Enrollment
280
High
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARLISLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050396000140
CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL
145 RABORN ROAD, CARLISLE, AR 72024 · (870) 552-3196 · Lonoke County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Arkansas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
171 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 41 | 15% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CARLISLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
25.1%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
30.1%
AR avg 38.9% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.1% | 30.1% |
| 2023-24 | 21.5% | 13.1% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL
CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (22.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 280 | 61.1% | 22.7% |
| MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL MCCRORY | 242 | 62.0% | 33.4% |
| MAYFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL MAYFLOWER | 348 | 62.6% | 25.1% |
| TUCKERMAN HIGH SCHOOL TUCKERMAN | 288 | 63.9% | 54.6% |
| EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL LEPANTO | 266 | 67.3% | 35.1% |
| BIGELOW HIGH SCHOOL BIGELOW | 317 | 67.2% | 35.8% |
Matched among Arkansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Lonoke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #204 of 272 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #75 of 132 ▲ 38 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #191 of 280 ▲ 31 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #189 of 310 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.1:1 | #105 of 245 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #141 of 246 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.1% | #154 of 273 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #91 of 133 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
280
-24 (-8%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 324
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 280 | 34.6 | 8.1:1 | 61% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 30.6 | 9.2:1 | 58% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 27.5 | 10.7:1 | 57% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 60% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 30.9 | 9.8:1 | 27% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 330 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 60% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 50% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 29 | 10.8:1 | 32% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 324 | 18 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL.
About CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL
In CARLISLE, Arkansas, part of Lonoke County, CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school. Students in grades 7 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 280 students. By comparison, high schools in Arkansas enroll about 510 students on average.
CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL is a school in CARLISLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 2 schools and 660 students.
The share of White students at CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL is 81%. Other groups make up 8% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. In Lonoke County overall, the White share is about 85%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.
On staff are 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.1:1. Statewide, high schools in Arkansas average 8.8:1. CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 61%. Public schools in Lonoke County average 52%.
On the allk12 Grade, CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL lands at C-, ahead of 20% of Arkansas public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 22.7%, is 14.4 points below the 37.1% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Arkansas schools.
For the population of Lonoke County, median household income comes to about $72,828, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Lonoke County's 25 public schools enroll about 13,478 students and include CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL.
CARLISLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL is 7th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 280 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 304. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.2:1 in 2020-21, and 8.1:1 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lonoke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,272
Census ACS
Median income
$72,828
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
13,478 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CARLISLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CARLISLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 380 students
Other Carlisle High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Carlisle High. CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Carlisle High SchoolCarlisle, IA · 754 students
- Carlisle High SchoolCarlisle, OH · 415 students
Nearby schools
- CARLISLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 380
- HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL8.7 mi · 229
- HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.7 mi · 315
- LONOKE HIGH SCHOOL9.8 mi · 484
- LONOKE PRIMARY SCHOOL10.0 mi · 359
- LONOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.1 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOLHow large is CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL?
CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 280 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL have?
CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL?
At CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CARLISLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.