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Schools in Arlington

Arlington’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Kentucky’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 8% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
KY 15.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
738 students on the public path
In brief

Arlington’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Arlington’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Carlisle County Elementary School places highest (better than 76%); Carlisle County High School lowest (38%). 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 Arlington, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Carlisle County Elementary Schoolin BardwellA−
6–8Carlisle County Middle Schoolin BardwellB
9–12Carlisle County High Schoolin BardwellC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Carlisle County 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 County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 738 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$13,558KY $14,752 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 44.7% · 371 students tested
Math37%
State average 37.8% · 371 students tested

Arlington vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Arlington’s borders.

Schools next door
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Arlington—Carlisle County

Every school in Arlington

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

Also serving Arlingtonin other towns
Carlisle County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bardwell
A−
395 students14:1Rate it →
Carlisle County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bardwell
B
159 students14:1Rate it →
Carlisle County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bardwell
C+
184 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Arlington’s schools

Are Arlington’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Arlington. Carlisle County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arlington. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Arlington in?

Carlisle County School District.

Where do Arlington kids go to high school?

Carlisle County High School.

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What Arlington families are saying about 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.