📍 2100 Morrisville Parkway, Cary, Wake County, 27519
Carpenter Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cary, Wake County. The school has 657 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Carpenter Elementary enrolls 657 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Asian, 26% White and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 251 | 38% |
| White | 168 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 73 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
211 of the school's 657 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 197 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Carpenter Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 16, state house district 41.
Carpenter Elementary is one of 197 schools in Wake County Schools, based in Cary, North Carolina. The district serves 163,325 students district-wide and employs 10,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 657 students, Carpenter Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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