Enrollment
208
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001227
John W Carpenter Elementary School
2121 TOSCA LN, DALLAS, TX 75224 · (972) 794-6000 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
203 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 28.0% | 19.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 31.0% | 22.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 John W Carpenter Elementary School
John W Carpenter Elementary School's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John W Carpenter Elementary School this school | 208 | 97.6% | 35.4% |
| Isaacs Elementary School HOUSTON | 241 | 98.8% | 29.6% |
| Nova Academy Prichard DALLAS | 235 | 94.9% | 40.7% |
| Energized for Excellence Academy Ecc HOUSTON | 192 | 98.4% | N/A |
| Oak Springs Elementary School AUSTIN | 215 | 96.7% | 12.3% |
| Hommel Elementary School EVERMAN | 282 | 96.5% | 35.8% |
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 John W Carpenter Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #3,126 of 4,401 | #257 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,488 of 4,466 ▲ 205 | #203 of 429 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,130 of 4,466 ▲ 207 | #150 of 429 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #2,190 of 3,998 | #180 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 208 | #4,600 of 4,938 | #431 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,078 of 4,622 | #79 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #2,565 of 4,628 | #193 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #226 of 4,789 | #55 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.3% | #100 of 2,838 | #15 of 274 |
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
208
-28 (-12%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 208 | 15.5 | 13.4:1 | 98% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 20.5 | 9.2:1 | 93% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 184 | 20.5 | 9.0:1 | 98% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 19 | 12.4:1 | 97% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 24.8 | 15.3:1 | 94% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 29 | 11.7:1 | 93% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 94% (376) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 33 | 16.0:1 | 79% (416) |
| 1990-91 | 603 | 34 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John W Carpenter Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (380 to 208); teachers down 37% (24.8 to 15.5).
About John W Carpenter Elementary School
John W Carpenter Elementary School is a small elementary school in DALLAS, Texas, (ZIP code 75224). The school counts 208 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
DALLAS ISD counts 240 schools and 140,630 students, including John W Carpenter Elementary School.
Roughly 67% of students at John W Carpenter Elementary School are Hispanic. Other groups include 26% Black and 4% White. By comparison, Dallas County residents are about 41% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.4:1, with 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.7 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 98%. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 21 points.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for John W Carpenter Elementary School is +3.3 points: 35.4% actual, 32.0% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Dallas County show that the median household income is $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides John W Carpenter Elementary School, Dallas County has 770 other public schools.
The closest public school, Daniel Webster Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles from John W Carpenter Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, John W Carpenter Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 28 fewer students in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.4:1) than in 2020-21 (12.4:1).
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About John W Carpenter Elementary SchoolHow large is John W Carpenter Elementary School?
John W Carpenter Elementary School enrolls approximately 208 students in grades PK-05.
Is John W Carpenter Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John W Carpenter Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John W Carpenter Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John W Carpenter Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is John W Carpenter Elementary School?
John W Carpenter Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 67% Hispanic, 26% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees John W Carpenter Elementary School?
John W Carpenter Elementary School is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
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