Carlisle Elementary School

Carlisle Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school in Carlisle, Iowa, operated by Carlisle Comm School District, hosts 715 students, covering grades pre-K through 3. That puts it 120% bigger than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

Carlisle Comm School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,290 students; Carlisle Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Carlisle Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 30% of students at Carlisle Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Carlisle Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 77.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Warren County put median household earnings sit near $94,588, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Warren County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,473 students), Carlisle Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Carlisle High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carlisle Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 59.7%.

Carlisle Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Carlisle Elementary School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 716 (now 715). The White share of enrollment decreased from 87% to 78% over that span.

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