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Carver Elementary

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Carver Elementary School is a public middle school serving grades 4-6 in the Sunflower City Consolidated School District in Indianola, Mississippi. With 257 students, the school faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, low test scores, and serving a student population where 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Carver Elementary's test scores on the MAAP assessments lag behind the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.6% of 6th graders are projected to be proficient or better in ELA, compared to 46.7% statewide. When compared to nearby middle schools like O.M. McNair Middle and Leland School Park, Carver Elementary generally performs worse on test scores and other metrics, suggesting broader systemic challenges within the Sunflower City Consolidated School District.

The school's extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.9% to 30.1% over the past few years, are concerning and likely contribute to the poor academic performance. Addressing attendance issues should be a top priority. Additionally, the 100% free/reduced lunch rate at Carver Elementary highlights the socioeconomic challenges faced by the student body, underscoring the need for targeted resources and support to address the needs of this high-poverty community.

250

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,363

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

404 Jefferson Street
Indianola, MS 38751

(662) 884-1250

District: Sunflower County Consolidated School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.8%

White:

2.4%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2017 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (43% vs 54% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the Mississippi average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg40%

Mississippi avg54%

263^rd of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 16 pts since 2017

From bottom 15% (2017) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^th of 130Sunflower County Consolidated School District among Mississippi 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	263 of 383	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	265 of 390	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	233 of 377	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	280 of 382	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	324 of 381	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	359 of 397	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	366 of 404	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	345 of 406	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Science64%-3 vs state

Mathematics43%-9 vs state

English Language Arts36%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)					MAAP Mathematics (2025)					MAAP Algebra I (2025)	MAAP Science (2025)		MAAP Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	Total
Carver Elementary	Public	4-6	404 Jefferson Street	Indianola	38751	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 884-1250	250	19	12.9	100.0%	6 (2.4%)	237 (94.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)	39.7	42.3	26.6			47.7	39.1	41.8				63.7			$14,363
Robert L Merritt Junior High	Public	7-9	705 Kinlock Road	Indianola	38751	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 884-1270	341	26	13.2	100.0%	4 (1.2%)	311 (91.2%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	43.4	154^th of 266 public middle schools	42.1%		43.8	153^rd of 264 public middle schools	42.0%	1				23.9	34.7				34.8	42.1	50.0		67.4	50.3	$13,218
Leland School Park	Public	6-8	200 Milam Street	Leland	38756	Washington County	Leland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 686-5017	232	16	14.4	98.7%	11 (4.7%)	190 (81.9%)	12 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	23.1	210^th of 266 public middle schools	21.1%		25.9	194^th of 264 public middle schools	26.5%	16			39.2	28.0	18.8			23.9	40.0	31.3	100.0		20.9		$14,587
O.M. McNair Middle School	Public	5-8	910 Church Street	Belzoni	39038	Humphreys County	Mississippi Achievement School District Of Humphreys County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 247-6060	305	23	13.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	123 (40.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	181 (59.3%)	5	257^th of 266 public middle schools	3.4%		7.5	253^rd of 264 public middle schools	4.2%	4		23.9	17.4	7.9	11.6		9.8	19.1	19.7	11.6		33.8	10.6		$16,607

Frequently Asked Questions about Carver Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Carver Elementary?

Students at Carver Elementary are 95% African American, 2% White, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Carver Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Carver Elementary.

What district is Carver Elementary in?

Sunflower County Consolidated School District

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