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Which teacher or staff member at Carpenter Elem School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
467
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE ORION COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262073000684
Carpenter Elem School
2290 FLINTRIDGE ST, LAKE ORION, MI 48359 · (248) 391-3500 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
143 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
55.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carpenter Elem School
Carpenter Elem School's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter Elem School this school | 467 | 30.6% | 55.5% |
| Orion Oaks Elementary School LAKE ORION | 514 | 30.0% | 49.3% |
| Grandville Grand View Elementary School WYOMING | 406 | 31.5% | 63.8% |
| Grandville Century Park Learning Center WYOMING | 411 | 25.3% | 57.9% |
| Delta Center Elementary School LANSING | 528 | 33.3% | 51.2% |
| Wixom Elementary School WIXOM | 438 | 30.4% | 46.5% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carpenter Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #302 of 1,085 | #66 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #306 of 1,072 | #69 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #228 of 1,139 | #56 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #382 of 1,630 | #56 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #1,248 of 1,424 | #154 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #417 of 1,424 | #72 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #1,214 of 1,563 | #76 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #718 of 979 | #86 of 118 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
467
+41 (+10%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 467 | 25 | 18.7:1 | 31% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 36% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 39% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 24 | 17.8:1 | 34% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 24 | 20.8:1 | 34% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 21 | 22.1:1 | 14% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 22 | 20.4:1 | 17% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 6% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carpenter Elem School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (500 to 467); teachers up 4% (24 to 25).
About Carpenter Elem School
Carpenter Elem School is a medium-sized elementary school located in LAKE ORION, Michigan. A federal count lists 467 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Michigan) has about 369 students.
Lake Orion Community Schools has 6,472 students spread across 13 schools.
At Carpenter Elem School, White students make up 66% of the student body. It is also 15% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. For comparison, Oakland County is about 69% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Carpenter Elem School, 25 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Michigan have 15.8:1, compared with 18.7:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 31% of enrollment. That tracks the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Carpenter Elem School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 52.7%. Carpenter Elem School scores 55.5%.
Carpenter Elem School is located in Oakland County, where the median household income is $97,760, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Carpenter Elem School, Oakland County has 344 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Waldon Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. Carpenter Elem School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Carpenter Elem School at 5th of 6.
Carpenter Elem School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Carpenter Elem School's enrollment climbed from 426 in 2020-21 to 467 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Orion Community Schools
- Lake Orion Community High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Orion Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Waldon Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
- Oakview Middle SchoolMiddle · 510 students
- Paint Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Webber SchoolElementary · 485 students
Other schools in LAKE ORION
- Lake Orion Community High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Orion Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Waldon Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
- Paint Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Webber SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Scripps Middle SchoolMiddle · 446 students
Other Carpenter Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Carpenter Elementary. Carpenter Elem School is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolDEER PARK, TX · 837 students
- Carpenter ElementaryCary, NC · 604 students
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolPFLUGERVILLE, TX · 600 students
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolMonticello, IA · 208 students
- Carpenter ElementaryCarpenter, WY · 69 students
Nearby schools
- Waldon Middle School0.6 mi · 514
- Orion Oaks Elementary School2.4 mi · 514
- Webber School2.7 mi · 485
- Scripps Middle School3.0 mi · 446
- Stadium Drive Elementary School3.0 mi · 444
- Learning Options High School3.1 mi · 73
Frequently asked questions
About Carpenter Elem SchoolHow large is Carpenter Elem School?
Carpenter Elem School enrolls approximately 467 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Carpenter Elem School serve?
Carpenter Elem School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Carpenter Elem School?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Carpenter Elem School.
What is the student diversity at Carpenter Elem School?
Student demographics at Carpenter Elem School are roughly 66% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Carpenter Elem School in?
Carpenter Elem School is part of Lake Orion Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.