Middle Schools in Carlisle Local

Middle schools in Carlisle Local, Ohio consist of two schools serving grades 4 through 8 in Carlisle: Carlisle Intermediate Elementary School (grades 4–6, 363 students) and Carlisle Junior High School (grades 7–8, 242 students). Together they enroll 605 students, and both share the same district context: Carlisle Local ranks 366 of 773 Ohio districts, at the 53rd percentile with 3 stars. Because Intermediate covers grades 4–6 and Junior High covers 7–8, their grade-level test results do not overlap.

Carlisle Junior High is the stronger performer overall. Its Algebra I End of Course proficiency was 100% in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, far above district and state results. In 2025–2026 it exceeded the state in five of six reported tests, including 7th grade Mathematics (59.6% vs 48.6%) and 8th grade ELA (66.7% vs 58.3%). Seventh grade improved sharply year over year, with Mathematics up 13.8 points and ELA up 7.6 points, while 8th grade Science fell 9.4 points and 8th grade Mathematics slipped slightly below state. Chronic absenteeism was 19.1%, above the district's 17.1%, and its school rank has rebounded to 390 of 1046, at the 63rd percentile with 3 stars, though still below its earlier 4-star peak.

Carlisle Intermediate looks different: 4th grade is strong, with Mathematics at 75.0% and ELA at 68.8%, both above state. Sixth grade is the concern, with Mathematics at 42.4% and ELA at 43.5%, well below state, and 6th grade ELA down 14.7 points in a single year. Its chronic absenteeism, 11.9%, is well below the district rate and 7.2 points below Junior High. Junior High also has a lower student-teacher ratio, 12.7 versus 17.7, and a lower free/reduced lunch rate, 36.78% versus 42.7%.