Best Public Schools in Carlisle, MA

Summary:

The city of Carlisle, Massachusetts is home to a single exceptional public elementary school, the Carlisle School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 601 students. The school is part of the highly-ranked Carlisle school district, which is ranked 2nd out of 351 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Carlisle School stands out as a top-performing institution, ranking 21st out of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools for the 2023-2024 school year and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 3 years. Students at the school significantly outperform the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels, with proficiency rates reaching as high as 80.77% in science. The school also benefits from a very low student-teacher ratio of 9.9 to 1 and per-student spending that is substantially higher than the state average.

Overall, the Carlisle School appears to be an exemplary public elementary institution that is providing an exceptional educational experience for its students. The combination of strong academic outcomes, favorable resource allocation, and consistent high performance make the Carlisle School a standout institution worthy of further study and potential replication.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2024)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2024)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carlisle School	Public	PK, KG-8	83 School Street	Carlisle	01741	Middlesex County	Carlisle	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 369-4102	608	60	10.0		444 (73.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.4%)	70 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.2%)	94.7	21^st of 916 public elementary schools	97.7%		90.4	68^th of 928 public elementary schools	92.7%	47	76.7	61.4	67.6	80.3	74.3	85.3	74.2	84.5	74.1	70.4	78.7	87.1	83.6	79.7	81.4	80.0	80.8	$20,751	$564	$20,187

Cities Near Carlisle

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chelmsford	3.31 mi	7	162^nd
North Billerica	3.58 mi	1	110^th
Bedford	3.65 mi	4	17^th
Westford	4.16 mi	10	60^th
Billerica	4.28 mi	8	155^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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