How does Carmel High compare to other high schools in Carmel?

Carmel High has a SchoolScope composite score of 76.5/100, placing it at the 96th percentile statewide. 46% of students exceed standard, with a total of 353 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Carmel High?

45.7% of students at Carmel High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 73.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Carmel High?

19.1% of students at Carmel High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Carmel High

High School

Carmel Unified CarmelMonterey County93923

📍 3600 Ocean Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

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Strong All-Around

Strong across every dimension we measure — academics, growth, culture, and engagement.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

799 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

14%

Teachers

51 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

98.5%

AP Exam Prepared

80.7%

A-G Completion

72.9%

College-Going Rate

81.9%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+6.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+34.0 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

28.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 14 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic21.8%

White62.1%

Asian3.6%

Black0.8%

Other11.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Carmel High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	45.7%
Met Standard	28.0%
Below Standard	26.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "74% proficient" for Carmel High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

45.7% of students exceeded standard while 28.0% met it. That exceeded rate is 30.2 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 2.9 points above the Carmel Unified district average of 42.8%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 98.5% — above the state target. 72.9% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 81.9% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 19.1%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

45.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

73.7%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

19.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

353

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	175	58.3%	23.4%	12.0%	6.3%	81.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	178	33.1%	32.6%	23.0%	11.2%	65.7%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Carmel River Elementary

67.892nd pctile

Tularcitos Elementary

59.081st pctile

Captain Cooper Elementary

No score

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Middle

Carmel Middle

56.484th pctile

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High School

Carmel High

76.596th pctile

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.