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If you could change one rule at Carlisle County Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARLISLE COUNTY·NCES 210096000187
Carlisle County Elementary School
4557 State Rt 1377, Bardwell, KY 42023 · (270) 628-3800 · Carlisle County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Kentucky 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.
- 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 Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
235 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 63%
Community
1
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 | 77 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 47% · 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
Based on grade levels within Carlisle County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
41.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
52.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 County Elementary School
Carlisle County Elementary School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle County Elementary School this school | 395 | 59.5% | 41.5% |
| Flaherty Primary School Ekron | 403 | 60.0% | 49.5% |
| Northern Elementary School Georgetown | 414 | 58.0% | 46.8% |
| Sedalia Elementary School Mayfield | 376 | 58.5% | 53.6% |
| Bedford Elementary School Bedford | 421 | 57.5% | 19.4% |
| North Butler Elementary Morgantown | 406 | 58.4% | 32.3% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #385 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #208 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #476 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #442 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #226 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #374 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.5% | #476 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #322 of 437 |
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
395
0 (0%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 395 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 59% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 27.5 | 14.9:1 | 64% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 66% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 64% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 66% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 29 | 14.0:1 | 63% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 31 | 13.1:1 | 58% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 18 | 21.3:1 | 63% (242) |
| 1990-91 | 413 | 24 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carlisle County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (421 to 395); teachers unchanged (28 to 28).
About Carlisle County Elementary School
Carlisle County Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Bardwell, Kentucky. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 395 students enrolled.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Carlisle County totals 738 students.
At Carlisle County Elementary School, White students make up 85% of the student body. It is also 8% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. By the diversity index, Carlisle County Elementary School comes in at 26%.
Carlisle County Elementary School counts 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.1 students for each one. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is higher than this school's figure. About 59% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Carlisle County, the average is about the same, 58%.
Carlisle County Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 38% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Carlisle County Elementary School scores 41.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 42.9%.
Federal survey data for Carlisle County show that median household income is about $62,439, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 3 public schools operate in Carlisle County, serving about 738 students.
The school nearest to Carlisle County Elementary School is Carlisle County Middle School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Carlisle County Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 50.0%; Carlisle County Elementary School's is 41.5%, ranking 4th of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Carlisle County Elementary School enrolled 395; in 2024-25, 395. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.1:1) than in 2020-21 (15.2:1).
The Carlisle County Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Carlisle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,762
Census ACS
Median income
$62,439
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carlisle County
- Carlisle County High SchoolHigh · 184 students
- Carlisle County Middle SchoolMiddle · 159 students
Other schools in Bardwell
- Carlisle County High SchoolHigh · 184 students
- Carlisle County Middle SchoolMiddle · 159 students
Nearby schools
- Carlisle County Middle School0.0 mi · 159
- Carlisle County High School0.0 mi · 184
- Fancy Farm Elementary School8.3 mi · 271
- Hickman County High School11.7 mi · 316
- Hickman County Elementary School11.8 mi · 443
- Graves County Central Elementary15.9 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Carlisle County Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carlisle County Elementary School?
Carlisle County Elementary School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Carlisle County Elementary School serve?
Carlisle County Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Carlisle County Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Carlisle County Elementary School.
How diverse is Carlisle County Elementary School?
Carlisle County Elementary School reports a student body of 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Carlisle County Elementary School?
Carlisle County Elementary School is overseen by Carlisle County in Carlisle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.