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Carpenter Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

3905 Rainer Rd, Plano, TX 75023 · (469) 752-5000 · Part of Plano Independent School District

Plano’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
462
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Carpenter Middle

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 29% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Plano kids: 7 high schools

On the path

Where Plano kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–535 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Carpenter MiddleYou are here
9–107 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3905 Rainer Rd, Plano

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6165
Grade 7154
Grade 8143
Enrollment over time
651’20
627’21
535’22
505’23
462’24

Down 29% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%Black 21%White 19%Asian 5%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Carpenter Middle from Plano families.

Other schools in Plano Independent School District

The district →
Mitchell El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
A−
787 students14:1
Jackson El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plano
C
705 students14:1
Thomas El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plano
C+
687 students13:1
Daffron El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plano
B+
604 students13:1
Christie El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plano
C+
568 students12:1
Mendenhall El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plano
C−
563 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Plano’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.