Summary
Carver Middle is a public magnet middle school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 659 students. While the school is part of the Spartanburg 07 school district, which is ranked 35 out of 75 districts in the state, Carver Middle consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects.
For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 41.5% of 6th graders, 44.9% of 7th graders, and 42.9% of 8th graders at Carver Middle were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district scores of 52.5%, 57%, and 51.6%, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are even lower, ranging from 20.6% to 30.6% across the grades, well below the district and state averages. Additionally, Carver Middle has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, with a 29% rate in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the district's 22.5% and the state's 22.5%.
Despite being a magnet school, Carver Middle does not appear to be performing at a higher level than its neighboring traditional public schools, such as McCracken Middle, Beech Springs Intermediate, and Rainbow Lake Middle, which outperform Carver Middle in various metrics, including test scores and student subgroup performance. The higher per-student spending at Carver Middle compared to the district and state averages does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes, raising questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation.
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