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Carlisle Area High School

Carlisle Area SD · Cumberland County · 623 W. Penn St., Carlisle, PA 17013.0

(717)240-6800

5/10
#345
Rank 345 out of 625
Top 55%
English Language Arts6/10 · #305 · 52nd percentile
Mathematics4/10 · #388 · 38th percentile
Science6/10 · #288 · 53rd percentile

English Language Arts

Math Trend

Science Trend

School Overview

Carlisle is a historic borough in the Cumberland Valley — home to the U.S. Army War College and a downtown that still has the feel of a classic Pennsylvania market town. Carlisle Area High School sits right in the middle of that community, drawing a genuinely mixed student body from both the borough itself and the surrounding rural areas, which gives it a grounded, real-world feel that more homogeneous suburban schools sometimes lack. Families who value a strong sense of place and extracurricular variety over purely academic rankings tend to find it a comfortable fit, with science and English scores landing solidly in the middle of the state pack and math scores that leave some room to grow.

Student Demographics

352 students tested · 2024-25 school year

Ethnicity

White
221 (63%)
African American
45 (13%)
Hispanic
37 (11%)
Multiple Races
30 (9%)
Asian
16 (5%)
Other
3 (1%)

Key Indicators

English Learners24 (7%)
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged164 (47%)
Students with Disabilities50 (14%)

Staff & Teachers(2024-25)

1,559
Enrollment
104.4
Teachers (FTE)
14.9:1
Student-Staff Ratio

Graduation Rate

91.3%of students graduate within 4 years

Graduation Rate Trend

College Readiness

Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs offer college-level coursework and are a key indicator of academic rigor.

23
AP Courses
offered
16.5%
AP Participation
of students
260
AP Enrollment
students

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Community Enrichment Programs

This supplementary score measures the availability of enrichment programs — such as tutoring, music, dance, sports, and arts — within 3 miles of the school. Schools in communities with more diverse and accessible programs score higher.

Nearby Programs8/10 · #168 · 75th percentile

52 programs within 3 miles. Ranked among High Schools in Pennsylvania.

Nearby Libraries

No programs found