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Carpenter Elementary

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Carpenter Elementary ranks 2864 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2864^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Carpenter Elementary is a K-5 school in Deer Park, TX, serving 837 students within the Deer Park Independent School District (Isd), where a majority of students (56%) are economically disadvantaged. The school has experienced a notable decline in its overall state ranking over the past decade, dropping from a peak in the 73rd percentile to the 38th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year, making it the lowest-ranked elementary school in its district.

A key concern is a significant gender achievement gap, with female students ranking in the 49th percentile while male students rank in the 26th percentile. Mathematics proficiency is a critical weakness across all tested grades, with scores consistently below both district and state averages—for example, only 28.97% of 5th graders were proficient in math compared to 41.69% in the district. However, the school shows exceptional performance with its African American students, ranking in the 98th percentile, and has a standout advanced math program where 100% of 6th-grade math students were proficient. In contrast, the school struggles with English Language Learners, ranking in the bottom 12th percentile.

Compared to nearby schools, Carpenter's challenges are notable. Deer Park Elementary, the district's top performer (81st percentile), has a lower poverty rate (36%) and significantly outperforms Carpenter in all subjects, such as 71.43% proficiency in 5th-grade reading versus Carpenter's 53.33%. Even McMasters Elementary in the Pasadena Independent School District (Isd), which has a much higher poverty rate (88.5%), outperforms Carpenter in nearly every subject, suggesting instructional or curricular issues rather than socioeconomic factors alone. The school's inconsistent subgroup performance—excelling with some groups while struggling with others—points to a need for a more cohesive, school-wide instructional strategy.

837

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,909

Per pupil spending ?

56%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5002 Pasadena Blvd
Deer Park, TX 77536-5799

(832) 668-8400

District: Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Carpenter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bonnette J H
High:	Deer Park High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.5%

White:

27.2%

African American:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg48%

Texas avg49%

2,864^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)

292^nd of 951Deer Park Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	2864 of 4627	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	2689 of 4651	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	2085 of 4710	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	2041 of 4647	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	1579 of 4581	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	1624 of 4578	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	1531 of 4479	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	1176 of 4359	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	51.3	1893 of 4329	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.0	1207 of 4286	71.8%	★★★★☆
2015	73.5	1077 of 4320	75.1%	★★★★☆
2014	65.1	1473 of 4260	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.3	1218 of 4221	71.1%	★★★★☆
2012	75.1	874 of 4206	79.2%	★★★★☆
2011	71.0	1115 of 4095	72.8%	★★★★☆
2010	73.5	876 of 3937	77.7%	★★★★☆
2009	73.6	859 of 3884	77.9%	★★★★☆
2008	64.6	1378 of 3768	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.7	1265 of 3724	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.9	909 of 3476	73.8%	★★★★☆
2005	69.5	1028 of 3475	70.4%	★★★★☆
2004	74.8	702 of 3465	79.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	52 of 2406	97.8%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	44.6	2479 of 4461	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	3144 of 4331	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	3087 of 4295	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.4	2275 of 4240	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	1452 of 1643	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	2837 of 3668	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	2239 of 3556	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	1295 of 3487	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.6	2572 of 3446	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.2	1220 of 3333	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	676 of 3226	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	2342 of 4575	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	1590 of 4658	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	1600 of 4588	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	1998 of 4561	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	1895 of 4499	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	1723 of 4348	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	1134 of 4306	73.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	895 of 3075	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	334 of 2980	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	982 of 2958	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	1242 of 3006	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	1306 of 3184	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	1073 of 3106	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	2648 of 4413	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	1566 of 4465	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	2134 of 4401	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	1930 of 4376	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	1770 of 4329	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	1409 of 4188	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	829 of 4168	80.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	2524 of 4520	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.8	1451 of 4594	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	2108 of 4521	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	1687 of 4477	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	1441 of 4451	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	1260 of 4309	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	519 of 4264	87.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	3374 of 4582	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.1	2108 of 4647	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	2446 of 4585	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.4	1267 of 4563	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	1384 of 4498	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	1378 of 4357	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	1303 of 4319	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	2772 of 4301	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	1782 of 4292	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	1973 of 4086	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	1501 of 3952	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	1489 of 3799	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	1627 of 3684	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	1230 of 3558	65.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	2294 of 3006	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	1785 of 3108	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	1616 of 3106	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.9	1135 of 3082	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	1433 of 3082	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	1663 of 3142	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	1700 of 3127	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)98th percentile+60 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)71st percentile+33 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile+11 vs school

At Risk (2022)44th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)12th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%-5 vs state

Mathematics38%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Carpenter Elementary	Public	K-5	5002 Pasadena Blvd	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 668-8400	837	57	14.6	56.0%	228 (27.2%)	22 (2.6%)	557 (66.5%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (2.2%)	38.4	2864^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.1%		41.4	2689^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.2%	175					47.8	47.2	53.3				39.9	38.2	29.0	100.0				$9,909
Jp Dabbs Elementary	Public	K-5	302 E Lambuth	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 668-8100	612	42	14.4	54.2%	206 (33.7%)	10 (1.6%)	371 (60.6%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	51.5	2037^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.0%		51.8	2037^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.2%						57.3	49.5	59.1				38.5	50.0	37.8	100.0				$9,748
Deer Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2920 Luella	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 668-8000	661	44	15.0	36.2%	311 (47.0%)	7 (1.1%)	319 (48.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	76.6	888^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.8%		73.5	980^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.9%	92					55.3	55.7	71.4				60.2	66.4	61.1	100.0				$8,250
McMasters Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1011 Bennett Dr	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0640	339	31	10.9	88.5%	35 (10.3%)	10 (2.9%)	291 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	63.5	1433^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	69.0%		78.3	822^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	82.3%	611	22.2	37.5			58.2	57.1					44.4	56.8						$14,399
College Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4315 Luella	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 604-4400	432	28	15.4	62.0%	102 (23.6%)	38 (8.8%)	275 (63.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	78.7	803^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	82.6%		79.8	756^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.7%	47					60.4	71.4	70.2				60.4	66.1	32.0	90.9				$11,627
Golden Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5232 Sycamore Ave	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0600	390	35	11.1	87.4%	34 (8.7%)	4 (1.0%)	348 (89.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48.4	2196^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.5%		31.3	3347^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.0%	1151	37.5	0.0			51.3	52.1					51.1	36.5						$12,135
Parks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3302 San Augustine Ave	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0680	379	36	10.5	90.2%	25 (6.6%)	37 (9.8%)	316 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43.4	2490^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.2%		46.9	2324^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.0%	166	41.4	33.3	0.0	0.0	48.6	41.9					37.3	51.1						$13,202
Ignite Community School - Pasadena	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6109 Fairmont Pkwy	Pasadena	77505	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	194	11	18.3	72.7%	25 (12.9%)	16 (8.2%)	148 (76.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	12.5	4400^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.9%		9.7	4494^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.4%	94					0.0	13.3	31.8	40.0	36.4	70.0	14.3	20.0	18.2	40.0	36.4	40.0	10.0	$10,637
Parkwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	404 Parkwood	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 668-8200	619	56	11.0	80.8%	29 (4.7%)	34 (5.5%)	551 (89.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)								(n/a)																		$13,825
San Jacinto Elementary	Public	K-5	1302 E Thirteenth St	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 668-7900	862	57	15.2	45.9%	302 (35.0%)	6 (0.7%)	529 (61.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	56.4	1789^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.3%		62.5	1465^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.5%	324	45.5	54.6	50.0	81.8	56.5	51.7	59.9				40.9	50.4	44.8	94.1				$8,566

Frequently Asked Questions about Carpenter Elementary

What schools do graduates of Carpenter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carpenter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bonnette J H
High : Deer Park High School

Is Carpenter Elementary a good school?

Carpenter Elementary ranks 2864^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Carpenter Elementary?

Students at Carpenter Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 27% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Carpenter Elementary in?

Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Carpenter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 837 students attended Carpenter Elementary.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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