Summary:
Zip code 62231 has one listed middle school, Carlyle Junior High School, serving grades 5–8 with 281 students. Its clearest strength is English language arts (ELA): in 2025–2026, 68% of students were proficient, compared with 56% statewide.
Carlyle Junior High stands out against the state in ELA, while mathematics was nearly even: 39% proficient versus 40% statewide, a 1-point gap. Results vary by grade: ELA was above the state in all four grades, with the largest advantage in grade 5 (16 points) and the smallest in grade 7 (2 points). Mathematics was 7 points below the state in grade 5 but 8 points above in grade 8. Science also differed by grade: grade 5 was 13 points above the state, while grade 8 was 5 points below. Because the list has only one school, it cannot show which local school leads or trails.
Carlyle Junior High’s ELA advantage narrowed over time: its score decreased from 70% in 2024–2025 to 68% in 2025–2026, while the state increased from 53% to 56%; the gap narrowed by 5 points. Mathematics improved, rising from 34% to 39%, and its gap with the state narrowed by 4 points. SchoolDigger lists the school at the 58th percentile and 3 stars for 2025–2026, down from the 74th percentile and 4 stars the year before. Other context includes a 13.7:1 student–teacher ratio and 57% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism was 13%, below Carlyle CUSD 1 at 18% and the state at 24% in 2025–2026.
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