Enrollment
159
Middle
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARLISLE COUNTY·NCES 210096000185
Carlisle County Middle School
4557 State Rt 1377, Bardwell, KY 42023 · (270) 628-3800 · Carlisle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL159 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 92% of Kentucky public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
90 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 63%
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 | 59 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 31% |
Student demographics
12%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
Carlisle County Middle School→Carlisle County High School
Feeds from
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
60.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Middle School
Carlisle County Middle School's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle County Middle School this school | 159 | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| Williamstown Jr. High Williamstown | 172 | 59.3% | 27.7% |
| Fleming Neon Middle School Neon | 131 | 58.0% | 48.1% |
| Edmonson County 5/6 Center Brownsville | 265 | 57.0% | 34.7% |
| Ballard County Middle School Barlow | 202 | 50.5% | 58.3% |
| Hazard Middle School Hazard | 256 | 57.0% | 39.8% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #20 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #18 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #42 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 159 | #215 of 221 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.6% | #129 of 219 |
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
159
-8 (-5%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 193
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 159 | 11 | 14.4:1 | 57% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 135 | 11.5 | 11.7:1 | 59% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 146 | 11.5 | 12.7:1 | 58% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 167 | 13 | 12.8:1 | 64% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 177 | 10.5 | 16.9:1 | 59% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 12 | 12.5:1 | 61% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 175 | 12 | 14.6:1 | 59% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 207 | 14 | 14.8:1 | 54% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 193 | 11 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carlisle County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (177 to 159); teachers up 5% (10.5 to 11).
About Carlisle County Middle School
Carlisle County Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Bardwell, Kentucky, (ZIP code 42023). Enrollment is 159 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. Against the 558-student average for middle schools in Kentucky, enrollment here is 72% lower.
Carlisle County, which runs Carlisle County Middle School, has 3 schools and 738 students.
White students make up 94% of enrollment at Carlisle County Middle School. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic. The White share in Carlisle County as a whole is similar, at about 91%. Pick two students at random and there is a 12% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.4:1, with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 57%. That tracks the 58% average for public schools in Carlisle County.
Measured against Kentucky public middle schools, Carlisle County Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Carlisle County Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools: 57.9% actual against 44.0% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Carlisle County show that the median household income is $62,439, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Carlisle County Middle School is one of 3 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Carlisle County Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Carlisle County Middle School, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Carlisle County Middle School ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
Carlisle County Middle School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment declined 5% from its 2020-21 level of 167. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.8:1 to 14.4:1.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Carlisle County High SchoolHigh · 184 students
Other schools in Bardwell
- Carlisle County Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Carlisle County High SchoolHigh · 184 students
Nearby schools
- Carlisle County Elementary School0.0 mi · 395
- 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 Middle SchoolHow large is Carlisle County Middle School?
Carlisle County Middle School enrolls approximately 159 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Carlisle County Middle School serve?
Carlisle County Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Carlisle County Middle School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Carlisle County Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Carlisle County Middle School?
Student demographics at Carlisle County Middle School are roughly 94% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Carlisle County Middle School in?
Carlisle County Middle School is part of Carlisle County.
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