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Out of approximately 1,278 public high schools in the state, only 108 earned the "High Performing School” designation. Andy Irvin, Superintendent of Schools, noted that Carmel is one of twelve high schools in the tri-county area (Westchester, Rockland and Putnam Counties) and the only high school in Putnam County to earn this recognition.
Only schools that meet the following criteria earn high-performing status:
- Meet pre-defined participation and performance criteria on New York State's accountability measures to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
- Not have a gap in performance of more than four points between students in subgroups and students not in subgroups
- Have a combined unweighted performance index (PI) in English Language Arts and math that places the school within the top 20% of all secondary schools
- Have a 2009 4-year cohort graduation rate that exceeds 80%
- Exceed the state average for students graduating with either a Regents diploma with advanced designation or a Career and Technical Education (CTE) endorsement
- Exceed the state average for graduating At-Risk students in the 2009 cohort
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