Carpenter School

Carpenter School is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in ANN ARBOR, Michigan, one of the schools within Ann Arbor Public Schools, with 363 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Ann Arbor Public Schools runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 16,551 students. Carpenter School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Carpenter School lists that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% Black, 18% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 5% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Carpenter School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Washtenaw County's rate of about 34%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Carpenter School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.1%, the actual is 33.4%, a residual of -8.8 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Washtenaw County put median household income runs about $89,180, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Washtenaw County runs 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students), of which Carpenter School is one.

The closest other public school is Washtenaw County Youth Center Educational Programs, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carpenter School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carpenter School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 28.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Carpenter School's enrollment has edged down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 420 (now 363). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 9% to 13% over that span.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Carpenter School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.