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Carver Middle

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Carver Middle ranks 146 th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 67% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Carver Middle is a public middle school located in Springfield, Missouri, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 632 students. The school is part of the Springfield R-XII district, which is ranked 177 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carver Middle has shown mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) for 6th-8th grades were generally lower than the district and state averages, with some exceptions. For example, Carver Middle's 8th-grade ELA proficiency rate was higher than the district and state. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.9% to 35.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Carver Middle has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 45.11% to 63.77% over the past few years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

However, Carver Middle has shown strong performance for some student subgroups. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked highly for African American students (10th out of 143 Missouri middle schools) and Hispanic students (20th out of 90 Missouri middle schools) in Mathematics and ELA. Nearby schools, such as Pershing Middle and Cherokee Middle, have significantly higher proficiency rates in Mathematics and ELA compared to Carver Middle, while other nearby schools, such as Westport Middle School and Jarrett Middle, have much lower proficiency rates.

618

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,912

Per pupil spending ?

59.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3325 W Battlefield
Springfield, MO 65807-3872

(417) 523-6800

District: Springfield R-Xii

Feeder schools for Carver Middle:

Elementary:	Horace Mann Elementary
	Jeffries Elementary
	Sherwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.4%

Hispanic:

14.1%

African American:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Missouri median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg43%

Missouri avg40%

146^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Middle Schools in the Springfield R-Xii

177^th of 367Springfield R-Xii among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	146 of 438	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	170 of 451	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	204 of 459	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	262 of 459	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	265 of 454	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	414 of 587	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	406 of 552	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.4	454 of 568	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.2	328 of 435	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.9	417 of 585	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.0	375 of 633	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.5	310 of 649	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.4	192 of 623	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.2	162 of 625	74.1%	★★★★☆
2010	74.8	101 of 614	83.6%	★★★★☆
2009	77.2	80 of 601	86.7%	★★★★☆
2008	79.3	58 of 624	90.7%	★★★★★
2007	81.8	50 of 624	92.0%	★★★★★
2006	86.5	29 of 619	95.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	10 of 143	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	75.4	21 of 144	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	49.8	70 of 153	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	76 of 148	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.5	33 of 135	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	52.0	60 of 149	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	76 of 129	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	51.3	22 of 38	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	25 of 32	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	29.0	142 of 187	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	183 of 195	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	100 of 204	51.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	27 of 81	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	37 of 72	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	35 of 68	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	34 of 68	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	20 of 90	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	42.2	45 of 74	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	27 of 74	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.6	54 of 78	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	35 of 67	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.4	125 of 130	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	90 of 96	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	52 of 369	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	89 of 378	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	97 of 382	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	133 of 365	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	142 of 371	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	360 of 482	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	300 of 422	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	48.2	20 of 51	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.8	30 of 45	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.4	7 of 31	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	39.8	54 of 98	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	139 of 196	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	100 of 194	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	125 of 192	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	143 of 358	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	135 of 379	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	173 of 385	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	207 of 381	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	240 of 376	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	382 of 527	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	395 of 479	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)93rd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)61st percentile~ school

White (2025)60th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2019)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-38 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%+4 vs state

English Language Arts45%+5 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a student
Monday, April 12, 2021

Love this school all teachers are nice and kind but my issue is the kids like being frl cussing teachers out like cmon dude but everything els is good Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)				MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carver Middle	Public	6-8	3325 W Battlefield	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-6800	618	47	13.0	59.5%	373 (60.4%)	71 (11.5%)	87 (14.1%)	23 (3.7%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	56 (9.1%)	64.1	146^th of 438 public middle schools	66.7%		59.1	170^th of 451 public middle schools	62.3%	24		45.6	42.5	47.5		37.7		39.6	44.2	50.4		$13,912	$872	$13,040
Wilson's Creek 5-6 Inter. Center	Public	5-6	4035 W Weaver Rd	Battlefield	65619	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-7800	424	24	18.0	26.4%	329 (77.6%)	19 (4.5%)	34 (8.0%)	20 (4.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)								(n/a)	60.9	80.7			67.2			64.4				$12,801	$1,386	$11,415
Westport Middle School	Public	6-8	415 S. Golden Ave	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3100	399	36	11.1	80.2%	236 (59.1%)	52 (13.0%)	61 (15.3%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	36 (9.0%)	10.4	404^th of 438 public middle schools	7.8%		11.5	418^th of 451 public middle schools	7.3%	14		14.7	12.7	14.6		13.6		16.0	19.6	11.4		$14,973	$1,124	$13,849
Willard Intermediate-South	Public	5-6	630 S. Miller	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 742-5440	284	24	11.9	52.8%	221 (77.8%)	14 (4.9%)	29 (10.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (4.9%)								(n/a)	36.3	45.0			40.2		39.1	29.7				$10,640	$522	$10,119
Jarrett Middle	Public	6-8	840 S Jefferson	Springfield	65806	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-6600	483	38	12.8	62.9%	305 (63.1%)	55 (11.4%)	47 (9.7%)	21 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	48 (9.9%)	45.2	240^th of 438 public middle schools	45.2%		35.4	299^th of 451 public middle schools	33.7%	59		27.7	33.6	42.0		28.9		35.8	37.2	39.0		$14,459	$920	$13,539
Cherokee Middle	Public	6-8	420 E Farm Rd 182	Springfield	65810	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-7200	765	46	16.8	25.8%	593 (77.5%)	33 (4.3%)	51 (6.7%)	36 (4.7%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	42 (5.5%)	93.4	18^th of 438 public middle schools	95.9%		92.2	26^th of 451 public middle schools	94.2%	8		73.5	76.8	66.6		56.4		59.3	56.5	64.3		$12,901	$935	$11,966
Pipkin Middle	Public	6-8	1215 Boonville	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-6000	359	33	10.8	81.9%	200 (55.7%)	57 (15.9%)	54 (15.0%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	35 (9.7%)	21.5	354^th of 438 public middle schools	19.2%		24.9	350^th of 451 public middle schools	22.4%	4		18.2	19.5	18.4		24.9		20.6	31.4			$17,045	$1,400	$15,645
Reed Middle	Public	6-8	2000 N Lyon	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-6300	561	44	12.8	73.6%	350 (62.4%)	79 (14.1%)	57 (10.2%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	62 (11.1%)	40.5	272^nd of 438 public middle schools	37.9%		37.4	292^nd of 451 public middle schools	35.3%	20		37.0	27.1	17.6		36.5		38.0	28.8	41.9		$13,487	$821	$12,666
Pershing Middle	Public	6-8	2120 Ventura	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-2400	702	44	16.1	38.7%	526 (74.9%)	33 (4.7%)	58 (8.3%)	34 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	42 (6.0%)	74.3	86^th of 438 public middle schools	80.4%		76.3	83^rd of 451 public middle schools	81.6%	3		43.2	51.0	47.8		54.8		44.5	46.0	54.1	86.6	$13,090	$1,005	$12,085
Nicholas A. Inman Intermediate	Public	5-6	1300 North Nicholas Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-6600	397	32	12.3	31.5%	318 (80.1%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.1%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.6%)								(n/a)	57.4	73.9			60.5		58.9	63.7				$11,080	$320	$10,760

Frequently Asked Questions about Carver Middle

What is the racial makeup of Carver Middle?

Students at Carver Middle are 60% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Carver Middle a good school?

Carver Middle ranks 146^th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Carver Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 618 students attended Carver Middle.

What district is Carver Middle in?

Springfield R-Xii

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