Carpenter Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Plano ISD
- Plano, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
C
Plano ISD: B
Total students
623
Avg. teacher experience
10 years
Plano ISD: 11.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Plano ISD: 95.1%
Statewide: 90%
Carpenter Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Plano, TX, in the Plano ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 623 students. 51.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 18.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,759, which is $872 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10 years of experience.
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Principals
- Travis Ragsdale
- courtney.washington@pisd.edu
- (469) 752-5000
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Carpenter Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
623
African American
125 (20.1%)
Plano ISD: 13.5%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.3%)
Plano ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
38 (6.1%)
Plano ISD: 23.4%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
284 (45.6%)
Plano ISD: 27.5%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Plano ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
146 (23.4%)
Plano ISD: 30.6%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
28 (4.5%)
Plano ISD: 4.6%
Statewide: 2.9%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
51.4 %
Plano ISD: 39.2%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
55.4 %
Plano ISD: 34.6%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
18.6 %
Plano ISD: 20.7%
Statewide: 21.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
18.5 %
Plano ISD: 20.3%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
14.3 %
Plano ISD: 16.6%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
18.5 %
Plano ISD: 12.4%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
C
Plano ISD: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
C
Plano ISD: B
School progress (2021-2022)
C
Plano ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
C
Plano ISD: B
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
3.9 %
Plano ISD: 4%
Statewide: 15%
African American
5.5 %
Plano ISD: 7.7%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
60 %
Plano ISD: 9.1%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
2 %
Plano ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
3 %
Plano ISD: 6.8%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Plano ISD: 0%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
3.8 %
Plano ISD: 2.5%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
0 %
Plano ISD: 4.4%
Statewide: 13.9%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
45.9
African American
10 (21.7%)
Plano ISD: 8%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Plano ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
4 (8.7%)
Plano ISD: 5.7%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
5.5 (12%)
Plano ISD: 14.2%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Plano ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
26.4 (57.6%)
Plano ISD: 69.8%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Plano ISD: 1.9%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Plano ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
23.7 (51.7%)
Plano ISD: 64.5%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
21.1 (46.1%)
Plano ISD: 34.2%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
1 (2.2%)
Plano ISD: 1%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.
Students per teacher
13.6
Plano ISD: 13.5
Statewide: 14.6
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
10 years
Plano ISD: 11.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$59,759
Plano ISD: $60,687
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$52,444
Plano ISD: $54,337
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$57,107
Plano ISD: $56,515
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$59,901
Plano ISD: $59,420
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$63,972
Plano ISD: $62,750
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$66,690
Plano ISD: $66,219
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$54,437
Plano ISD: $73,073
Statewide: $71,111