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Enrollment
754
High
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARLISLE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190627000215
Carlisle High School
430 School St, Carlisle, IA 50047 · (515) 989-0831 · Warren County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL754 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Iowa public high schools
- B+Test 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 Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
176 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 9 | 192 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 187 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 194 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 181 | 24% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 48% · 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 Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.4%
IA avg 73.6% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
72.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.4% | 72.3% |
| 2023-24 | 86.9% | 70.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
77.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 High School
Carlisle High School's state test result (77.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle High School this school | 754 | 23.3% | 77.1% |
| Bondurant-Farrar High School Bondurant | 849 | 20.4% | 71.0% |
| Ankeny High School Ankeny | 1,375 | 23.0% | 79.5% |
| Decorah High School Decorah | 555 | 20.9% | 87.3% |
| Cedar Falls High School Cedar Falls | 1,333 | 20.7% | 79.5% |
| Williamsburg Jr-Sr High School Williamsburg | 604 | 21.5% | 85.0% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #102 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #149 of 314 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #102 of 314 ▼ 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 754 | #62 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #252 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.6% | #92 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #265 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.2% | #38 of 133 |
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
754
+87 (+13%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 754 | 36.2 | 20.8:1 | 23% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 730 | 33.7 | 21.6:1 | 26% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 743 | 35.7 | 20.8:1 | 27% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 667 | 36 | 18.5:1 | 26% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 34.9 | 17.8:1 | 29% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 36 | 17.7:1 | 28% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 31 | 16.8:1 | 17% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 533 | 42 | 12.7:1 | 14% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 44 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carlisle High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (622 to 754); teachers up 4% (34.9 to 36.2).
About Carlisle High School
Carlisle High School is a public high school in Carlisle, Iowa. It had 754 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 468 students for high schools in Iowa.
Carlisle Comm School District, which runs Carlisle High School, has 4 schools and 2,290 students.
Of every 100 students at Carlisle High School, about 82 are White. The school is also 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 93% White share among all Warren County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
A staff of 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 20.8:1. Compared with the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Warren County is close, at 24%.
Carlisle High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 57% of Iowa public high schools.
In Iowa, Carlisle High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 77.1% actual against a predicted 80.3%.
In Warren County, home to about 54,409 people, median household income comes to about $94,588, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Warren County's 20 public schools enroll about 10,473 students and include Carlisle High School.
Carlisle High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Carlisle Elementary School, its nearest public school. Carlisle High School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Carlisle High School ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 77.1% versus a 59.7% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
A 13% rise took enrollment from 667 in 2020-21 to 754 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 18.5:1 to 20.8:1.
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Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,409
Census ACS
Median income
$94,588
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
10,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carlisle Comm School District
- Carlisle Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Carlisle Middle SchoolMiddle · 518 students
- Hartford Upper ElementaryElementary · 303 students
Other schools in Carlisle
- Carlisle Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Carlisle Middle SchoolMiddle · 518 students
Other Carlisle High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Carlisle High. Carlisle High School is the largest of the 3.
- Carlisle High SchoolCarlisle, OH · 415 students
- CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOLCARLISLE, AR · 280 students
Nearby schools
- Carlisle Elementary School0.0 mi · 715
- Carlisle Middle School0.6 mi · 518
- Hartford Upper Elementary5.0 mi · 303
- Four Mile Elementary5.8 mi · 495
- River Woods Elementary School6.2 mi · 493
- Lovejoy Elementary School6.4 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Carlisle High SchoolHow large is Carlisle High School?
Carlisle High School enrolls approximately 754 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Carlisle High School serve?
Carlisle High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Carlisle High School have?
Carlisle High School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
How diverse is Carlisle High School?
Carlisle High School reports a student body of 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Carlisle High School in?
Carlisle High School is part of Carlisle Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.