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Enrollment
1,191
High
STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONCORD-CARLISLE·NCES 250387000527
Concord Carlisle High
500 Walden Street, Concord, MA 01742 · (978) 318-1400 · Middlesex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,191 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Massachusetts public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
104 FTE teachers
STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 285 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 270 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 321 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 311 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 0% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · 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
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -2.0pp since 2018
Math
81.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -7.0pp since 2018
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 80.0% |
| 2021-22 | 86.0% | 80.0% |
| 2020-21 | 91.0% | 83.0% |
| 2018-19 | 86.0% | 88.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Concord Carlisle High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #14 of 327 ▼ 2 | #8 of 58 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #7 of 326 ▲ 8 | #3 of 58 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #231 of 315 | #41 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,191 | #81 of 379 | #26 of 63 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #176 of 325 | #30 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #168 of 325 | #41 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #139 of 188 | #17 of 30 |
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
1,191
-125 (-9%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 857
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 1,191 | 104.1 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,230 | 105.1 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,306 | 107 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,316 | 100 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,273 | 102.6 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,290 | 97 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,208 | 88 | 13.7:1 | 4% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 1,056 | N/A | N/A | 4% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 857 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Concord Carlisle High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,273 to 1,191); teachers up 1% (102.6 to 104.1).
About Concord Carlisle High
The public high school Concord Carlisle High is located in Concord, Massachusetts. In all, 1,191 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 53% larger than the average for high schools in Massachusetts.
Federal records list Concord-Carlisle as the district for Concord Carlisle High.
More than half of enrollment at Concord Carlisle High is White: 72%. Enrollment also includes 10% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Black. The diversity index for Concord Carlisle High is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 104.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. High schools in Massachusetts have an average ratio of 23.4:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Concord Carlisle High lands at A+, ahead of 96% of Massachusetts public high schools.
The county, Middlesex County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $130,847 a year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Middlesex County's 386 public schools enroll about 215,896 students and include Concord Carlisle High.
Among nearby public schools, Alcott is closest at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Concord Carlisle High enrolled 1,316 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 1,191. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.2:1 to 11.4:1.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Concord
- Concord MiddleMiddle · 643 students
- AlcottElementary · 438 students
- WillardElementary · 432 students
- ThoreauElementary · 401 students
Nearby schools
- Alcott0.4 mi · 438
- Willard2.1 mi · 432
- Lincoln School2.3 mi · 546
- Concord Middle2.5 mi · 643
- Thoreau2.5 mi · 401
- Lt Eleazer Davis3.3 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Concord Carlisle HighHow many students attend Concord Carlisle High?
Concord Carlisle High enrolls approximately 1,191 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Concord Carlisle High serve?
Concord Carlisle High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Concord Carlisle High?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Concord Carlisle High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Concord Carlisle High?
At Concord Carlisle High, the student body is approximately 72% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Concord Carlisle High?
Concord Carlisle High is overseen by Concord-Carlisle in Middlesex County.
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