Carpenter Middle School
Public middle school in Plano, Texas · Plano ISD · Grades 6–8
Carpenter Middle School serves 462 students in grades 6–8 in Plano (Collin County). It is one of 72 schools in Plano ISD. By enrollment it is the 1143rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 9.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 47.28 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Plano ISD |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483510003958 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Plano ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 462 | 46,612 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 9.8 | 13.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.5% | 36.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% of Texas middle 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 Middle School in context
Size
Of the 13 middle schools in Plano ISD, Carpenter Middle School is the smallest, with 1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.6 miles away and have a median of 843 students, so Carpenter Middle School is smaller than most of them.
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 6 with 165 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 143, against an average of 154 per grade. This year grade 8 has 13% fewer students than grade 6 (143 against 165). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 49.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Plano ISD (30.3%). Black students are next, at 21.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 36.4% across Plano ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
Carpenter Middle School has 47.28 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 462 students would have about 32.1 teachers, so Carpenter Middle School has 15.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Schimelpfenig Middle School, 1.7 miles away in the same district. There are 12 middle schools within 5 miles and 47 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 49.4% |
| Black | 21.2% |
| White | 19% |
| Asian | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 165 |
| Grade 7 | 154 |
| Grade 8 | 143 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3905 Rainer Rd, Plano, TX 75023
Phone: (469)752-5000
Website: pisd.edu
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Carpenter Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schimelpfenig Middle School | Plano ISD | 1.7 mi | 826 | 15.7 | 17.2% |
| Hendrick Middle School | Plano ISD | 1.8 mi | 528 | 11.8 | 45.8% |
| Haggard Middle School | Plano ISD | 2.0 mi | 707 | 13.9 | 21.9% |
| Bowman Middle School | Plano ISD | 2.6 mi | 859 | 14.2 | 62.2% |
| Wilson Middle School | Plano ISD | 2.7 mi | 813 | 14.2 | 45.5% |
| Ereckson Middle School | Allen ISD | 3.2 mi | 1,263 | 17.8 | 19.9% |
| Robinson Middle School | Plano ISD | 3.5 mi | 1,084 | 17.6 | 17.1% |
| Rice Middle School | Plano ISD | 3.7 mi | 872 | 16.8 | 10.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.