| Croton-Harmon High School | |
| Established: | 1923 |
| Principal: | Laura Dubak |
| Head Name: | Second Master |
| Head Name2: | Assistant Headmaster |
| Teaching Staff: | 37.86 (FTE) |
| Enrollment: | 506 (2018–19)[1] |
| Ratio: | 13.37 |
| Grades: | 9-12 |
| Streetaddress: | 36 Old Post Road South |
| State: | NY 10520 |
| Country: | United States |
| Colors: | Orange and black |
| Mascot: | The Tigers |
| Yearbook: | Tiger Tales |
| Website: | https://www.chufsd.org/Domain/8 |
Croton-Harmon High School is a secondary school located in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. It is administered by the Croton-Harmon Union Free School District, and serves 9th-12th grade students. There were 542 students enrolled in the 2006–2007 school year. In the 2018–2019 school year, there were 506 students enrolled. Due to an increase in students since its original construction, it was expanded in the 1950s with a gym, and again in 2005–2006 with eight new classrooms, an auxiliary gym, and a new library. Between 2006 and 2017, the library also included a space for students to use desktop computers. In 2017, the school received a grant for a Nureva Span system, which replaced the desktop computers in favor of a more collaborative learning support system.
Croton-Harmon High School (CHHS) serves students in grades 9–12. The school is noted for student achievement, testing scores, its science research, world language, and performing arts programs, university in the High School and Advanced Placement courses, and graduation and college attendance rates.[2] The school has a 13:1 student–teacher ratio and the school district spends an average of $20,506 per pupil (the national averages are 15.3:1 and $12,435, respectively).[3] 100 percent of CHHS students have proficiency in mathematics and English.[4] The school is consistently ranked within the top 150 high schools in the United States.[5]
Croton-Harmon High School is noted for its high testing scores, its science research, world language, and performing arts programs, university in the High School and Advanced Placement courses, and high graduation and college attendance rates.
The school offers the usual range of high school classes, as well as the following AP classes: Biology, Macroeconomics, Calculus AB and BC, Physics, Chemistry, Spanish Language, French Language, English Language, English Literature, Statistics, Studio Art, Environmental Science, World History, US History, and Advanced Placement Comparative Government and Politics.
Language classes include Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, and English as a Second Language (ESL). The school also offers a number of electives including music and art classes.
Honors courses are not offered. All ninth grade and tenth grade students are enrolled in Regents level English courses. Exceptional performance in these classes will place an honors ("H") merit on the student's transcript. Juniors and seniors have the option of enrolling in AP level English courses instead of taking further Regents level courses.
The high school also boasts a multi-year science research curriculum for students interested in pursuing STEM research.[6] The Science Research program gives students the opportunity to conduct graduate or college-level science research experiments under the guidance of a professional mentor. Students design their own research plan, carry out their research experiment, and write a professional research paper.[7]
Students can also obtain college credits for classes while in high school through The University in the High School (UHS) Program.[8] As a bridging experience to college, UHS courses can help students begin to develop the skills and experience necessary for academic success in higher education.
As of 2019, Croton-Harmon High School has been the subject of an ongoing Title IX lawsuit. The suit stems from the 2016 sexual assault of a freshman at a house party by multiple Croton-Harmon High School students. The suit claims that the victim was extensively bullied for coming forward, that the student faced retaliatory grading by Croton-Harmon High School teachers, and the school did not comply with Title IX because it did not separate the victim from her attackers. The suit also claims that the school denied the victim's repeated requests to change school.[9]