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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Contact information

Website

www.pisd.edu

Address

3905 Rainer Rd
Plano, TX 75023-5017

Office phone number

(469) 752-5000

Principal

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%

African American

20.1%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

6.1%

Hispanic

45.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

23.4%

Two or more races

4.5%

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%

At-risk students

51.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

55.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

18.6%

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%

Bilingual/ESL

18.5%

Gifted and talented

14.3%

Special education

18.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

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

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