Summary
Molly Livengood Carter Elementary is a PK-5 school in Haslet, TX, serving 680 students as part of the Northwest Independent School District (Isd), a high-performing district that ranks in the 71st percentile statewide. While the district earns a 4-star rating, Carter Elementary has consistently ranked in the middle of the pack over the last three years, hovering around the 44th to 49th percentile and earning a 2-star rating. The school has a moderate level of economic diversity, with approximately 35% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and a student-teacher ratio of 15.4.
The most significant differentiator for Carter Elementary is its persistent weakness in mathematics. Across all three grade levels (3rd, 4th, and 5th), math proficiency rates are significantly below both district and state averages. For example, in 5th grade math, only 38.89% of students were proficient, compared to the state average of 47.38%. This is a stark contrast to nearby Haslet Elementary (2.94 miles away), which ranks in the 78th percentile and consistently outperforms the district and state in math, often by double digits. However, Carter Elementary excels in serving its Gifted and Talented (GT) students, who ranked in the 80th percentile statewide, earning a 4-star rating. This suggests that the school's enrichment programs for high-achievers are highly effective, even as the school faces growing challenges in supporting its low-socioeconomic status (SES) population, which has seen a sharp decline in percentile rank over the past three years.
Interestingly, the school's performance in reading is much closer to district and state averages, and in some cases has even exceeded them, highlighting a systemic issue with math instruction or curriculum. Science is a universal weak point, with Carter's 5th grade science scores very low (16.83% in 2024-2025), though this is a problem shared by nearly all nearby schools. The school shows mixed results for student subgroups, with a strong upward trend for male and African American students, but a significant decline for female and Hispanic students. Overall, Carter Elementary is an average-performing school in a high-performing district, with a clear need for improvement in mathematics and a notable strength in serving its GT students.
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