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Carlisle Area High School
623 West Penn St
Carlisle PA, 17013, Cumberland County
Phone: 717-240-6800
Ranking: 
(381 out of 626, bottom 39%)*
(381 out of 626, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Carlisle Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 113 | 108 | 107 | 111 | 111 | 109 | 113 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,479 | 1,468 | 1,462 | 1,479 | 1,493 | 1,484 | 1,525 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 390 | 26.4% | 395 | 26.9% | 412 | 28.2% | 412 | 27.9% | 397 | 26.6% | 393 | 26.5% | 401 | 26.3% |
| Grade 10: | 375 | 25.4% | 385 | 26.2% | 385 | 26.3% | 352 | 23.8% | 373 | 25.0% | 367 | 24.7% | 389 | 25.5% |
| Grade 11: | 367 | 24.8% | 370 | 25.2% | 316 | 21.6% | 368 | 24.9% | 368 | 24.6% | 374 | 25.2% | 379 | 24.9% |
| Grade 12: | 347 | 23.5% | 318 | 21.7% | 349 | 23.9% | 347 | 23.5% | 353 | 23.6% | 350 | 23.6% | 356 | 23.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 717 | 48.5% | 724 | 49.3% | 715 | 48.9% | 761 | 51.5% | 747 | 50.0% | 762 | 51.3% | 755 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 762 | 51.5% | 744 | 50.7% | 747 | 51.1% | 718 | 48.5% | 718 | 48.1% | 708 | 47.7% | 766 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 21 | 1.4% | 22 | 1.5% | 26 | 1.8% | 29 | 2.0% | 23 | 1.5% | 30 | 2.0% | 33 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic: | 100 | 6.8% | 93 | 6.3% | 77 | 5.3% | 66 | 4.5% | 70 | 4.7% | 62 | 4.2% | 53 | 3.5% |
| Black: | 142 | 9.6% | 142 | 9.7% | 142 | 9.7% | 159 | 10.8% | 160 | 10.7% | 143 | 9.6% | 145 | 9.5% |
| White: | 1,114 | 75.3% | 1,117 | 76.1% | 1,130 | 77.3% | 1,205 | 81.5% | 1,218 | 81.6% | 1,240 | 83.6% | 1,289 | 84.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 97 | 6.6% | 88 | 6.0% | 82 | 5.6% | 17 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 327 | 22.1% | 305 | 20.8% | 290 | 19.8% | 264 | 17.8% | 263 | 17.6% | 186 | 12.5% | 164 | 10.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 3.7% | 63 | 4.3% | 56 | 3.8% | 61 | 4.1% | 83 | 5.6% | 76 | 5.1% | 79 | 5.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.14 | 13.62 | 13.63 | 13.29 | 13.50 | 13.60 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 56.1% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 55.6% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 56.8% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 53.1% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 47.4% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 49% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 66.9% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.3% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.1% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.4% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.6% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 37.9% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 42.7% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 46.1% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 43.2% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 41.2% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 64.2% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.6% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 82.7% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.1% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.6% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | 82.9% |
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* Carlisle Area High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.