WA
Regular School
Elementary School
Carter Lake Elementary School
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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
420
Teachers (FTE)
28.8
Student-Teacher Ratio
14.6:1
FRPL Eligible
196
(46.7%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 196 of 420 (46.7%)
Free Lunch: 148 (35.2%)
Reduced-Price: 48 (11.4%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 224 (53.3%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
419
Students
| White | 155 | 37% | |
| Hispanic / Latino | 126 | 30.1% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 55 | 13.1% | |
| Black or African American | 52 | 12.4% | |
| Asian | 17 | 4.1% | |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 11 | 2.6% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 3 | 0.7% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
420
Students
| Grade 1 | 79 | 18.8% | |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17.1% | |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 16.7% | |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14.3% | |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 13.3% | |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 19.5% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 1 | 0.2% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
51.3%
Male Students
215
F
48.7%
Female Students
204