Enrollment
80
Middle
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 181086002584
Carlisle Middle School
204 W Eaton St., Carlisle, IN 47838 · (812) 398-3851 · Sullivan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL80 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Indiana public middle 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.
- ·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 Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
52 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 22 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 36% |
Student demographics
5%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Carlisle Middle School→Sullivan High School
Based on grade levels within Southwest School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
38.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
23.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Middle School
Carlisle Middle School's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Middle School this school | 80 | 65.0% | 32.8% |
| West Central Middle School Francesville | 89 | 56.2% | 35.8% |
| Wood Memorial Middle School Oakland City | 157 | 59.9% | 38.9% |
| South Ripley Junior High School Versailles | 161 | 57.8% | 48.6% |
| Milan Intermediate School Milan | 159 | 56.6% | 38.1% |
| Milan Middle School Milan | 159 | 56.0% | 27.9% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 80 | #334 of 334 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
80
0 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 6.2:1
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 | 80 | 7.1 | 11.3:1 | 65% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 83 | 7.3 | 11.3:1 | 67% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 87 | 8 | 10.9:1 | 64% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 80 | 13 | 6.2:1 | 65% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 76 | 9 | 8.4:1 | 67% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 81 | 10 | 8.1:1 | 73% (59) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carlisle Middle School.
About Carlisle Middle School
Carlisle Middle School is a very small middle school in Carlisle, Indiana. In all, 80 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. It has 87% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Indiana (about 594).
Southwest School Corporation includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 1,776 students.
The share of White students at Carlisle Middle School is 98%. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 5%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carlisle Middle School is 11.3:1, based on 7.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Indiana is 15.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Carlisle Middle School counts 65% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sullivan County is 56%.
On the allk12 Grade, Carlisle Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 51% of Indiana public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Carlisle Middle School is 3.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 32.8%. Predicted: 29.5%.
Looking at the county, Sullivan County, the median household earns about $56,204 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Carlisle Middle School, Sullivan County has 10 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Carlisle Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Carlisle Middle School is 4th among 8 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 80 to 80, a small change. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 6.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.3:1.
On allk12, people connected to Carlisle Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 188 students
Other Carlisle Middle schools
One other US public school is named Carlisle Middle. Carlisle Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Carlisle Middle SchoolCarlisle, IA · 518 students
Nearby schools
- Carlisle Elementary School0.0 mi · 188
- 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 Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carlisle Middle School?
Carlisle Middle School enrolls approximately 80 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Carlisle Middle School serve?
Carlisle Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Carlisle Middle School have?
Carlisle Middle School employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Carlisle Middle School?
Student demographics at Carlisle Middle School are roughly 98% White, 3% Hispanic.
What district is Carlisle Middle School in?
Carlisle Middle School is part of Southwest School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.