Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NACOGDOCHES ISD·NCES 483209003557
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School
5209 SE STALLINGS DR, NACOGDOCHES, TX 75961 · (936) 569-5070 · Nacogdoches County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Texas public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
331 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School→McMichael Middle School
Based on grade levels within NACOGDOCHES ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
16.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
12.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.0% | 13.0% | 33.0% | 51.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 9.0% | 21.0% | 67.0% |
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 | 16.0% | 12.0% |
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
16.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Emeline Carpenter Elementary School
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School's state test result (16.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emeline Carpenter Elementary School this school | 359 | 92.2% | 16.6% |
| Ned E Williams Elementary School LONGVIEW | 352 | 94.0% | 43.5% |
| John T White Elementary School FORT WORTH | 369 | 95.1% | 29.1% |
| Ignite Community School-Fort Worth FORT WORTH | 438 | 93.4% | 28.6% |
| John and Polly Townley Elementary School EVERMAN | 424 | 91.0% | 25.6% |
| Hazel Harvey Peace Elementary School FORT WORTH | 448 | 89.1% | 20.4% |
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 Emeline Carpenter Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nacogdoches County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #4,339 of 4,401 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #4,450 of 4,466 ▼ 84 | #12 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #4,453 of 4,466 ▼ 102 | #12 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.0pp | #303 of 3,998 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #3,812 of 4,938 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #2,016 of 4,622 | #9 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #1,542 of 4,628 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.2% | #817 of 4,789 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.0% | #461 of 2,838 | #1 of 10 |
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
359
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 359 | 24.7 | 14.5:1 | 92% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 31.3 | 11.4:1 | 94% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 32 | 12.0:1 | 96% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 35 | 10.4:1 | 98% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 33.3 | 15.6:1 | 97% (506) |
| 2015-16 | 156 | 27 | 5.8:1 | 92% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 91% (402) |
| 2000-01 | 575 | 42 | 13.7:1 | 67% (384) |
| 1990-91 | 554 | 42 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emeline Carpenter Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (520 to 359); teachers down 26% (33.3 to 24.7).
About Emeline Carpenter Elementary School
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School is a small elementary school in NACOGDOCHES, Texas, (ZIP code 75961). The school counted 359 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 31% below the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
The NACOGDOCHES ISD system has 9 schools and 5,766 students.
The student body at Emeline Carpenter Elementary School is 58% Black. The rest of enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 9% White, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Nacogdoches County, the Black share is about 17%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
Staffing at Emeline Carpenter Elementary School comes to 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. On the income side, 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Nacogdoches County averages 70%, lower than here.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Emeline Carpenter Elementary School outscored 0%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Emeline Carpenter Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas schools. It scores 16.6%; the prediction is 34.3%.
In Nacogdoches County, median household income comes to about $53,555, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. The county's public schools total 29, with about 10,396 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, McMichael Middle School, is about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Emeline Carpenter Elementary School ranks 7th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 364 to 359. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 14.5:1, from 10.4:1.
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Nacogdoches County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,162
Census ACS
Median income
$53,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,396 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NACOGDOCHES ISD
- Nacogdoches High SchoolHigh · 1,755 students
- McMichael Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,275 students
- Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- Mike Moses Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Thomas J Rusk Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Raguet Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
Other schools in NACOGDOCHES
- Nacogdoches High SchoolHigh · 1,755 students
- McMichael Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,275 students
- Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- Mike Moses Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Central Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Thomas J Rusk Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
Nearby schools
- McMichael Middle School0.2 mi · 1,275
- Mike Moses Elementary School1.7 mi · 503
- Thomas J Rusk Elementary School2.2 mi · 422
- Fredonia Early Childhood Center2.4 mi · 364
- Stephen F Austin State University Charter School3.1 mi · 253
- Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary School3.1 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Emeline Carpenter Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Emeline Carpenter Elementary School?
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades KG-05.
Is Emeline Carpenter Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Emeline Carpenter Elementary School have?
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
How diverse is Emeline Carpenter Elementary School?
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School reports a student body of 9% White, 26% Hispanic, 58% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Emeline Carpenter Elementary School?
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School is overseen by NACOGDOCHES ISD in Nacogdoches County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.