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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARLISLE LOCAL·NCES 390504103938
Carlisle Primary Elementary School
270 Jamaica Rd, Carlisle, OH 45005 · (937) 746-7610 · Warren County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Ohio public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- 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 Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
225 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 43%
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 | 54 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 24% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 54% · 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 Primary Elementary School→Carlisle Intermediate Elementary School→Carlisle Junior High School→Carlisle High School
Based on grade levels within Carlisle Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
76.6%
OH avg 59.8% . +17.4pp since 2021
Math
83.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +15.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.6% | 83.9% |
| 2023-24 | 74.8% | 73.2% |
| 2022-23 | 75.8% | 81.3% |
| 2021-22 | 59.2% | 68.4% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
72.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Primary Elementary School
Carlisle Primary Elementary School's state test result (77.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Primary Elementary School this school | 526 | 42.8% | 77.1% |
| Margaretta Elementary School Castalia | 536 | 42.7% | 77.8% |
| Pleasant Elementary School Marion | 480 | 44.2% | 69.7% |
| South Elementary School Madison | 506 | 42.3% | 75.3% |
| Vermilion Elementary School Vermilion | 511 | 43.2% | 66.3% |
| Wheelersburg Elementary School Wheelersburg | 536 | 42.2% | 79.2% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Primary Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #307 of 673 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #260 of 1,569 ▲ 274 | #7 of 16 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #389 of 1,569 ▲ 131 | #8 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #71 of 1,514 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #419 of 1,808 | #15 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #1,453 of 1,582 | #14 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #1,189 of 1,590 | #20 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.8% | #372 of 767 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.2% | #106 of 561 | #1 of 9 |
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
526
+46 (+10%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 591
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 526 | 24 | 21.9:1 | 43% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 24 | 23.2:1 | 46% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 22.5 | 24.5:1 | 30% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 25 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 19 | 20.6:1 | 43% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 20 | 19.1:1 | 32% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 24 | 19.3:1 | 34% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 21% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 591 | 27 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carlisle Primary Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (392 to 526); teachers up 26% (19 to 24).
About Carlisle Primary Elementary School
Carlisle Primary Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Carlisle, Ohio. The school's 526 students are in pre-K through 3. Enrollment is 30% higher than the average for elementary schools in Ohio, which is about 404.
Carlisle Local is made up of 4 schools with 1,546 students in all.
Carlisle Primary Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 90% White. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Carlisle Primary Elementary School has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 24 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Carlisle Primary Elementary School was 21.9:1. The 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 43%. For comparison, public schools in Warren County average 24%.
Measured against Ohio public elementary schools, Carlisle Primary Elementary 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.
Carlisle Primary Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 77.1%, compared with a predicted 72.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations.
Carlisle Primary Elementary School is located in Warren County, where median household income is about $110,132, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Carlisle Primary Elementary School is one of 45 public schools in Warren County, which together enroll about 39,898 students.
The next-closest public school is Carlisle Junior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Carlisle Primary Elementary School ranks 1st of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 77.1% against a local average of 64.7%.
NCES describes the area around Carlisle Primary Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 480 to 526. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.9:1.
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Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
250,008
Census ACS
Median income
$110,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
39,898 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carlisle Local
- Carlisle High SchoolHigh · 415 students
- Carlisle Intermediate Elementary SchoolMiddle · 363 students
- Carlisle Junior High SchoolMiddle · 242 students
Other schools in Carlisle
- Carlisle High SchoolHigh · 415 students
- Carlisle Intermediate Elementary SchoolMiddle · 363 students
- Carlisle Junior High SchoolMiddle · 242 students
Nearby schools
- Carlisle Junior High School0.0 mi · 242
- Carlisle High School0.0 mi · 415
- Carlisle Intermediate Elementary School0.0 mi · 363
- William C Schenck Elementary School2.1 mi · 212
- Anthony Wayne Elementary School2.4 mi · 299
- Franklin High School2.5 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About Carlisle Primary Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carlisle Primary Elementary School?
Carlisle Primary Elementary School enrolls approximately 526 students in grades PK-03.
Is Carlisle Primary Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carlisle Primary Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at Carlisle Primary Elementary School?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Carlisle Primary Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carlisle Primary Elementary School?
At Carlisle Primary Elementary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Carlisle Primary Elementary School in?
Carlisle Primary Elementary School is part of Carlisle Local.
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