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Enrollment
600
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PFLUGERVILLE ISD·NCES 483483014000
Carpenter Elementary School
5100 PLEASANTON PKWY, PFLUGERVILLE, TX 78660 · (512) 594-0000 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
166 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
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 | 28 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 29.0% | 20.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 31.0% | 19.0% | 22.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 65.0% | 59.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 70.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 47.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 School
Carpenter Elementary School's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter Elementary School this school | 600 | 27.7% | 57.6% |
| Arlington Classics Academy -Intermediate ARLINGTON | 524 | 30.3% | 60.6% |
| Hidden Lake Elementary School PFLUGERVILLE | 601 | 26.8% | 51.8% |
| Willie Brown Academy MANSFIELD | 608 | 33.2% | 66.6% |
| P M Akin Elementary School WYLIE | 583 | 29.3% | 71.7% |
| Willie Melton Sr Elementary School BROOKSHIRE | 635 | 26.0% | 64.1% |
Matched among Texas 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #893 of 4,401 | #41 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,020 of 4,466 ▲ 147 | #53 of 176 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,058 of 4,466 ▼ 189 | #60 of 176 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,647 of 3,998 | #114 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #1,627 of 4,938 | #53 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,390 of 4,622 | #119 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.2% | #57 of 4,628 | #3 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #4,277 of 4,789 | #129 of 170 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 600 | 40.2 | 14.9:1 | 28% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 39.3 | 14.7:1 | 31% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 30% (166) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carpenter Elementary School.
About Carpenter Elementary School
This page covers Carpenter Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in PFLUGERVILLE, Texas. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 600 students on the rolls.
Within PFLUGERVILLE ISD, Carpenter Elementary School is one of 35 schools. The district enrolls 25,477 students.
About 30% of students at Carpenter Elementary School are White, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 28% Hispanic, 22% Black, 13% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Travis County, the White share is about 55%. A diversity index of 76% means there is a 76% chance two randomly chosen students at Carpenter Elementary School are from different groups.
Staffing at Carpenter Elementary School comes to 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.9:1. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. On the income side, 28% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 54% average among public schools in Travis County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Carpenter Elementary School would score about 61.9%. It scores 57.6%, 4.2 points below that figure.
The county, Travis County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $99,611 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Carpenter Elementary School, Travis County has 333 public schools.
Carpenter Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Bohls Middle School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Carpenter Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Carpenter Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Carpenter Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PFLUGERVILLE ISD
- Hendrickson High SchoolHigh · 2,128 students
- Weiss High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- John B Connally High SchoolHigh · 1,974 students
- Pflugerville High SchoolHigh · 1,794 students
- Kelly Lane Middle SchoolMiddle · 910 students
- Bohls Middle SchoolMiddle · 830 students
Other schools in PFLUGERVILLE
- Hendrickson High SchoolHigh · 2,128 students
- Weiss High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- Pflugerville High SchoolHigh · 1,794 students
- Kelly Lane Middle SchoolMiddle · 910 students
- Basis Pflugerville Primary SchoolElementary · 853 students
- Bohls Middle SchoolMiddle · 830 students
Other Carpenter Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Carpenter Elementary. Carpenter Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolDEER PARK, TX · 837 students
- Carpenter ElementaryCary, NC · 604 students
- Carpenter Elem SchoolLAKE ORION, MI · 467 students
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolMonticello, IA · 208 students
- Carpenter ElementaryCarpenter, WY · 69 students
Nearby schools
- Bohls Middle School0.2 mi · 830
- Weiss High School0.3 mi · 1,985
- Hidden Lake Elementary School1.8 mi · 601
- Cele Middle School2.5 mi · 762
- Pflugerville Elementary School2.7 mi · 381
- Austin Achieve Pflugerville2.7 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About Carpenter Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Carpenter Elementary School?
Carpenter Elementary School enrolls approximately 600 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Carpenter Elementary School serve?
Carpenter Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Carpenter Elementary School have?
Carpenter Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carpenter Elementary School?
At Carpenter Elementary School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 28% Hispanic, 22% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Carpenter Elementary School public or private?
Carpenter Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PFLUGERVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.