Summary:
Carlisle has one elementary-level school, Carlisle School, serving grades PK–8 at 83 School Street in Carlisle, MA, within the Carlisle district. It enrolls 612 students; its PK–8 span makes it a combined elementary/middle school. The district ranks 2 of 351 in Massachusetts, 99th percentile, 5 stars, and because the district has only one listed school, district and school scores are identical.
Carlisle School is a standout, with proficiency rates roughly double state averages. In 2025–2026, all-grade ELA was 75.37 versus 40.03 statewide, math 76.49 versus 41.11, and science 81.97 versus 40.98. Rank history shows consistent elite performance: 21 of 916, 98th percentile in 2023–2024; 43 of 906, 95th percentile in 2024–2025; and 19 of 899, 98th percentile in 2025–2026. Grade 8 is especially strong: ELA 83.33 versus 41.70, math 83.61 versus 41.67, and science 81.67 versus 38.93. Grade 5 science was 82.26 versus 43.07. Even the lowest 2025–2026 results were above state: math grade 3 at 67.19 versus 42.19 and ELA grade 5 at 70.97 versus 38.15.
Science is the strongest subject overall, and 8th grade produced top ELA and math results. Eighth-grade civics declined from 78.67 in 2024–2025 to 71.67 in 2025–2026, a 7.00-point drop, but remained 31.90 points above the state rate of 39.77; because civics is tested only in grade 8, this may reflect cohort change. A 10.2:1 student-teacher ratio and $20,751 per-student spending in 2020–2021 suggest favorable resources, though that spending figure is not from current test-score years and no state comparison is provided. Free/reduced lunch data is blank, so it should not be treated as 0% or as a weakness. Overall, Carlisle School is exceptionally high-performing, with no in-area peer schools to compare against.
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