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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Carpenter School?
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Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANN ARBOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260282004009
Carpenter School
4250 CENTRAL BLVD, ANN ARBOR, MI 48108 · (734) 997-1214 · Washtenaw County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
198 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 55%
Community
1
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 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
33.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
33.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 School
Carpenter School's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter School this school | 363 | 54.5% | 33.4% |
| Sycamore Elementary School HOLT | 348 | 54.3% | 26.0% |
| Mars Elementary School BERRIEN SPRINGS | 338 | 60.1% | N/A |
| Sylvester Elementary School BERRIEN SPRINGS | 394 | 62.2% | 40.2% |
| Dimondale Elementary School DIMONDALE | 381 | 57.2% | 33.6% |
| Sharp Park Academy JACKSON | 337 | 60.2% | 50.3% |
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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Washtenaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #875 of 1,085 | #31 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #849 of 1,072 | #31 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #912 of 1,139 | #32 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #821 of 1,630 | #29 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #368 of 1,424 | #21 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.8% | #25 of 1,424 | #2 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #808 of 1,563 | #14 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #459 of 979 | #13 of 32 |
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
363
-79 (-18%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 363 | 25 | 14.5:1 | 55% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 43% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 50% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 38 | 11.6:1 | 44% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 29.4 | 14.3:1 | 45% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 42% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 20 | 17.9:1 | 39% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 309 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 28% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carpenter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (420 to 363); teachers down 15% (29.4 to 25).
About Carpenter School
Carpenter School is a mid-sized elementary school in ANN ARBOR, Michigan, one of the schools in Ann Arbor Public Schools. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 363 students.
The Ann Arbor Public Schools system has 32 schools and 16,551 students.
Of every 100 students at Carpenter School, about 37 are White, the largest group. After that, the student body is 27% Black, 18% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Census figures show Washtenaw County is about 69% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 74, compared with 70 nationally.
Carpenter School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1, with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Michigan, 15.8:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 55% at Carpenter School. Among public schools in Washtenaw County, the average eligibility rate is 34%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Carpenter School is 8.8 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.4% actual, 42.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
Washtenaw County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $89,180 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Washtenaw County number 104, with about 42,861 students.
Of the public schools around it, Carpenter School is closest to Washtenaw County Youth Center Educational Programs, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Carpenter School places 1st out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Carpenter School is Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 18% decline, from 442 to 363. The ratio was 11.6:1 in 2020-21 and 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Washtenaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
369,822
Census ACS
Median income
$89,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
42,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ann Arbor Public Schools
- Huron High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
- Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,671 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
- Slauson Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Clague Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
- Tappan Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
Other schools in ANN ARBOR
- Huron High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
- Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,671 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
- Washtenaw Technical Middle CollegeHigh · 821 students
- Slauson Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Clague Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
Other Carpenter schools
One other US public school is named Carpenter. Carpenter School is the largest of the 2.
- Carpenter SchoolWolfeboro, NH · 183 students
Nearby schools
- Washtenaw County Youth Center Educational Programs0.4 mi · 16
- Correctional Services0.5 mi · 3
- Pittsfield School0.8 mi · 230
- Washtenaw Technical Middle College1.2 mi · 821
- Mary D Mitchell School1.2 mi · 372
- Scarlett Middle School1.3 mi · 616
Frequently asked questions
About Carpenter SchoolHow many students attend Carpenter School?
Carpenter School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Carpenter School serve?
Carpenter School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Carpenter School have?
Carpenter School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Carpenter School?
Student demographics at Carpenter School are roughly 37% White, 13% Hispanic, 27% Black, 5% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Who oversees Carpenter School?
Carpenter School is overseen by Ann Arbor Public Schools in Washtenaw County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.