Irvington High School

There really isn't a difference between a normal Irvington student and a CCA student. You study the same material but sometimes instead of essays CCA students would do art projects/group projects. The art classes are fun though (to those who are really interested in visual art). Band/Marching Band is also fun. I've created a lot of good memories because of our band reviews and all that jazz.
If the student takes Honors and AP classes, well... life's going to be hard (I'm warning y'all, especially if you go through the accel. Math path).
If you want your child to go to this school, they need to be prepared for the massive amount of work teachers will give to students. Change, WIP, and QUEST will be really hard if the student can't handle a lot of work. In my opinion, the benchmark projects are somewhat useful and at the same time useless. I mean, you could use it to apply to jobs. Source checks (idk why these exist) will really enhance your ability to know whether things are credible (hah i dont find this useful at all). Other than that, the people are really nice and respectful (not to some teachers though). If you stay with hardworking people, that will really help you to work harder. The school is really diverse, so students are very welcoming. Well that's all I have to say I guess. Let's go Vikings :P

Better then most of the high schools around this city.

This school has absolutely the best art/music departments. Sciences are good too. Just stay away from math honors as there is no standardization. The only negative is that too many AP courses allowed to be taken by students, leading to unnecessary peer pressure and crazy workload for students.