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Carpenter Elementary Middle School
9439 East Foster Rd
Downey CA, 90242, Los Angeles County
Phone: 562-904-3588
Ranking:
(4,715 out of 6,930, bottom 32%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 5
School District: Downey Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 17 | 18 | 19 | NA | NA | 25 | 28 | 31 | ||||||
Total Students: | 524 | 565 | 565 | 570 | 619 | 680 | 693 | |||||||
Grade 4: | 241 | 46.0% | 280 | 49.6% | 286 | 50.6% | 276 | 48.4% | 296 | 47.8% | 321 | 47.2% | 333 | 48.1% |
Grade 5: | 283 | 54.0% | 285 | 50.4% | 279 | 49.4% | 292 | 51.2% | 323 | 52.2% | 359 | 52.8% | 360 | 51.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 259 | 49.4% | 289 | 51.2% | 306 | 54.2% | 268 | 47.0% | 324 | 52.3% | 383 | 56.3% | 394 | 56.9% |
Female: | 265 | 50.6% | 276 | 48.8% | 259 | 45.8% | 302 | 53.0% | 295 | 47.7% | 297 | 43.7% | 295 | 42.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 14 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.2% | 14 | 2.0% |
Hispanic: | 458 | 87.4% | 498 | 88.1% | 488 | 86.4% | 494 | 86.7% | 532 | 85.9% | 586 | 86.2% | 602 | 86.9% |
Black: | 24 | 4.6% | 20 | 3.5% | 32 | 5.7% | 28 | 4.9% | 37 | 6.0% | 33 | 4.9% | 28 | 4.0% |
White: | 23 | 4.4% | 29 | 5.1% | 30 | 5.3% | 32 | 5.6% | 36 | 5.8% | 45 | 6.6% | 49 | 7.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.7% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 342 | 65.3% | 410 | 72.6% | NA | NA | 385 | 67.5% | 392 | 63.3% | 388 | 57.1% | 382 | 55.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 101 | 19.3% | 68 | 12.0% | NA | NA | 90 | 15.8% | 128 | 20.7% | 149 | 21.9% | 159 | 22.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 31.57 | 31.39 | 29.12 | NA | NA | 24.76 | 21.30 | 22.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.5 | 334.5 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.1 | 342.8 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.9 | 347.5 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.6 | 348.5 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.5 | 350.8 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.7 | 360.8 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.9 | 364.9 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.7 | 369.1 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.8 | 372.5 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.5 | 375.0 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.1 | 334.5 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.4 | 347.7 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.6 | 359.3 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.4 | 361.7 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.6 | 362.4 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.2 | 368.8 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.1 | 375.6 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.9 | 386.9 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.2 | 389 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.8 | 389.5 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.6 | 334.9 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.9 | 337.7 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.7 | 339.9 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.3 | 337.8 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.4 | 340 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.8 | 346.2 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.7 | 353.9 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 356.8 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.9 | 360.3 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.1 | 360.5 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.1 | 330.7 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.8 | 346.3 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.2 | 354.9 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.8 | 346.3 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.9 | 348.3 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.7 | 354 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.4 | 348.1 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.2 | 369.3 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.6 | 368.5 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.4 | 377.3 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.2 | 319.5 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.5 | 330.7 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.8 | 334.4 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.6 | 333.5 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.4 | 341.4 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.3 | 351 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 360.3 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.8 | 367.7 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.5 | 367.6 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.8 | 369.2 | 366.9 |
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* Carpenter Elementary Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.