Carmel High

Summary:

Carmel High is a public high school located in Carmel, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 858 students. The school is part of the Carmel Unified School District, which is ranked 85 out of 1,568 districts in California and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Carmel High has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in California, with a statewide ranking that has ranged from 45 to 195 over the past decade. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the entire period, indicating its exceptional performance. Carmel High students consistently outperform the state and Carmel Unified School District averages in standardized test scores, including Smarter Balanced Assessments in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as the California Science Test (CAST). The school also boasts an exceptionally high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 97.1% to 98.6% over the past five years, significantly higher than the state average.

Carmel High's performance significantly outpaces that of many nearby schools, such as Salinas High, Marina High, and Seaside High, which are part of the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District. This contrast in performance highlights the importance of factors like district leadership, resource allocation, and community engagement in shaping the educational outcomes of a school. Overall, Carmel High's exceptional academic performance, high graduation rates, and diverse student population make it a standout school in the region.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 3600 Ocean Ave.
       Carmel, CA  93923-8239


(831) 624-1821

District: Carmel Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
195th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,668 Help


Feeder schools for Carmel High:

Elementary:    Captain Cooper Elementary
    Carmel River Elementary
    Tularcitos Elementary
Middle:    Carmel Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  16.4 Help
Number of students:  858

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.0%
Hispanic:
20.3%
Two or more races:
9.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  15% Help


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Compare Details Carmel High ranks better than 91.6% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.2. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Carmel High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64%), Hispanic (20.3%), two or more races (9.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 15% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carmel High is 16.4. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carmel High is $17,668.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carmel High:

SchoolDigger ranks Carmel High 195th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Carmel High in the ranking list.)

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Carmel Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Carmel Unified 85th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Carmel High

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Rank History for all students at Carmel High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 67.87 225th 1653 86.4%
2005 80.62 92nd 1901 95.2%
2006 76.36 175th 1968 91.1%
2007 75.31 187th 2063 90.9%
2008 81.66 105th 2117 95.0%
2009 78.66 130th 2238 94.2%
2010 78.32 160th 2281 93.0%
2011 82.86 106th 2367 95.5%
2012 82.55 112th 2354 95.2%
2013 77.02 182nd 2426 92.5%
2015 93.99 99th 1994 95.0%
2016 96.31 45th 2039 97.8%
2017 94.18 105th 2021 94.8%
2018 95.80 69th 2017 96.6%
2019 96.54 66th 2133 96.9%
2021 92.40 95th 1290 92.6%
2022 93.62 142nd 2123 93.3%
2023 89.82 180th 2348 92.3%
2024 88.20 195th 2323 91.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Carmel High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.38 8th 366 97.8%
2019 77.34 87th 422 79.4%
2022 67.91 160th 515 68.9%
2023 65.36 212th 786 73.0%
2024 85.43 58th 804 92.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Carmel High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 72.52 185th 1547 88.0%
2024 53.82 431st 1534 71.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carmel High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.00 145th 1862 92.2%
2019 94.18 81st 1937 95.8%
2021 89.31 92nd 1126 91.8%
2022 88.61 168th 1943 91.4%
2023 73.65 371st 2247 83.5%
2024 75.53 333rd 2235 85.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Carmel High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.07 76th 1760 95.7%
2019 95.96 65th 1833 96.5%
2021 90.68 94th 1054 91.1%
2022 93.45 121st 1858 93.5%
2023 90.66 139th 2118 93.4%
2024 86.91 188th 2098 91.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Carmel High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.43 75th 1052 92.9%
2019 81.95 124th 1117 88.9%
2022 86.42 98th 1161 91.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Carmel High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.33 67th 1834 96.3%
2019 95.22 86th 1880 95.4%
2021 92.21 91st 1122 91.9%
2022 91.95 152nd 1916 92.1%
2023 87.27 206th 2207 90.7%
2024 87.24 184th 2172 91.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Carmel High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 84.24 66th 581 88.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carmel High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.70 91st 1742 94.8%
2019 92.20 94th 1814 94.8%
2022 88.34 144th 1861 92.3%
2023 89.01 126th 2142 94.1%
2024 60.35 591st 2125 72.2%
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Rank History for White students at Carmel High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.35 45th 1173 96.2%
2019 90.02 77th 1222 93.7%
2022 82.28 174th 1204 85.5%
2023 80.31 174th 1434 87.9%
2024 76.98 199th 1406 85.8%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Carmel High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 660 7 26 41 8 n/a n/a 0 742
1989 644 5 18 31 0 n/a n/a 0 698
1990 600 2 23 51 1 n/a n/a 0 677
1991 560 3 26 43 1 n/a n/a 0 633
1992 560 5 28 43 2 n/a n/a 0 638
1993 577 4 22 40 1 n/a n/a 0 644
1994 568 4 22 36 3 n/a n/a 0 633
1995 594 5 29 29 3 n/a n/a 0 660
1996 594 5 29 29 3 n/a n/a 0 660
1997 631 4 36 34 3 n/a n/a 0 708
1998 635 4 31 35 5 n/a n/a 0 710
1999 655 6 27 36 6 n/a n/a 0 730
2000 712 4 26 38 5 n/a n/a 0 785
2001 666 8 26 39 3 n/a n/a 4 746
2002 648 6 25 36 9 n/a n/a 19 743
2003 648 6 25 36 9 n/a n/a 19 743
2004 636 4 22 55 8 n/a n/a 33 758
2005 627 1 24 68 12 n/a n/a 29 761
2006 634 0 27 77 10 n/a n/a 23 771
2007 619 2 30 88 3 n/a n/a 21 763
2008 610 1 29 87 4 n/a n/a 0 731
2009 585 3 27 102 4 6 22 0 749
2010 545 5 17 113 4 2 40 0 726
2011 538 0 18 121 4 1 68 0 750
2012 568 1 21 124 5 1 74 0 794
2013 549 3 19 128 7 4 84 0 794
2014 573 5 27 135 9 5 93 0 847
2015 570 4 31 138 6 4 87 0 840
2016 560 4 31 162 3 5 92 0 857
2017 536 6 39 152 2 4 131 0 870
2018 528 4 45 163 1 2 124 0 867
2019 512 7 44 159 1 3 119 0 845
2020 539 6 51 160 0 1 112 0 869
2021 541 7 47 165 1 1 100 0 862
2022 526 8 42 170 1 0 95 0 842
2023 549 4 48 174 1 1 81 0 858

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carmel High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 742 33.8 21.9 n/a
1989 698 35.0 19.9 n/a
1990 677 34.3 19.7 n/a
1991 633 33.5 18.8 n/a
1992 638 34.0 18.7 5.3
1993 644 33.6 19.2 5.4
1994 633 33.1 19.1 5.1
1995 660 34.7 19.0 6.1
1996 660 34.7 19.0 6.1
1997 708 31.8 22.3 3.8
1998 710 33.4 21.3 4.2
1999 730 36.2 20.2 7.4
2000 785 36.5 21.5 8.5
2001 746 38.8 19.2 7.4
2002 743 39.9 18.6 5.8
2003 743 39.9 18.6 5.8
2004 758 39.8 19.0 7.2
2005 761 38.0 20.0 6.1
2006 771 44.2 17.4 6.6
2007 763 43.7 17.5 9.4
2008 731 55.6 13.1 9.8
2009 749 45.2 13.9 7.6
2010 726 41.9 17.3 9.6
2011 750 n/a n/a 7.3
2012 794 47.6 16.6 n/a
2013 794 47.3 16.7 14.5
2014 847 48.8 17.3 13
2015 840 49.0 17.1 12.7
2016 857 49.0 17.4 12.1
2017 870 51.0 17.0 12
2018 867 52.9 16.3 16.7
2019 845 52.5 16.0 13.8
2020 869 n/a n/a 13.3
2021 862 53.7 16.0 11
2022 842 52.4 16.0 19.4
2023 858 52.3 16.4 15

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Carmel High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 742 33.8 21.9 n/a
1989 698 35.0 19.9 n/a
1990 677 34.3 19.7 n/a
1991 633 33.5 18.8 n/a
1992 638 34.0 18.7 5.3
1993 644 33.6 19.2 5.4
1994 633 33.1 19.1 5.1
1995 660 34.7 19.0 6.1
1996 660 34.7 19.0 6.1
1997 708 31.8 22.3 3.8
1998 710 33.4 21.3 4.2
1999 730 36.2 20.2 7.4
2000 785 36.5 21.5 8.5
2001 746 38.8 19.2 7.4
2002 743 39.9 18.6 5.8
2003 743 39.9 18.6 5.8
2004 758 39.8 19.0 7.2
2005 761 38.0 20.0 6.1
2006 771 44.2 17.4 6.6
2007 763 43.7 17.5 9.4
2008 731 55.6 13.1 9.8
2009 749 45.2 13.9 7.6
2010 726 41.9 17.3 9.6
2011 750 n/a n/a 7.3
2012 794 47.6 16.6 n/a
2013 794 47.3 16.7 14.5
2014 847 48.8 17.3 13
2015 840 49.0 17.1 12.7
2016 857 49.0 17.4 12.1
2017 870 51.0 17.0 12
2018 867 52.9 16.3 16.7
2019 845 52.5 16.0 13.8
2020 869 n/a n/a 13.3
2021 862 53.7 16.0 11
2022 842 52.4 16.0 19.4
2023 858 52.3 16.4 15

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Carmel High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $17,668

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Carmel High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 66th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 180th of 2348 High schools
 4.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Carmel High)80.777.8
 2.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Carmel Unified)78.974.6
 4.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Carmel High)67.146.9
 20.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Carmel Unified)65.644.8
 20.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Carmel High)59.456.3
 3.1%
   11th Grade Science (Carmel Unified)59.456.3
 3.1%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Carmel High)54.142.7
 11.4%
   12th Grade Science (Carmel Unified)53.242.4
 10.8%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.8
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students845858
 1.5%
African American74
 42.9%
American Indian11
Asian4448
 9.1%
Hispanic159174
 9.4%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White512549
 7.2%
Two or More Races11981
 31.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients13.8%15%
 1.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Carmel High

Carmel High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Captain Cooper Elementary
Elementary : Carmel River Elementary
Elementary : Tularcitos Elementary
Middle : Carmel Middle

Students at Carmel High are 64% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 858 students attended Carmel High.

Yes. Carmel High ranks in the top 8.4% of California high schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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