Carpenter Elementary School
Public elementary school in Pflugerville, Texas · Pflugerville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Carpenter Elementary School serves 600 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Pflugerville (Travis County). It is one of 34 schools in Pflugerville ISD. By enrollment it is the 1617th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.9 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 40.19 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Pflugerville ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483483014000 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pflugerville ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 600 | 25,477 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 27.7% | 50.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Carpenter Elementary School in context
Size
Carpenter Elementary School is the 8th largest of Pflugerville ISD's 22 elementary schools; its 600 students are 2.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 626; Carpenter Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 2 with 110 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 28, against an average of 86 per grade. This year grade 5 has 27% more students than kindergarten (105 against 83). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 28 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 29.8% here and 20.7% across Pflugerville ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 28%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
27.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.4% across Pflugerville ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 40.19 full-time-equivalent teachers for 600 students, Carpenter Elementary School has 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 600 students would have about 40.5 teachers, so Carpenter Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Carpenter Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Hidden Lake Elementary School, 1.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 82 other elementary schools, 19 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 29.8% |
| Hispanic | 28% |
| Black | 22.2% |
| Asian | 12.5% |
| Two or more races | 7.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 28 |
| Kindergarten | 83 |
| Grade 1 | 88 |
| Grade 2 | 110 |
| Grade 3 | 85 |
| Grade 4 | 101 |
| Grade 5 | 105 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5100 Pleasanton Pkwy, Pflugerville, TX 78660
Phone: (512)594-0000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Carpenter Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Lake Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 1.8 mi | 601 | 14.9 | 26.8% |
| Pflugerville Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 2.7 mi | 381 | 12.9 | 64.3% |
| Austin Achieve Pflugerville | Austin Achieve Public Schools | 2.7 mi | 551 | 18.9 | 80.6% |
| Riojas Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 2.9 mi | 738 | 14.9 | 25.2% |
| Mott Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 3.0 mi | 658 | 15.8 | 22.5% |
| Murchison Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 3.1 mi | 651 | 15.3 | 13.4% |
| IDEA Pflugerville Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 3.2 mi | 665 | 20.1 | 79.2% |
| Brookhollow Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 3.5 mi | 387 | 12.9 | 49.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.