Carpenter Middle

Public 6-8

 3905 Rainer Rd
       Plano, TX  75023-5017


(469) 752-5000

District: Plano Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1395th of 2,330 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,299 Help


Students who attend Carpenter Middle usually attend:

High:    Plano Senior High School

Feeder schools for Carpenter Middle:

Elementary:    Christie Elementary
    Harrington Elementary
    Thomas Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  11.5 Help
Number of students:  535

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
47.3%
White:
22.2%
African American:
19.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.1% Help


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Compare Details Carpenter Middle ranks worse than 59.9% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 12th among 13 ranked middle schools in the Plano Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.93. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Carpenter Middle has the smallest middle school student body size in the Plano Independent School District (Isd). Student population at Carpenter Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47.3%), White (22.2%), African American (19.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carpenter Middle is 11.5, which is the lowest among 13 middle schools in the Plano Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carpenter Middle is $10,299, which is the 2nd highest among 13 middle schools in the Plano Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Carpenter Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Carpenter Middle 1395th of 2330 Texas public middle schools. (See Carpenter Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Male students:
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Plano Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Plano Independent School District (Isd) 162nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Carpenter Middle

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Rank History for all students at Carpenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 73.45 287th 1573 81.8%
2005 73.34 335th 1582 78.8%
2006 71.94 354th 1585 77.7%
2007 67.43 507th 1684 69.9%
2008 62.23 660th 1718 61.6%
2009 63.16 649th 1763 63.2%
2010 66.49 526th 1803 70.8%
2011 61.51 730th 1895 61.5%
2012 57.62 821st 1951 57.9%
2013 48.43 1110th 1973 43.7%
2014 47.31 1124th 1987 43.4%
2015 62.48 750th 2043 63.3%
2016 60.41 814th 1987 59.0%
2017 46.21 994th 2027 51.0%
2018 53.05 848th 2080 59.2%
2019 41.95 1231st 2193 43.9%
2021 38.42 1336th 2252 40.7%
2022 36.12 1443rd 2254 36.0%
2023 39.93 1395th 2330 40.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Carpenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.61 394th 720 45.3%
2019 29.77 571st 753 24.2%
2021 22.47 635th 743 14.5%
2023 63.56 236th 817 71.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Carpenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.58 858th 1376 37.6%
2019 27.74 1177th 1445 18.5%
2021 32.43 1162nd 1592 27.0%
2022 33.69 1152nd 1643 29.9%
2023 23.24 1478th 1720 14.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Carpenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.85 407th 1597 74.5%
2019 56.01 458th 1626 71.8%
2021 46.32 702nd 1712 59.0%
2022 51.71 604th 1757 65.6%
2023 48.97 699th 1815 61.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carpenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.23 871st 2039 57.3%
2019 37.94 1355th 2073 34.6%
2021 34.61 1488th 2172 31.5%
2022 41.43 1288th 2220 42.0%
2023 33.44 1592nd 2251 29.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Carpenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.12 964th 2008 52.0%
2019 40.65 1212th 2047 40.8%
2021 34.91 1419th 2151 34.0%
2022 37.91 1385th 2221 37.6%
2023 45.46 1185th 2241 47.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Carpenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.23 479th 1430 66.5%
2019 57.80 734th 1446 49.2%
2021 50.34 896th 1501 40.3%
2022 46.56 988th 1488 33.6%
2023 56.89 815th 1481 45.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Carpenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.11 1494th 2008 25.6%
2019 24.56 1806th 2058 12.2%
2021 32.65 1531st 2118 27.7%
2022 33.09 1569th 2182 28.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Carpenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.78 798th 2030 60.7%
2019 41.58 1168th 2069 43.5%
2021 42.09 1193rd 2168 45.0%
2022 34.38 1491st 2228 33.1%
2023 34.79 1496th 2245 33.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Carpenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.35 414th 587 29.5%
2019 10.69 559th 594 5.9%
2021 26.98 486th 589 17.5%
2022 24.48 515th 606 15.0%
2023 21.68 540th 616 12.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Carpenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.42 469th 1167 59.8%
2019 36.41 744th 1193 37.6%
2021 27.43 963rd 1213 20.6%
2022 35.64 808th 1251 35.4%
2023 32.79 872nd 1273 31.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carpenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.52 860th 1895 54.6%
2019 38.20 1224th 1935 36.7%
2021 42.75 1114th 2043 45.5%
2022 34.49 1413th 2077 32.0%
2023 37.61 1373rd 2116 35.1%
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Rank History for White students at Carpenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.10 658th 1673 60.7%
2019 52.54 738th 1684 56.2%
2021 45.76 922nd 1700 45.8%
2022 42.67 1031st 1723 40.2%
2023 48.41 913th 1749 47.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Reviews:
by a student
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Open Quote Our school has many extra curricular activities to choose from and most of the teachers are amazing. There is a lot of diversity in the school population. My three years at this school has been great! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Carpenter Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 950 54 32 23 n/a n/a n/a 0 1059
1989 914 45 42 25 0 n/a n/a 0 1026
1990 891 52 46 35 1 n/a n/a 0 1025
1991 894 59 45 42 2 n/a n/a 0 1042
1992 909 75 59 38 2 n/a n/a 0 1083
1993 865 78 64 37 2 n/a n/a 0 1046
1994 875 83 57 52 2 n/a n/a 0 1069
1995 886 73 78 59 5 n/a n/a 0 1101
1996 886 73 78 59 5 n/a n/a 0 1101
1997 886 82 89 58 2 n/a n/a 0 1117
1998 883 90 96 60 4 n/a n/a 0 1133
1999 815 114 90 69 2 n/a n/a 0 1090
2000 765 129 85 74 2 n/a n/a 0 1055
2001 725 138 74 78 2 n/a n/a 0 1017
2002 664 161 82 106 2 n/a n/a 0 1015
2003 664 161 82 106 2 n/a n/a 0 1015
2004 668 174 97 138 8 n/a n/a 0 1085
2005 609 191 96 139 8 n/a n/a 0 1043
2006 572 198 91 171 5 n/a n/a 0 1037
2007 522 179 77 196 5 n/a n/a 0 979
2008 465 174 65 215 3 n/a n/a 0 922
2009 426 187 79 220 2 n/a n/a 0 914
2010 389 169 89 227 4 n/a n/a 0 878
2011 331 164 84 251 4 0 34 0 868
2012 312 173 73 274 5 0 21 0 858
2013 291 178 59 258 4 0 21 0 811
2014 261 164 57 265 4 0 19 0 770
2015 245 141 56 251 5 1 23 0 722
2016 229 180 44 259 4 1 28 0 745
2017 202 164 30 247 5 0 29 0 677
2018 192 154 26 273 2 0 24 0 671
2019 199 138 36 263 3 0 24 0 663
2020 186 152 37 265 2 0 25 0 667
2021 168 126 49 280 3 0 25 0 651
2022 147 126 39 285 2 0 28 0 627
2023 119 105 34 253 2 0 22 0 535

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carpenter Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1059 68.0 15.5 n/a
1989 1026 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1025 67.0 15.2 n/a
1991 1042 63.0 16.5 n/a
1992 1083 67.0 16.1 2.6
1993 1046 69.0 15.2 7
1994 1069 70.4 15.2 5.7
1995 1101 67.7 16.3 3.9
1996 1101 67.7 16.3 3.9
1997 1117 71.1 15.7 5.7
1998 1133 71.4 15.9 5.8
1999 1090 75.6 14.4 10.2
2000 1055 71.4 14.8 11.3
2001 1017 73.4 13.9 13.1
2002 1015 70.8 14.3 20.8
2003 1015 70.8 14.3 20.8
2004 1085 73.5 14.8 25.9
2005 1043 70.3 14.8 26.5
2006 1037 70.1 14.8 34.2
2007 979 72.3 13.5 32.8
2008 922 72.5 12.7 32.6
2009 914 73.4 12.4 40.4
2010 878 70.9 12.3 46.2
2011 868 66.9 12.9 44.8
2012 858 64.4 13.3 48
2013 811 62.9 12.8 51.7
2014 770 59.4 12.9 53.2
2015 722 59.0 12.2 55.4
2016 745 58.0 12.8 55.2
2017 677 57.3 11.8 55.5
2018 671 57.1 11.7 55.4
2019 663 52.9 12.5 61.2
2020 667 49.2 13.5 58.5
2021 651 49.3 13.1 60.7
2022 627 45.8 13.6 55
2023 535 46.1 11.5 62.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Carpenter Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1059 68.0 15.5 n/a
1989 1026 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1025 67.0 15.2 n/a
1991 1042 63.0 16.5 n/a
1992 1083 67.0 16.1 2.6
1993 1046 69.0 15.2 7
1994 1069 70.4 15.2 5.7
1995 1101 67.7 16.3 3.9
1996 1101 67.7 16.3 3.9
1997 1117 71.1 15.7 5.7
1998 1133 71.4 15.9 5.8
1999 1090 75.6 14.4 10.2
2000 1055 71.4 14.8 11.3
2001 1017 73.4 13.9 13.1
2002 1015 70.8 14.3 20.8
2003 1015 70.8 14.3 20.8
2004 1085 73.5 14.8 25.9
2005 1043 70.3 14.8 26.5
2006 1037 70.1 14.8 34.2
2007 979 72.3 13.5 32.8
2008 922 72.5 12.7 32.6
2009 914 73.4 12.4 40.4
2010 878 70.9 12.3 46.2
2011 868 66.9 12.9 44.8
2012 858 64.4 13.3 48
2013 811 62.9 12.8 51.7
2014 770 59.4 12.9 53.2
2015 722 59.0 12.2 55.4
2016 745 58.0 12.8 55.2
2017 677 57.3 11.8 55.5
2018 671 57.1 11.7 55.4
2019 663 52.9 12.5 61.2
2020 667 49.2 13.5 58.5
2021 651 49.3 13.1 60.7
2022 627 45.8 13.6 55
2023 535 46.1 11.5 62.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Carpenter Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,089 (9.7%) $10,122 (90.3%) $11,210
2020 $919 (9.0%) $9,332 (91.0%) $10,251
2021 $589 (5.7%) $9,710 (94.3%) $10,299

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Carpenter Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1231st of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1395th of 2330 Middle schools
 3.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Carpenter Middle)3045
 15%
   6th Grade Reading (Plano Independent School District (Isd))5165
 14%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Carpenter Middle)4631
 15%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Plano Independent School District (Isd))6152
 9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Carpenter Middle)4051
 11%
   7th Grade Reading (Plano Independent School District (Isd))6468
 4%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Carpenter Middle)3822
 16%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Plano Independent School District (Isd))6429
 35%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Carpenter Middle)5052
 2%
   8th Grade Reading (Plano Independent School District (Isd))7070
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Carpenter Middle)4242
   8th Grade Mathematics (Plano Independent School District (Isd))6166
 5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Carpenter Middle)3833
 5%
   8th Grade Science (Plano Independent School District (Isd))6455
 9%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Carpenter Middle)3120
 11%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Plano Independent School District (Isd))5447
 7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Carpenter Middle)9787
 10%
   End of Course Algebra I (Plano Independent School District (Isd))7056
 14%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students663535
 19.3%
African American138105
 23.9%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian3634
 5.6%
Hispanic263253
 3.8%
Pacific Islander00
White199119
 40.2%
Two or More Races2422
 8.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61.2%62.1%
 0.8%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 535 students attended Carpenter Middle.

Students at Carpenter Middle are 47% Hispanic, 22% White, 20% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Students who attend Carpenter Middle usually go on to attend Plano Senior High School

Carpenter Middle ranks 1395th of 2330 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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