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Carver Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 335 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 18% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Carver Middle in Spartanburg, SC, serves 633 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Spartanburg 07 district, where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.

Carver Middle has faced significant academic challenges, ranking in the 18th percentile statewide—well below nearby schools like T. E. Mabry Middle (74th percentile) and Florence Chapel Middle (74th percentile). Even McCracken Middle, in the same district, ranks in the 66th percentile. However, there's a remarkable bright spot: nearly 100% of Carver students taking the Algebra 1 EOCEP exam scored proficient in recent years, far exceeding district and state averages. This suggests the school's advanced math program is exceptionally effective, even while grade-level math proficiency lags. The school also shows a positive trend of improving proficiency as students advance from 6th to 8th grade in both English and math.

Chronic absenteeism is a major concern, with 38% of students chronically absent—the highest rate among nearby schools and well above the state average of 22.3%. This persistent issue, combined with declining performance among Hispanic and English Language Learner students over the past two years, presents ongoing challenges. Carver spends more per student ($16,479) than any nearby school and maintains a favorable 10.2:1 student-teacher ratio, yet outcomes remain below peers. The school has shown gradual improvement over the past decade, climbing from the 9th percentile in 2018-2019 to its current 18th percentile, suggesting recent interventions may be gaining traction. For parents, Carver offers small class sizes and a proven advanced math program, but attendance and consistent academic support will be critical factors in student success.

633

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,479

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

467 South Church Street
Spartanburg, SC 29306

(864) 594-4435

District: Spartanburg 07

Students who attend Carver Middle usually attend:

High:

Spartanburg High

Feeder schools for Carver Middle:

Elementary:	Mary H. Wright Elementary
	The Cleveland Academy of Leadership

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.0%

Hispanic:

12.5%

White:

9.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (33% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg45%

South Carolina avg51%

274^th of 335

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Spartanburg 07

33^rd of 75Spartanburg 07 among South Carolina 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	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	274 of 335	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	228 of 320	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	217 of 325	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	259 of 325	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	227 of 310	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	258 of 311	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	287 of 315	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	277 of 303	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	283 of 317	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	274 of 303	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	285 of 301	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.6	257 of 291	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.9	258 of 276	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	247 of 271	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.6	253 of 269	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.9	215 of 261	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.1	209 of 249	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.6	219 of 244	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.8	169 of 236	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.5	211 of 231	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	20.4	200 of 230	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.6	211 of 230	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	24.1	188 of 225	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	158 of 257	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.2	118 of 252	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	110 of 248	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	158 of 253	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	116 of 249	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	154 of 235	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	214 of 252	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	175 of 237	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	169 of 191	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	168 of 184	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	91 of 177	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	149 of 187	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	147 of 183	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	120 of 164	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	179 of 195	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	188 of 194	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	84 of 113	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	86.6	13 of 105	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	41.9	51 of 97	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	58 of 87	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	85 of 117	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	72.1	22 of 93	76.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	265 of 305	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	219 of 295	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	201 of 294	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.2	251 of 299	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	234 of 290	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	238 of 279	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	279 of 296	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	256 of 281	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	142 of 185	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	116 of 159	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	75.7	30 of 156	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	18 of 144	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	40 of 141	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	41.1	75 of 129	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	59 of 111	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	115 of 139	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	84 of 123	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	243 of 320	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.5	180 of 307	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	158 of 307	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	223 of 313	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	186 of 300	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	212 of 288	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	256 of 289	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	248 of 280	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	237 of 306	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	199 of 296	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	206 of 294	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	230 of 303	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	209 of 292	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	236 of 279	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	265 of 296	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	257 of 284	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	207 of 257	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	235 of 260	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	250 of 258	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	238 of 250	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)39th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)26th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2026)12th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-18 vs state

Science30%-22 vs state

Mathematics27%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)			SC READY Mathematics (2026)			SC READY Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Carver Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	467 South Church Street	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 594-4435	633	62	10.2		62 (9.8%)	437 (69.0%)	79 (12.5%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.5%)	20.8	274^th of 335 public middle schools	18.2%		30.7	228^th of 320 public middle schools	28.8%	46	32.7	43.3	45.8	19.9	31.2	31.0	29.9	$16,479	$1,730	$1,543	$3,273	$11,627	$1,578	$13,206
R. P. Dawkins Middle	Public	6-8	1300 East Blackstock Road	Moore	29369	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-8088	800	60	13.3		244 (30.5%)	344 (43.0%)	112 (14.0%)	30 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (8.4%)	46.6	168^th of 335 public middle schools	49.9%		57.7	116^th of 320 public middle schools	63.8%	52	49.4	57.0	55.4	36.4	42.0	42.8	38.6	$12,074	$112	$35	$148	$10,597	$1,330	$11,927
McCracken Middle	Public	6-8	300 Webber Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	No	(864) 594-4457	937	79	11.7		451 (48.1%)	300 (32.0%)	116 (12.4%)	22 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	60.1	115^th of 335 public middle schools	65.7%		65.3	98^th of 320 public middle schools	69.4%	17	55.3	55.9	60.2	41.2	48.3	51.0	55.7	$15,199	$536	$1,676	$2,212	$11,321	$1,666	$12,988
Fairforest Middle	Public	6-8	150 Lincoln School Road	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-1270	1,007	76	13.2		224 (22.2%)	264 (26.2%)	419 (41.6%)	26 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.1%)	20.3	277^th of 335 public middle schools	17.3%		21.4	256^th of 320 public middle schools	20.0%	21	39.9	44.7	45.0	23.4	26.5	27.7	25.9	$12,414	$541	$102	$643	$10,287	$1,484	$11,771
L. E. Gable Middle	Public	6-8	198 Ott Shoals Road	Roebuck	29376	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-3500	760	62	12.2		432 (56.8%)	178 (23.4%)	75 (9.9%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.2%)	47.6	165^th of 335 public middle schools	50.7%		44.9	166^th of 320 public middle schools	48.1%	1	56.5	51.7	56.0	38.0	31.4	41.2	52.0	$13,501	$288	$51	$339	$11,398	$1,764	$13,162
Clifdale Middle	Public	6-8	451 Heritage Hill Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 279-6200	605	45	13.4		395 (65.3%)	90 (14.9%)	70 (11.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.3%)	67.5	93^rd of 335 public middle schools	72.2%		49.9	144^th of 320 public middle schools	55.0%	51	68.0	58.4	60.9	55.2	43.4	50.6	56.9	$14,637	$671	$1,111	$1,782	$11,299	$1,556	$12,855
Florence Chapel Middle	Public	6-8	290 Shoals Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2310	781	58	13.3		436 (55.8%)	153 (19.6%)	101 (12.9%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.7%)	70.3	86^th of 335 public middle schools	74.3%		68.8	89^th of 320 public middle schools	72.2%	3	61.7	67.3	63.2	43.9	49.8	52.2	60.0	$12,237	$292	$616	$907	$9,825	$1,504	$11,329
Boiling Springs Middle	Public	6-8	4801 Highway 9	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 578-5954	1,122	69	16.3		715 (63.7%)	177 (15.8%)	65 (5.8%)	39 (3.5%)	15 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (9.6%)	59.8	116^th of 335 public middle schools	65.4%		69.7	85^th of 320 public middle schools	73.4%	31	54.9	60.6	56.7	45.4	42.6	51.0	54.6	$9,706	$351	$620	$971	$7,587	$1,148	$8,735
Beech Springs Middle	Public	6-8	200 South Danler Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 949-7600	584	51	11.4		269 (46.1%)	140 (24.0%)	132 (22.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.7%)	58.4	122^nd of 335 public middle schools	63.6%					(n/a)	54.8	58.7	64.2	45.5	42.8	45.6	48.4
Rainbow Lake Middle	Public	6-8	1951 Riveroak Road	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 253-5700	973	67	14.5		567 (58.3%)	156 (16.0%)	137 (14.1%)	36 (3.7%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.4%)	58	124^th of 335 public middle schools	63.0%		59.8	111^th of 320 public middle schools	65.3%	13	46.5	63.1	57.6	39.4	51.7	47.7	53.8	$10,200	$253	$632	$885	$8,254	$1,061	$9,315

Frequently Asked Questions about Carver Middle

Is Carver Middle a good school?

Carver Middle ranks in the bottom 18.2% of South Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Carver Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 633 students attended Carver Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Carver Middle?

Students at Carver Middle are 69% African American, 12% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Carver Middle attend?

Students who attend Carver Middle usually go on to attend Spartanburg High

What district is Carver Middle in?

Spartanburg 07

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