Enrollment
188
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 181086001770
Carlisle Elementary School
204 W Eaton St, Carlisle, IN 47838 · (812) 398-3851 · Sullivan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL188 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
127 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 57% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
43.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Elementary School
Carlisle Elementary School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Elementary School this school | 188 | 67.6% | 37.6% |
| Williamsport Elementary School Williamsport | 174 | 65.5% | 35.4% |
| West Crawford Elementary School Eckerty | 170 | 68.8% | 36.1% |
| LH Carpenter Early Learning Center Wabash | 176 | 66.5% | N/A |
| Montezuma Elementary School Montezuma | 213 | 64.8% | 26.3% |
| Johnson Elementary School Scottsburg | 219 | 65.3% | 46.3% |
Matched among Indiana elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #577 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #533 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #572 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 188 | #1,006 of 1,079 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.6% | #205 of 1,058 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
188
+11 (+6%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 188 | 16.5 | 11.4:1 | 68% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 19 | 10.7:1 | 67% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 14 | 14.0:1 | 67% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 177 | 16 | 11.1:1 | 64% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 179 | 14.2 | 12.6:1 | 70% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 196 | 14 | 14.0:1 | 70% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 13 | 19.4:1 | 58% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 330 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 37% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 27 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carlisle Elementary School.
About Carlisle Elementary School
Carlisle Elementary School is one of the public schools in Carlisle, Indiana. It is a small elementary school. Federal data show 188 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Indiana enroll around 436, and this school is 57% below that mark.
Federal data list 5 schools in Southwest School Corporation, with 1,776 students enrolled.
White students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. It is also 4% Hispanic. Among Sullivan County residents, the White share is about 91%. A diversity index of 10% means there is a 10% chance two randomly chosen students at Carlisle Elementary School are from different groups.
The school had 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1. The school reported 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Sullivan County averages 56%, lower than here.
Carlisle Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 55% of Indiana public elementary schools.
A school with Carlisle Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Indiana is predicted to score 27.7%. Carlisle Elementary School scores 37.6%, 9.8 points above that line.
The county, Sullivan County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $56,204, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 10, with about 3,108 students.
Carlisle Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Carlisle Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Carlisle Elementary School ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 37.6% against a local average of 29.5%.
For locale, NCES codes Carlisle Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 188, from 177 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Carlisle Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Sullivan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,780
Census ACS
Median income
$56,204
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,108 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southwest School Corporation
- Sullivan Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Sullivan High SchoolHigh · 528 students
- Sullivan Middle SchoolMiddle · 353 students
- Carlisle Middle SchoolMiddle · 80 students
Other Carlisle Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Carlisle Elementary. Carlisle Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Carlisle Elementary SchoolCarlisle, IA · 715 students
- Carlisle Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 436 students
- CARLISLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCARLISLE, AR · 380 students
- Carlisle Elementary SchoolBoaz, AL · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Carlisle Middle School0.0 mi · 80
- Sullivan High School9.8 mi · 528
- North Knox Jr-Sr High School10.1 mi · 541
- Sullivan Elementary School10.3 mi · 627
- Sullivan Middle School10.3 mi · 353
- Dugger Union Community School Corp10.4 mi · 559
Frequently asked questions
About Carlisle Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Carlisle Elementary School?
Carlisle Elementary School enrolls approximately 188 students in grades PK-05.
Is Carlisle Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carlisle Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Carlisle Elementary School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Carlisle Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carlisle Elementary School?
At Carlisle Elementary School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Carlisle Elementary School public or private?
Carlisle Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Southwest School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.