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Schools in Lake Carmel

Lake Carmel’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 68% 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$35.1K
▲ 2% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
NY 11.2
Schools in town
0
3,651 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Carmel’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Lake Carmel’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Carmel High School places highest (better than 93%); George Fischer Middle School lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

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

The path, start to finish
K–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
5–8George Fischer Middle Schoolin CarmelC−
9–12Carmel High Schoolin CarmelA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Carmel 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.

Carmel Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 3,651 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$35,134NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 48.9% · 1307 students tested
Math47%
State average 46.5% · 1394 students tested

Lake Carmel vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Carmel—Carmel Central
KentB−Carmel Central
CarmelB+Mahopac Central K–12 · Carmel Central K–12
PattersonB−Brewster Central PK–12 · Carmel Central K–12

All 3 neighbors share Carmel Central with Lake Carmel, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lake Carmel

5 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 Lake Carmelin other towns
Matthew Paterson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Patterson
B−
464 students11:1Rate it →
Kent Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Carmel
C+
384 students11:1Rate it →
Kent Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Carmel
C+
366 students12:1Rate it →
George Fischer Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Carmel
C−
1,138 students11:1Rate it →
Carmel High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carmel
A
1,299 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Carmel’s schools

Are Lake Carmel’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Carmel. Carmel Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Carmel. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lake Carmel in?

Carmel Central School District.

Where do Lake Carmel kids go to high school?

Carmel High School.

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What Lake Carmel 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.