Lake Carmel’s public schools beat 58% of New York districts
The public schools Lake Carmel’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
The short version on Lake Carmel’s schools
Which school depends on your street
With three elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from C+ to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to George Fischer Middle School and Carmel High School. Kent and Patterson send their kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
Reading is above the state; math is just below
Reading proficiency is 63%, 1 point above the state. Math is 46%, 10 points below the state. Both are close enough to average that small changes could flip them. Test scores ↓
How it compares with its neighbors
Counting the three towns on its borders, Lake Carmel ranks 3rd of 4. Carmel (B+) is graded higher. Compare ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Lake Carmel compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New York’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New York only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lake Carmel.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Close to the state in reading
Lake Carmel vs. its neighbors
Lake Carmel’s schools rank 3rd of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New York districts.
Every school in Lake Carmel
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Lake Carmel families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Lake Carmel
There’s no college in Lake Carmel, but 21 are within 30 miles. The closest is Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, 12.1 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Lake Carmel. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 11 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.