Putnam Valley is a community of approximately 12,000 residents, located in Putnam County, New York. The school district consists of an Elementary School, Middle School, and High School, educating approximately 1,600 students. Putnam Valley High School is an International Baccalaureate World School.
Curricular offerings at PVHS include honors programs in Math, Science, English, and Spanish. Students are accepted into honors classes based on class performance, standardized test scores, and teacher recommendations. Eighth-grade students have an opportunity to accelerate in Spanish and Math.
We proudly implemented the IB Diploma Program in September, 2020. IB courses include: Biology, Physics, Sports Exercise and Health Science, Math, English, History of the Americas, World Topics, Business Management, Spanish, French Ab Initio, Visual Arts, Computer Science, Film, Music, Dance, Psychology, and Theory of Knowledge. Seniors will also have had the opportunity to choose from several different Advanced Placement courses, including English Language, World History, European History, Computer Science, and Art.
Students may also earn Dutchess County Community College credits from the following courses: IB Math SL Year 1 & 2, IB Spanish Year SL 1 & 2, College Calculus, College Precalculus, College Statistics. College credits can also be earned through SUNY Albany for Authentic Science Research. Students can also earn credits through Siena College upon completion of Intro to Computer Science. Students interested in occupational education programs attend the Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES Technical Center.
A wide range of co-curricular activities, including interscholastic sports, is offered to enhance the students’ educational experiences. Students may choose to be involved in the following clubs: Art, Big Buddy, Chess Club, Connections Club, Debate Club, Environmental Club, Friends Network, GSTA, Guitar Club, Jazz Ensemble, Literary Magazine, Make A Difference, SADD, Science Olympiad, Stage Crew, Student Government, TempoMental Club, Theatreworks, TV Media Production Club, World Languages Club, Yearbook Club, Young Historian Society. Putnam Valley High School has chapters of several Honor Societies, including, the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta: Math Honor Society, Tri-M: Music Honor Society, English, French, Spanish, and Science Honor Societies, Seal of Biliteracy, Seal of Civic Readiness.