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Carpenter Elementary School

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Carpenter Elementary School ranks 214 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Carpenter Elementary School in Lake Orion, MI, serves 467 students in grades K-5 and is part of the highly-rated Lake Orion Community Schools district, which holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the 88th percentile statewide.

Carpenter is a solid, improving school with a standout 5th grade. In the most recent school year, 5th graders achieved the highest proficiency rates in the entire district in ELA (76.9%), math (69.2%), and science (76.9%)—with science scores a remarkable 18 points above the district average. This represents a dramatic jump from the prior year, suggesting either a particularly strong class or very effective teaching at this grade level. The school also excels with male students, who rank in the 88th percentile statewide, and has cut chronic absenteeism by more than half since the pandemic, now at 12.8%—below both the district and state averages. Carpenter ranks in the 86th percentile statewide, placing it in the middle of its district peers. It outperforms Paint Creek Elementary School and Orion Oaks Elementary School despite serving a similar or higher percentage of students from lower-income households, and it does so while spending less per student than most of its neighbors. It trails Webber School and Stadium Drive Elementary School, which serve more affluent populations.

While Carpenter's 5th grade results are exceptional, the school shows a persistent "4th grade slump." For three consecutive years, 4th grade math proficiency has lagged well behind district averages—most recently at 44.4% versus the district's 60.3%—suggesting a systemic issue at that grade level rather than a one-off challenging cohort. Performance for students qualifying for free/reduced lunch has also been somewhat volatile year-to-year. Still, Carpenter has climbed steadily in statewide rankings over the past three years, from the 71st to the 86th percentile, and dramatically outperforms nearby schools facing similar challenges, such as Walton Charter Academy and Rogers School in Pontiac. For parents, Carpenter offers strong overall academics, efficient use of resources, and a clear upward trajectory, with the caveat that 4th grade math is an area needing attention.

467

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,123

Per pupil spending ?

30.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2290 Flintridge St
Lake Orion, MI 48359-1612

(248) 391-3500

District: Lake Orion Community Schools

Students who attend Carpenter Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Lake Orion Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.2%

Hispanic:

15.4%

Asian:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (60% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg58%

Michigan avg38%

214^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Lake Orion Community Schools

78^th of 625Lake Orion Community 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
2026	84.4	214 of 1492	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	81.7	251 of 1488	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	247 of 1486	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	429 of 1470	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	392 of 1344	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	361 of 1153	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	383 of 1408	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	315 of 1448	78.2%	★★★★☆
2017	89.1	83 of 1466	94.3%	★★★★★
2016	82.2	217 of 1548	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	91.2	85 of 1580	94.6%	★★★★★
2014	88.2	106 of 1533	93.1%	★★★★★
2013	94.4	29 of 1563	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	93.5	38 of 1566	97.6%	★★★★★
2011	85.2	42 of 1552	97.3%	★★★★★
2010	84.4	15 of 1552	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	89.4	9 of 1589	99.4%	★★★★★
2008	88.7	17 of 1577	98.9%	★★★★★
2007	90.4	7 of 1565	99.6%	★★★★★
2006	89.7	10 of 1545	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	268 of 1343	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.9	286 of 1338	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	211 of 1342	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	343 of 1321	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	365 of 1106	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	321 of 902	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	405 of 1171	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.9	325 of 1443	77.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	98 of 225	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	350 of 1352	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	57.9	489 of 1346	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	259 of 1381	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.4	556 of 1350	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	355 of 1099	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	286 of 749	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	499 of 1134	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	729 of 1397	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	85.8	170 of 1372	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	212 of 1366	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	299 of 1347	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	531 of 1334	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	357 of 1139	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	357 of 915	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.9	268 of 1196	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	322 of 1446	77.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	61.5	21 of 81	74.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	64.3	105 of 403	73.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	140 of 1199	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	181 of 1206	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	178 of 1204	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	399 of 1198	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	337 of 1102	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	308 of 1005	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	286 of 1128	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	229 of 1253	81.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)88th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)80th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)74th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2018)74th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+37 vs state

Math61%+23 vs state

English Language Arts60%+19 vs state

Social Studies44%+16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, July 29, 2012

I have 4th and 5th grade step sons in this school. My 4th grader is doing fantastic, but my 5th grader is getting all A's and can't spell 1st grade words or do simple math. Seems like an everyone gets a trophy style of school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Elementary School	Public	K-5	2290 Flintridge St	Lake Orion	48359	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 391-3500	467	25	18.7	30.6%	309 (66.2%)	22 (4.7%)	72 (15.4%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	84.4	214^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.7%		81.7	251^st of 1488 public elementary schools	83.1%	37			50.6	50.8	76.9			65.8	44.4	69.2			76.9		43.6		$14,123	$726	$13,397
Orion Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1255 Joslyn Rd	Lake Orion	48360	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 393-0010	514	35	14.6	30.0%	354 (68.9%)	23 (4.5%)	60 (11.7%)	28 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.3%)	75.7	330^th of 1492 public elementary schools	77.9%		71.4	395^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.5%	65			57.7	54.9	53.5			67.9	47.9	51.5			48.5		33.7		$15,949	$319	$15,631
Webber School	Public	PK, KG-5	3191 W Clarkston Rd	Lake Orion	48362	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 391-0400	485	25	19.7	16.9%	361 (74.4%)	12 (2.5%)	55 (11.3%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.0%)	93.2	82^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	94.5%		89.4	131^st of 1488 public elementary schools	91.2%	49			64.2	75.9	73.2			69.1	75.0	67.1			62.2		47.6		$14,541	$299	$14,242
Stadium Drive Elementary School	Public	K-5	244 Stadium Dr	Lake Orion	48360	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 693-5475	444	23	18.9	12.4%	279 (62.8%)	15 (3.4%)	56 (12.6%)	61 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.2%)	88.8	154^th of 1492 public elementary schools	89.7%		83.4	227^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.7%	73			56.2	72.1	69.3			72.6	67.6	68.0			60.0		37.3		$14,649	$291	$14,358
Owen Elementary School	Public	K-6	1700 Baldwin Ave	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7870	383	17	22.0	79.4%	17 (4.4%)	181 (47.3%)	157 (41.0%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.9%)	7.3	1430^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.2%		10.2	1356^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.9%	74			1267.6	19.0	13.2			8.5	5.1	1456.5			1470.3		1469.0		$19,489	$4,601	$14,888
Walton Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	744 E Walton Blvd	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Walton Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 371-9300	763	44	17.5	91.7%	33 (4.3%)	194 (25.4%)	456 (59.8%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.7%)	25.4	1079^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.7%		21.5	1131^st of 1488 public elementary schools	24.0%	52	47.6	22.6	27.9	31.0	30.6	22.5	40.5	34.5	29.8	20.0	22.5	37.3	15.5	19.0	8.2	38.8	$13,960	$1,429	$12,531
North Sashabaw Elementary School	Public	K-5	5290 Maybee Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 623-4100	313	29	10.9	51.4%	189 (60.4%)	5 (1.6%)	80 (25.6%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.2%)	39.8	865^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.0%		42.4	829^th of 1488 public elementary schools	44.3%	36			22.7	37.7	44.9			40.9	37.7	30.6			34.7		16.3		$23,272	$1,515	$21,757
Paint Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Indianwood Rd	Lake Orion	48362	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 814-1724	504	30	16.6	21.8%	422 (83.7%)	10 (2.0%)	26 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	76.3	318^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.7%		85.5	200^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.6%	118			55.7	57.3	55.8			53.8	64.1	42.1			46.1		36.4		$14,067	$311	$13,756
Musson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Dutton Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4200	505	26	19.4	4.8%	312 (61.8%)	10 (2.0%)	26 (5.1%)	140 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	98.3	11^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.2	10^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.3%	1			69.0	81.0	85.6			86.9	82.1	81.1			82.2		62.2		$15,397	$433	$14,964
Rogers School	Public	K-5	2600 Dexter Rd	Auburn Hills	48326	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7850	280	14	20.5	70.0%	25 (8.9%)	124 (44.3%)	93 (33.2%)	13 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.2%)	17.7	1223^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	18.0%		19.1	1179^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.8%	44			9.8	21.1	18.8			36.6	23.7	18.8			12.9		12.5		$20,321	$4,783	$15,538

Frequently Asked Questions about Carpenter Elementary School

Is Carpenter Elementary School a good school?

Carpenter Elementary School ranks 214^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Carpenter Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Carpenter Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Lake Orion Community High School

What district is Carpenter Elementary School in?

Lake Orion Community Schools

How many students attend Carpenter Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Carpenter Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Carpenter Elementary School?

Students at Carpenter Elementary School are 66% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

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