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How has CARPENTER MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
462
Middle
DISTRICT 804 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLANO ISD·NCES 483510003958
Carpenter Middle School
3905 RAINER RD, PLANO, TX 75023 · (469) 752-5000 · Collin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
284 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 165 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 154 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 31% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 40.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Middle School
Carpenter Middle School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter Middle School this school | 462 | 61.5% | 36.8% |
| General Marshall Middle School AUSTIN | 431 | 64.0% | 28.4% |
| IDEA Round Rock Tech College Preparatory ROUND ROCK | 504 | 60.1% | 62.4% |
| Huffines Middle School LEWISVILLE | 612 | 67.5% | 27.3% |
| Apollo Junior High School RICHARDSON | 586 | 60.6% | 44.5% |
| Clark Middle School PRINCETON | 479 | 64.5% | 53.3% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #1,098 of 1,635 | #47 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,264 of 1,670 ▼ 105 | #54 of 57 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,151 of 1,670 ▼ 268 | #54 of 57 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #769 of 1,570 | #30 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #1,146 of 1,749 | #55 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #11 of 1,542 | #1 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #273 of 1,543 | #39 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #911 of 1,648 | #5 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.1% | #124 of 942 | #1 of 29 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
462
-189 (-29%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 1,042
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 462 | 47.3 | 9.8:1 | 61% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 45 | 11.2:1 | 62% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 46.1 | 11.6:1 | 62% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 651 | 49 | 13.3:1 | 61% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 57.1 | 11.8:1 | 55% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 57 | 13.1:1 | 55% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 868 | 66 | 13.2:1 | 45% (389) |
| 2000-01 | 1,017 | 73 | 13.9:1 | 13% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 1,042 | 63 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carpenter Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (671 to 462); teachers down 17% (57.1 to 47.3).
About Carpenter Middle School
Carpenter Middle School is a public middle school run by PLANO ISD in PLANO, Texas. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 462 students. It has 28% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Texas (about 643).
PLANO ISD is the district for Carpenter Middle School. It has 73 schools and 46,612 students.
The largest group at Carpenter Middle School is Hispanic students, at 49%. After that, the student body is 21% Black, 19% White, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Collin County is about 16% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
Based on 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Carpenter Middle School has a ratio of 9.8:1. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Collin County is 30%.
In Texas, Carpenter Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 36.8% actual against a predicted 47.4%.
In Collin County, home to about 1,163,337 people, median household income comes to about $121,600, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 56%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Collin County has 338 public schools with about 227,575 students, including Carpenter Middle School.
Christie Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Carpenter Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Carpenter Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 56.5% proficiency; Carpenter Middle School posts 36.8%.
Carpenter Middle School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 462, compared with 651 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.3:1 to 9.8:1.
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Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PLANO ISD
- Plano East Sr High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
- Plano West Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,559 students
- Plano Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Shepton High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 1,301 students
- Renner Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
Other schools in PLANO
- Plano East Sr High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
- Plano West Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,559 students
- Plano Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Shepton High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 1,301 students
- Renner Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
Nearby schools
- Christie Elementary School0.2 mi · 568
- Thomas Elementary School0.9 mi · 687
- Pearson Early Childhood1.1 mi · 220
- Hughston Elementary School1.2 mi · 379
- Harrington Elementary School1.2 mi · 321
- Clark High School1.3 mi · 1,114
Frequently asked questions
About Carpenter Middle SchoolHow large is Carpenter Middle School?
Carpenter Middle School enrolls approximately 462 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Carpenter Middle School serve?
Carpenter Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Carpenter Middle School have?
Carpenter Middle School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
How diverse is Carpenter Middle School?
Carpenter Middle School reports a student body of 19% White, 49% Hispanic, 21% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Carpenter Middle School?
Carpenter Middle School is overseen by PLANO ISD in Collin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.