Carlisle Local

Carlisle Local serves about 1,546 students across four schools — one elementary (PK–3), two middle schools (grades 4–6 and 7–8), and one high school (9–12) — with no alternative school, and the district ranks 366th out of 773 Ohio schools, placing it in the 53rd percentile with 3 stars, slightly above the state midpoint. The largest school is Carlisle Primary Elementary School with 526 students, followed by Carlisle High School (415), Carlisle Intermediate Elementary School (363), and Carlisle Junior High School (242). Combined middle grades enroll 605 students, about 39% of the district.

The clearest strengths are in specific grades and subjects. Carlisle Primary posts the district's strongest math results, with 3rd grade math at 84.3% proficient versus Ohio's 62.1%, and it has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 10.6% — even with the largest enrollment and the highest student-teacher ratio (21.9). Carlisle Junior High stands out for Algebra I at 100% proficient two years running, plus 8th grade ELA at 66.7% and 7th grade math at 59.6%, both above state. Carlisle High School has a 97.4% graduation rate with American Government at 87.6% and American History at 86.4%, both well above state.

Parents should watch a few pressure points. At Carlisle Intermediate, 6th grade is a clear weak spot: math at 42.4% and ELA at 43.5%, both below state, with ELA down from 58.2% the prior year, though 4th grade math (75%) and ELA (68.8%) beat state and absenteeism is a low 11.9%. At the high school, Geometry is consistently below state (32.1% versus 43.3%) and chronic absenteeism is the district's highest at 27.8%. Absenteeism climbs steadily by grade level — 10.6% at the primary, 11.9% at the intermediate, 19.1% at the junior high, and 27.8% at the high school — making the transition years the key area to monitor in Carlisle Local.