Summary
Carlisle School is a PK–8 school in Carlisle, MA, serving 612 students as part of the Carlisle district, which ranks 2nd of 351 Massachusetts districts. In 2025–26, it ranked 19th of 899 schools statewide (98th percentile) and has earned 5 stars every displayed year, never falling below the 93rd percentile.
Its MCAS results are far above state averages: ELA 75.37%, math 76.49%, and science 81.97%, compared with state averages of 40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98%. Carlisle outperforms every nearby school with comparable test data. The closest competitor, Lt Job Lane in Bedford, is also strong but trails by about 7 points in ELA, 8 in math, and 13 in science. Other nearby schools—Alcott, South Row, Byam, Center Elementary, Frederick J Dutile, Parker, and Hajjar—score lower, with Parker and Hajjar roughly 35–42 points behind in ELA and math.
Carlisle’s strength is broad. Grade-level ELA ranges from 70.97% to 83.33%, math from 67.19% to 83.61%, science is 82.26% in grade 5 and 81.67% in grade 8, and grade 8 civics is 71.67% versus the state’s 39.77%. Special education students rank 18th of 709 schools (97th percentile), up from 93rd and 90th in prior years. The student-teacher ratio is 10.2, the lowest among nearby schools. Per-pupil spending was $20,751 in 2020–21, though Parker and Alcott spent more with lower results. Free/reduced-lunch data are suppressed for Carlisle and nearby schools, so poverty comparisons are not possible. Nearby schools also serve different grade spans—PK–2, K–4, 3–5, and PK–5—while Carlisle serves PK–8, so grade-specific comparisons are more precise.
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