📍 5351 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, 93013
Carpinteria Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County. The school has 406 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jamie Persoon. It is part of the Carpinteria Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
Carpinteria Middle enrolls 406 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 1.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 326 | 80% |
| White | 65 | 16% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
328 of the school's 406 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Carpinteria Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Carpinteria Middle is one of 6 schools in Carpinteria Unified, based in Carpinteria, California. The district serves 1,924 students district-wide and employs 113 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 406 students, Carpinteria Middle is larger than the district average of about 321 students per school.