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Carpenter School

Q: Is Carpenter School a good school?

Carpenter School ranks 872 nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

872^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Carpenter School is an elementary school in Ann Arbor Public Schools, serving 408 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. While the district is highly ranked, Carpenter School faces some challenges compared to its peers.

Carpenter School's academic performance, as measured by M-Step test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 37.5% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 56.3% for the district and 38.9% for the state. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 27.5% to 41.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the typical 15-20% for elementary schools in Michigan.

Interestingly, Carpenter School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ranking for female students was 681 out of 1,338 Michigan elementary schools, while the ranking for male students was 1,020 out of 1,366. The school's spending per student has increased over the years, reaching $19,622 in the 2023-2024 school year, higher than the district average. However, this higher spending does not seem to be translating into commensurate academic outcomes, suggesting the need for a closer look at resource allocation and utilization.

363

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,622

Per pupil spending ?

54.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4250 Central Blvd
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1216

(734) 997-1214

District: Ann Arbor Public Schools

Students who attend Carpenter School usually attend:

Middle:	Scarlett Middle School
High:	Huron High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.2%

African American:

27.3%

Two or more races:

17.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 33rd percentile in 2022 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 41st (2025) from a 33rd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Ann Arbor Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg60%

Michigan avg39%

872^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Ann Arbor Public Schools

71^st of 613Ann Arbor Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	872 of 1488	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	901 of 1486	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	956 of 1470	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	902 of 1344	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.6	490 of 1408	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	591 of 1448	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.7	796 of 1466	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.7	841 of 1548	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.5	858 of 1580	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	67.3	481 of 1533	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	83.9	182 of 1563	88.4%	★★★★☆
2012	77.8	305 of 1566	80.5%	★★★★☆
2011	68.3	530 of 1552	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.5	898 of 1552	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	69.9	517 of 1589	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.6	782 of 1577	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.6	549 of 1565	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.2	774 of 1545	49.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	252 of 369	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	159 of 348	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.4	208 of 321	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.6	88 of 475	81.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	681 of 1338	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	772 of 1342	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	872 of 1321	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	819 of 1106	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.3	293 of 1171	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	474 of 1443	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	62 of 209	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	31.5	141 of 201	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	1093 of 1346	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1066 of 1381	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	1104 of 1350	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	817 of 1099	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.2	498 of 1134	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	848 of 1397	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1020 of 1366	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1010 of 1347	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	966 of 1334	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	917 of 1139	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.7	543 of 1196	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	707 of 1446	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	42.9	43 of 78	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	51 of 81	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.6	24 of 81	70.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	52.2	163 of 403	59.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	352 of 1206	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	458 of 1204	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	481 of 1198	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	602 of 1102	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	89.2	73 of 1128	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	76.9	245 of 1253	80.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)71st percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2018)60th percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)45th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science35%-5 vs state

English Language Arts34%-8 vs state

Math33%-5 vs state

Social Studies30%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carpenter School	Public	K-5	4250 Central Blvd	Ann Arbor	48108	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1214	363	25	14.5	54.5%	135 (37.2%)	99 (27.3%)	46 (12.7%)	18 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (17.6%)	39.6	872^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	41.4%		37.2	901^st of 1486 public elementary schools	39.4%	29			37.5	31.3	32.9			41.2	26.6	32.9			35.3		30.4		$19,622	$1,474	$18,149
Pittsfield School	Public	K-5	2543 Pittsfield Blvd	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1218	230	20	11.7	43.0%	96 (41.7%)	33 (14.3%)	50 (21.7%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (15.7%)	31.2	993^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	33.3%		54.8	636^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.2%	357			33.3	39.0	34.3			20.5	25.6	25.0			34.3		19.4		$22,232	$1,709	$20,523
Mary D Mitchell School	Public	K-5	3550 Pittsview Dr	Ann Arbor	48108	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1216	372	28	13.2	57.8%	139 (37.4%)	84 (22.6%)	84 (22.6%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (15.3%)	22.1	1125^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.4%		19	1179^th of 1486 public elementary schools	20.7%	54			17.0	32.1	26.1			12.0	24.4	21.7			27.3		21.3		$26,742	$1,566	$25,176
Fortis Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3875 Golfside Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Fortis Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 572-3623	681	40	17.0	89.1%	72 (10.6%)	291 (42.7%)	199 (29.2%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (15.6%)	23.2	1104^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.8%		31.6	995^th of 1486 public elementary schools	33.0%	109	51.9	24.7	22.7	21.3	32.8	23.7	28.0	23.0	20.3	19.4	25.0	18.7	25.4	23.4	20.9	45.5	$13,950	$2,296	$11,653
John Allen School	Public	K-5	2560 Towner Blvd	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1210	401	29	13.9	33.9%	212 (52.9%)	67 (16.7%)	42 (10.5%)	36 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.0%)	73.8	353^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	76.3%		78.6	274^th of 1486 public elementary schools	81.6%	79			47.7	66.7	51.5			53.1	66.7	48.5			41.5		37.9		$21,228	$1,131	$20,097
Estabrook Elementary	Public	1-8	1555 W Cross St	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 221-1900	357	29	12.4	72.0%	52 (14.6%)	163 (45.7%)	104 (29.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.0%)	7.3	1418^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.7%		6.3	1432^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	3.6%	14			12.5	5.6	13.3			10.7	5.7	8.0			16.1		10.2		$21,678	$7,077	$14,602
Pattengill School	Public	3-5	2100 Crestland St	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 994-1961	206	17	11.8	48.1%	82 (39.8%)	55 (26.7%)	33 (16.0%)	18 (8.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	67.3	458^th of 1488 public elementary schools	69.2%		50.1	695^th of 1486 public elementary schools	53.2%	237			34.4	42.9	62.3			34.8	45.3	46.6			60.3		56.2		$21,545	$1,212	$20,332
Clifford E Bryant Community School	Public	K-2	2150 Santa Rosa Dr	Ann Arbor	48108	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1212	200	18	11.1	43.5%	75 (37.5%)	53 (26.5%)	23 (11.5%)	18 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (15.5%)								(n/a)																	$24,942	$1,749	$23,192
Martin Luther King Elementary School	Public	K-5	3800 Waldenwood Dr	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1940	511	33	15.4	9.0%	145 (28.4%)	16 (3.1%)	37 (7.2%)	219 (42.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (18.2%)	97.8	16^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.9%		98.6	6^th of 1486 public elementary schools	99.6%	10			72.4	68.3	88.5			87.4	78.6	89.9			88.6		73.4		$17,067	$1,137	$15,930
Perry Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-1	550 Perry St	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 221-1702	271	32	8.4	79.7%	38 (14.0%)	169 (62.4%)	23 (8.5%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.2%)								(n/a)																	$23,843	$5,269	$18,574

Frequently Asked Questions about Carpenter School

Is Carpenter School a good school?

Carpenter School ranks 872^nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Carpenter School attend?

Students who attend Carpenter School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Scarlett Middle School
High : Huron High School

What is the racial makeup of Carpenter School?

Students at Carpenter School are 37% White, 27% African American, 18% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Carpenter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Carpenter School.

What district is Carpenter School in?

Ann Arbor Public Schools

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