Carver Middle School

Carver Middle School is a public middle school in Collins, Mississippi, serving 266 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Covington County School District, which is ranked 73 out of 130 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Carver Middle School has a predominantly African American student population, with 73.68% of students identifying as African American.

Carver Middle School consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 17.8% to 25%, while the state average was around 40%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 8.7% to 26%, significantly lower than the state average of 44.3% to 55.6%. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Mississippi middle schools, with a ranking between 190 and 259 out of 257-264 schools over the past 10 years, and has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period.

When comparing Carver Middle School to other nearby schools, such as Seminary Middle School, the academic performance gap is quite significant. For instance, in the 2022-2023 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts at Seminary Middle School ranged from 38% to 70.3%, while Carver Middle School's proficiency rates were less than half of that. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Carver Middle School, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 98.92% to 100%, may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance. However, the school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.2 to 12.3 students per teacher, could be an asset if leveraged effectively to provide more personalized instruction and targeted interventions for struggling students.