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Enrollment
518
Middle
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARLISLE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190627001561
Carlisle Middle School
325 Scotchridge Rd, Carlisle, IA 50047 · (515) 989-0833 · Warren County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Iowa public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
156 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 176 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 169 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 173 | 33% |
Student demographics
37%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
Students here typically continue to
Carlisle Middle School→Carlisle High School
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
76.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
73.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 73.3% |
| 2023-24 | 68.1% | 70.5% |
% 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
70.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Middle School
Carlisle Middle School's state test result (70.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Middle School this school | 518 | 30.1% | 70.1% |
| Excelsior Middle School Marion | 594 | 28.5% | 81.1% |
| Boulder Peak Intermediate School Marion | 613 | 31.5% | 71.4% |
| Parkview Middle School Ankeny | 865 | 27.3% | 85.9% |
| Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School Sergeant Bluff | 400 | 33.8% | 85.4% |
| Holmes Junior High School Cedar Falls | 628 | 25.2% | 85.3% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #156 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #133 of 224 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #135 of 224 ▲ 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #65 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #41 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.1% | #82 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.1% | #168 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.2% | #24 of 61 |
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
518
-44 (-8%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 518 | 39.5 | 13.1:1 | 30% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 41.4 | 12.8:1 | 33% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 35.6 | 15.2:1 | 31% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 30 | 18.7:1 | 27% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 23.2 | 20.1:1 | 34% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 25 | 17.8:1 | 32% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 26 | 18.0:1 | 26% (122) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carlisle Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (466 to 518); teachers up 70% (23.2 to 39.5).
About Carlisle Middle School
Carlisle Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school, is located in Carlisle, Iowa. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 518 students. It has 30% more students than the average for middle schools in Iowa (about 400).
Carlisle Comm School District has 2,290 students spread across 4 schools.
About 78% of the student body at Carlisle Middle School is White. Other groups make up 12% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. County-wide, 93% of Warren County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 37%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carlisle Middle School is 13.1:1, based on 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Carlisle Middle School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 17% of Iowa public middle schools.
Carlisle Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.1%, compared with a predicted 76.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Warren County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $94,588 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Carlisle Middle School shares Warren County with 19 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Carlisle Middle School is closest to Carlisle Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Carlisle Middle School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Carlisle Middle School at 5th of 9.
In the federal locale system, Carlisle Middle School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
An 8% drop took enrollment from 562 in 2020-21 to 518 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.7:1 to 13.1:1.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 754 students
- Carlisle Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Hartford Upper ElementaryElementary · 303 students
Other schools in Carlisle
- Carlisle High SchoolHigh · 754 students
- Carlisle Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
Other Carlisle Middle schools
One other US public school is named Carlisle Middle. Carlisle Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Carlisle Middle SchoolCarlisle, IN · 80 students
Nearby schools
- Carlisle Elementary School0.6 mi · 715
- Carlisle High School0.6 mi · 754
- Hartford Upper Elementary5.6 mi · 303
- River Woods Elementary School5.7 mi · 493
- Studebaker Elementary School5.8 mi · 561
- Lovejoy Elementary School5.8 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Carlisle Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carlisle Middle School?
Carlisle Middle School enrolls approximately 518 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Carlisle Middle School serve?
Carlisle Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carlisle Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carlisle Middle School is approximately 13.1:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carlisle Middle School?
At Carlisle Middle School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Carlisle Middle School?
Carlisle Middle School is overseen by Carlisle Comm School District in Warren County.
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