Summary:
ZIP code 41008 has four Kathryn Winn Primary (kindergarten–grade 1), Cartmell Elementary (grades 2–4), Carroll County Middle School (grades 5–8) and Carroll County High School (grades 9–12), serving 1,802 students altogether. No test scores are listed for Kathryn Winn; among the 25 available 2025–26 grade-and-subject comparisons at the other schools, every result was below the corresponding state rate. The average gap was 17 points.
The High School stands out for results closest to state levels overall: its six comparisons averaged 13 points below the state, versus 18 points at Cartmell and 19 at the Middle School. The High School had the closest reading result (grade 10: 41% versus 49% statewide), as well as the closest results in science, writing, social studies and editing and mechanics. The Middle School’s grade 7 math result was closest in math (26% versus 39%), but its grade 5 reading result was furthest behind among the comparisons (26% versus 51%). Cartmell’s grade 4 science result was also among the widest gaps (16% versus 40%). These averages reflect different grade and subject mixes, rather than direct comparisons of the same grades.
Results moved modestly closer to state levels: across 25 comparisons matched between years, the average gap improved by about 2 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26. There were exceptions: the High School’s reading gap narrowed by 5 points, while Cartmell’s grade 4 science gap widened by 6. SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings were 17th percentile for the High School, 7th for Cartmell and 6th for the Middle School; each was below its own 2023–24 percentile. In 2024–25, student–teacher ratios ranged from 14.5:1 at Cartmell to 20.6:1 at the High School. Free/reduced lunch eligible figures that year were 62% at Cartmell, 64% at Kathryn Winn, 56% at the Middle School and 51% at the High School. These measures offer context, not explanations for test results.
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