Summary
Carver Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Carver, MA, serving 788 students — the largest enrollment among the nearby elementary schools reviewed — as part of the Carver district. Statewide, the district ranks 237th of 351 Massachusetts districts (32nd percentile, 2 stars), while the school ranks 525th of 899 elementary schools in 2025–2026 (42nd percentile, 2 stars).
Academically, the school's clearest bright spot is math: 41.32% of students scored proficient, essentially at the state average and above its district. Fourth-grade math stands out at 49.66%, roughly 6.5 points above the state. ELA is the clear weakness — 32.23% proficient, 7.80 points below the state and below the state at every tested grade, with fifth-grade ELA at 29.17%. Science sits at 38.54%, 2.44 points below the state. That produces an unusually wide math-over-ELA gap of about 9 points, compared with roughly 1 point statewide. Carver's math is competitive with mid-tier neighbors, beating Cold Spring, Mary K. Goode Elementary School, Hedge and Henry B. Burkland Elementary School, while its ELA trails nearly all of them. Third-grade math (31.15%) is a notable drag.
The school looks comparatively effective with some student groups: low-income students rank 76th percentile (4 stars) and special education students 65th percentile (3 stars), both well above its overall 42nd percentile. Among nearby schools, Carver trails Dennett Elementary, West Elementary, Federal Furnace School, Kingston Intermediate, Cold Spring and Mary K. Goode, is close to Hedge, and clearly outperforms Henry B. Burkland. Its trajectory improved from 29th percentile (1 star) in 2018–2019 to a stable 41st–42nd percentile, though it remains below its 2015–2016 peak of 64th percentile (3 stars). Class sizes are mid-pack (student–teacher ratio 14.0), and per-student spending was $16,216 in 2020–2021 — older data, so interpret cautiously.
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