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Schools in Hartford

Hartford’s public schools

Carlisle Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hartford. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
70%
2021–22
Math proficiency
65%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 14% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.3
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
2,290 students on the public path
In brief

Hartford’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Hartford’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Hartford Upper Elementary places highest (better than 53%); Carlisle Elementary School lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hartford, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Carlisle Elementary Schoolin CarlisleC−
6–8Carlisle Middle Schoolin CarlisleB−
9–12Carlisle High Schoolin CarlisleC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Carlisle Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Carlisle Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,290 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$11,860IA $13,713 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading70%
State average 69.7% · 1553 students tested
Math65%
State average 63.8% · 1556 students tested

Hartford vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Hartford’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hartford—Carlisle

Every school in Hartford

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Hartfordby address
Hartford Upper Elementary
Elementary · Grades 4–5
B−
303 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Hartfordin other towns
Carlisle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Carlisle
C−
715 students14:1Rate it →
Carlisle Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carlisle
B−
518 students13:1Rate it →
Carlisle High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carlisle
C
754 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Hartford’s schools

Are Hartford’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hartford. Carlisle Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hartford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hartford in?

Carlisle Community School District.

Where do Hartford kids go to high school?

Carlisle High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.