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Carlisle Elementary School

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Carlisle Elementary School ranks 413 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Carlisle Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Boaz, Alabama, with 373 students. The school is part of the Etowah County School District, which is ranked 53 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carlisle Elementary faces several challenges, including test scores that are generally below the Etowah County and Alabama state averages, particularly in 4th and 5th grade math. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 23.9% over the past few years, significantly above the state average. Additionally, Carlisle Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 76.94% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, much higher than the surrounding schools.

Compared to nearby schools like Highland Elementary, Duck Springs Elementary, Ivalee Elementary, and Whitesboro Elementary, Carlisle Elementary's performance is generally weaker, with lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism. The school's ranking and star rating from SchoolDigger have also declined over the past several years, suggesting the school is struggling to improve or maintain its academic performance.

343

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,667

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8025 Us Highway 431
Boaz, AL 35956

(256) 622-1115

District: Etowah County

Students who attend Carlisle Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sardis Middle School
High:	Sardis High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.5%

Hispanic:

23.0%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (44% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg59%

Alabama avg52%

413^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Etowah County

53^rd of 135Etowah County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	413 of 680	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	413 of 684	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	344 of 680	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	370 of 687	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	307 of 692	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	313 of 681	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	364 of 680	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.3	384 of 688	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.7	347 of 691	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.7	293 of 691	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.7	184 of 695	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	61.0	307 of 696	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.4	179 of 696	74.3%	★★★★☆
2011	61.2	310 of 709	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.5	257 of 704	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.3	325 of 696	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.1	267 of 698	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.2	228 of 698	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.5	456 of 689	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.1	468 of 688	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.7	267 of 623	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	390 of 649	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	404 of 650	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	301 of 645	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	340 of 656	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.7	299 of 656	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	327 of 646	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	322 of 640	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.4	374 of 639	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	40.5	114 of 196	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	82 of 184	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.1	19 of 140	86.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	400 of 660	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	424 of 670	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	346 of 623	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	367 of 651	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	316 of 653	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	271 of 649	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	372 of 651	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.6	363 of 567	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	406 of 651	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	383 of 655	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	367 of 649	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	383 of 669	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	320 of 669	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	248 of 650	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	342 of 650	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.2	350 of 639	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	154 of 403	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	218 of 395	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	210 of 373	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	295 of 345	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	352 of 398	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	203 of 344	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	445 of 532	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	425 of 535	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	352 of 528	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	395 of 540	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	337 of 539	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	324 of 529	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	402 of 508	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2024)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

White (2025)16th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English63%~ state avg

Science35%-7 vs state

Mathematics27%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carlisle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8025 Us Highway 431	Boaz	35956	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1115	343	22	15.5	68.8%	235 (68.5%)	4 (1.2%)	79 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.4%)	41.7	413^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.3%		42.8	413^th of 684 public elementary schools	39.6%		51.1	27.3	3.2		35.3	66.0	57.6	65.1		$9,667	$1,595	$8,073
Whitesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5080 Leeth Gap Rd	Boaz	35956	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1110	423	23	18.3	42.8%	382 (90.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	80.9	107^th of 680 public elementary schools	84.3%		69.5	194^th of 684 public elementary schools	71.6%	87	70.7	55.2	52.8		58.6	84.5	72.4	75.5		$8,979	$1,916	$7,062
Ivalee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	840 Gallant Rd	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 538-9781	200	12	16.3	62.0%	179 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.5%)	77.4	138^th of 680 public elementary schools	79.7%		63.2	239^th of 684 public elementary schools	65.1%	101	60.0	53.9	38.7		53.9	83.3	73.1	90.3		$9,714	$1,908	$7,806
Corley Elementary School	Public	2-3	505 Mount Vernon Rd	Boaz	35957	Marshall County	Boaz City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-3254	429	24	18.2	71.6%	192 (44.8%)	12 (2.8%)	198 (46.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	15 (3.5%)								(n/a)	39.9					51.2				$8,852	$301	$8,407
Boaz Intermediate School	Public	4-5	11 Newt Parker Drive	Boaz	35957	Marshall County	Boaz City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-9211	361	20	17.6	68.7%	182 (50.4%)	12 (3.3%)	151 (41.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	4 (1.1%)	64.3	235^th of 680 public elementary schools	65.4%		63.7	232^nd of 684 public elementary schools	66.1%	3		44.3	49.7		49.2		65.9	66.7		$9,036	$1,981	$6,912
Boaz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	362 Collier St	Boaz	35957	Marshall County	Boaz City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-3481	513	30	17.1	58.1%	196 (38.2%)	17 (3.3%)	270 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	22 (4.3%)								(n/a)										$11,138	$2,349	$8,669
Duck Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10180 Duck Springs Rd	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 538-6301	207	13	15.9	65.2%	161 (77.8%)	6 (2.9%)	19 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	15 (7.2%)	50.9	347^th of 680 public elementary schools	49.0%		52.8	324^th of 684 public elementary schools	52.6%	23	44.4	33.3	25.0	36.4	43.3	44.4	53.3	80.0	77.3	$10,593	$2,046	$8,547
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3156 Tabor Rd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-7409	216	12	18.0	53.7%	185 (85.6%)	7 (3.2%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	40.7	419^th of 680 public elementary schools	38.4%		45.3	390^th of 684 public elementary schools	43.0%	29	36.4	29.6	24.1	5.3	44.4	63.6	44.4	75.9	57.9	$10,660	$1,779	$8,880
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Noccalula Rd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 546-2711	262	18	14.8	59.2%	163 (62.2%)	50 (19.1%)	26 (9.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	71.4	184^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.9%		64.3	227^th of 684 public elementary schools	66.8%	43	72.5	63.9	44.4		33.3	70.0	80.6	72.2		$8,237	$807	$7,413
Floyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Black Creek Rd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-0836	384	16	23.8	82.0%	71 (18.5%)	164 (42.7%)	129 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	10.7	631^st of 680 public elementary schools	7.2%		24.8	516^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.6%	115	30.5	17.0	5.8		11.9	28.3	23.7	46.2		$9,258	$2,678	$6,563

Frequently Asked Questions about Carlisle Elementary School

How many students attend Carlisle Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Carlisle Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Carlisle Elementary School?

Students at Carlisle Elementary School are 69% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Carlisle Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Carlisle Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sardis Middle School
High : Sardis High School

What district is Carlisle Elementary School in?

Etowah County

Is Carlisle Elementary School a good school?

Carlisle Elementary School ranks 413^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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