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If you could change one rule at Carpenter Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
604
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002864
Carpenter Elementary
2100 Morrisville Parkway, Cary, NC 27519 · (919) 462-6780 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL604 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
174 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Carpenter Elementary→Alston Ridge Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Wake County Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
68.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
75.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Elementary
Carpenter Elementary's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter Elementary this school | 604 | 28.8% | 71.8% |
| Elon Park Elementary Charlotte | 732 | 22.0% | 81.8% |
| Mills Park Elementary Cary | 594 | 17.7% | 88.9% |
| Washington Elementary Raleigh | 514 | 28.6% | 69.6% |
| Parkside Elementary Morrisville | 730 | 21.9% | 80.8% |
| Peak Charter Academy Apex | 651 | 14.9% | N/A |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #192 of 1,297 | #39 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #210 of 1,296 | #36 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #153 of 1,300 | #35 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 604 | #344 of 1,485 | #64 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #410 of 1,377 | #66 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #212 of 1,379 | #30 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #1,310 of 1,414 | #95 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.4% | #160 of 937 | #14 of 91 |
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
604
-60 (-9%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 728
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 604 | 43.9 | 13.8:1 | 29% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 680 | 46.5 | 14.6:1 | 32% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 46.7 | 14.1:1 | 32% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 664 | 48 | 13.8:1 | 23% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 810 | 54 | 15.0:1 | 23% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 47 | 15.5:1 | 22% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 728 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 24% (176) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carpenter Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (810 to 604); teachers down 19% (54 to 43.9).
About Carpenter Elementary
Carpenter Elementary is an elementary school in Cary, North Carolina, reachable at (919) 462-6780. Federal data show 604 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Wake County Schools enrolls 163,176 students, and its 198 schools include Carpenter Elementary.
No group is above 50% at Carpenter Elementary; the largest is Asian, at 43%. After that, the student body is 24% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Wake County, the Asian share is about 9%. The diversity index for Carpenter Elementary is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.8:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1, 1.1 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 29% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Wake County averages 42%, higher than here.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 71.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 70.0%.
Census data for Wake County show median household income comes to about $105,768, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 237 public schools in the county, enrolling about 184,790, Carpenter Elementary among them.
Among nearby public schools, Green Hope High is closest at about 0.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Carpenter Elementary. Carpenter Elementary places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Carpenter Elementary as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 604, compared with 664 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Carpenter Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Wake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,178,653
Census ACS
Median income
$105,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
237
184,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wake County Schools
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Apex HighHigh · 2,449 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
Other schools in Cary
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Green Hope HighHigh · 2,304 students
- Green Level HighHigh · 2,283 students
- Cary HighHigh · 2,044 students
- Triangle Math and Science AcademyCombined · 1,904 students
- Mills Park MiddleMiddle · 1,632 students
Other Carpenter Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Carpenter Elementary. Carpenter Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolDEER PARK, TX · 837 students
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolPFLUGERVILLE, TX · 600 students
- Carpenter Elem SchoolLAKE ORION, MI · 467 students
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolMonticello, IA · 208 students
- Carpenter ElementaryCarpenter, WY · 69 students
Nearby schools
- Green Hope High0.7 mi · 2,304
- Green Hope Elementary0.9 mi · 548
- Morrisville Elementary1.1 mi · 643
- Highcroft Elementary1.4 mi · 698
- Mills Park Middle1.7 mi · 1,632
- Panther Creek High1.7 mi · 2,609
Frequently asked questions
About Carpenter ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Carpenter Elementary?
Carpenter Elementary enrolls approximately 604 students in grades PK-05.
Is Carpenter Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carpenter Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Carpenter Elementary have?
Carpenter Elementary employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Carpenter Elementary?
Student demographics at Carpenter Elementary are roughly 24% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Black, 43% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Carpenter Elementary in?
Carpenter Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
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