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George Fischer Middle School

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George Fischer Middle School ranks 997 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

997^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 34% of New York middle schools

Summary

George Fischer Middle School is a public middle school in Carmel, New York, serving 1,139 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Carmel Central School District, which is ranked 545 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While George Fischer Middle School performs exceptionally well on Regents exams, with proficiency rates of 97-100% in Earth Science and Algebra I, the school's overall academic performance is generally below the state and district averages on state assessments. Proficiency rates range from 27% to 61% in English Language Arts and 24% to 58% in Math across different grade levels and years. The school's ranking has consistently fallen in the bottom half of New York middle schools over the past decade.

Interestingly, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While the school ranks highly for African American and Asian students, it struggles with Hispanic and English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of schools in the state. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 36-38% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Union Vale Middle School and Van Wyck Junior High School, George Fischer Middle School generally performs worse on state assessments but better on Regents exams.

1,138

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,595

Per pupil spending ?

35.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

281 Fair St
Carmel, NY 10512-0296

(845) 228-2300

District: Carmel Central School District

Students who attend George Fischer Middle School usually attend:

High:

Carmel High School

Feeder schools for George Fischer Middle School:

Elementary:	Kent Elementary School
	Kent Primary School
	Matthew Paterson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

Hispanic:

41.5%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (46% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 49 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg51%

New York avg53%

997^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 50 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to bottom 34% (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	35.7	997 of 1500	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	744 of 1504	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	883 of 1500	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	604 of 1479	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	649 of 1242	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	606 of 1439	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	581 of 1438	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.2	516 of 1455	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.6	475 of 1429	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.0	237 of 1407	83.2%	★★★★☆
2014	67.2	371 of 1401	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	65.6	400 of 1373	70.9%	★★★★☆
2012	78.1	275 of 1337	79.4%	★★★★☆
2011	79.9	245 of 1295	81.1%	★★★★☆
2010	77.7	272 of 1243	78.1%	★★★★☆
2009	73.6	332 of 1224	72.9%	★★★★☆
2008	77.4	252 of 1185	78.7%	★★★★☆
2007	71.6	348 of 1123	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.8	246 of 1095	77.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	264 of 676	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	245 of 705	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	115 of 706	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	142 of 653	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	162 of 663	75.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	60.4	172 of 396	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	232 of 369	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.1	81 of 374	78.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	595 of 646	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	580 of 615	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	520 of 591	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	556 of 581	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	473 of 473	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	499 of 503	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	971 of 1457	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	668 of 1465	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	906 of 1463	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.4	495 of 1454	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	565 of 1066	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	490 of 1370	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	453 of 1353	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	751 of 965	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.0	520 of 953	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	635 of 943	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	421 of 914	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.6	266 of 449	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	426 of 826	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	458 of 810	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1111 of 1283	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	858 of 1296	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	879 of 1288	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	629 of 1306	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	568 of 935	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	667 of 1241	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	680 of 1245	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	958 of 1455	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	769 of 1464	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	704 of 1464	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	646 of 1455	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	584 of 1071	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	675 of 1366	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	671 of 1352	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	149 of 235	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	131 of 220	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	102 of 190	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	76 of 126	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	50 of 107	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	809 of 1298	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	480 of 1303	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	857 of 1307	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.1	299 of 1283	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	44.8	234 of 522	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	671 of 1139	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	407 of 1170	65.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	473 of 775	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	417 of 778	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	488 of 772	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	355 of 748	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	323 of 614	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	387 of 716	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	423 of 763	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)61st percentile+27 vs school

Asian (2024)57th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I98%+42 vs state

Earth Science97%+32 vs state

Math45%-7 vs state

English Language Arts41%-12 vs state

Science38%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment 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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 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
George Fischer Middle School	Public	5-8	281 Fair St	Carmel	10512	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 228-2300	1,138	100	11.3	35.6%	561 (49.3%)	39 (3.4%)	472 (41.5%)	14 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.2%)	35.7	997^th of 1500 public middle schools	33.5%		48.2	744^th of 1504 public middle schools	50.5%	253	97.1		98.4				37.3	38.9	39.8	47.4	49.8	35.2	57.6	35.1	41.0	33.1	99.2	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.7	99.6	$33,595	$1,116	$32,479
Henry H Wells Middle School	Public	6-8	570 Rt 312	Brewster	10509	Putnam County	Brewster Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 279-3702	656	76	8.6	38.1%	257 (39.2%)	22 (3.4%)	348 (53.0%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	43.3	842^nd of 1500 public middle schools	43.9%		27.1	1165^th of 1504 public middle schools	22.5%	323			100.0	100.0	100.0			40.7	42.4	49.4		43.6	55.1	36.4		51.5	97.2	98.7	98.0	98.5	98.4	98.8	98.4	98.1	$40,917	$1,119	$39,798
Mahopac Middle School	Public	6-11	425 Baldwin Pl Rd	Mahopac	10541	Putnam County	Mahopac Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 621-1330	902	96	9.4	22.5%	557 (61.8%)	26 (2.9%)	282 (31.3%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.5%)	56.2	625^th of 1500 public middle schools	58.3%		61.4	522^nd of 1504 public middle schools	65.3%	103		100.0	100.0					50.9	45.2	57.1		68.5	58.3	38.9		41.3	99.1	99.3	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.5	99.7	99.7	$36,951	$540	$36,411
Somers Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Rt 202	Somers	10589	Westchester County	Somers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 277-3399	553	61	9.0	14.1%	417 (75.4%)	6 (1.1%)	92 (16.6%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	79.8	259^th of 1500 public middle schools	82.7%		80.1	235^th of 1504 public middle schools	84.4%	24			100.0					63.2	60.0	73.1		71.9	74.6	55.2		70.2	99.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.7	99.7	$41,277	$237	$41,041
Pawling Middle School	Public	5-8	80 Wagner Rd	Pawling	12564	Dutchess County	Pawling Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 855-4653	319	35	9.1	34.2%	175 (54.9%)	10 (3.1%)	115 (36.1%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	52.4	681^st of 1500 public middle schools	54.6%		39.8	925^th of 1504 public middle schools	38.5%	244			100.0	68.8			52.8	64.1	64.7	46.6	54.3	31.6	57.1	35.1	62.9		93.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.4	99.2	96.6	$42,271	$523	$41,748
Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School	Public	6-8	3417 Old Yorktown Rd	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 245-1885	1,219	124	9.8	31.5%	623 (51.1%)	90 (7.4%)	403 (33.1%)	59 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.4%)	55.5	637^th of 1500 public middle schools	57.5%		64.7	462^nd of 1504 public middle schools	69.3%	175	99.3		100.0					45.3	60.5	53.0		43.4	60.7	64.5		40.6	98.6	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	99.2	99.3	$34,847	$676	$34,171
John Jay Middle School	Public	6-8	40 N Salem Rd	Cross River	10536	Westchester County	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 763-7502	630	65	9.6	8.7%	466 (74.0%)	12 (1.9%)	72 (11.4%)	28 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.1%)	89.6	141^st of 1500 public middle schools	90.6%		86.8	165^th of 1504 public middle schools	89.0%	24			100.0					76.3	74.8	76.1		72.4	79.8	75.4		76.3	99.4	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.9	$44,542	$235	$44,306
Mildred E Strang Middle School	Public	6-8	2701 Crompond Rd	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Yorktown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 243-8000	793	83	9.5	15.0%	564 (71.1%)	19 (2.4%)	132 (16.6%)	58 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	81.8	229^th of 1500 public middle schools	84.7%		86.3	167^th of 1504 public middle schools	88.9%	62		100.0	100.0					65.7	60.3	63.2		76.3	76.1	92.4		62.8	99.3	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.9	99.9	$35,312	$400	$34,911
Putnam Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	142 Peekskill Hollow Rd	Putnam Valley	10579	Putnam County	Putnam Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 528-8101	446	36	12.3	20.9%	254 (57.0%)	16 (3.6%)	143 (32.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.6%)	83.5	209^th of 1500 public middle schools	86.1%		88	152^nd of 1504 public middle schools	89.9%	57			100.0				68.7	83.7	65.2	67.8	70.1	87.8	73.3	53.5	51.8	62.1	98.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,579	$556	$33,023
Van Wyck Junior High School	Public	7-8	6 Hillside Lake Rd	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 227-1700	878	75	11.6	26.0%	607 (69.1%)	54 (6.2%)	166 (18.9%)	26 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	63.9	485^th of 1500 public middle schools	67.7%		65	456^th of 1504 public middle schools	69.7%	29			100.0			94.3			58.3	55.0			53.6	64.9		56.3	99.2	99.8	100.0	99.9	100.0	99.8	99.7	99.8	$29,284	$252	$29,032

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