3	9.1	33.3	0.0	26.7							100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$49,003	$8,511	$40,493

Frequently Asked Questions about Carmel High School

Is Carmel High School a good school?

Carmel High School ranks 339^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Carmel High School in?

Carmel Central School District

What is the racial makeup of Carmel High School?

Students at Carmel High School are 51% White, 39% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Carmel High School?

Carmel High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kent Elementary School
Elementary : Kent Primary School
Elementary : Matthew Paterson Elementary School
Middle : George Fischer Middle School

How many students attend Carmel High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,299 students attended Carmel High School.

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