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Carver Center

Public, Charter Grades 1-6

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Carver Center in Midland, TX, is a public elementary school serving 605 students in grades 1-6, and it stands as an academic powerhouse within the Midland Independent School District (Isd), consistently ranking among the top schools in Texas.

Carver Center’s performance is exceptional, ranking 8th out of 4,627 elementary schools statewide—a stark contrast to nearby schools. For example, James Bowie Fine Arts Academy ranks 490th, while schools like Lamar Elementary and De Zavala Elementary fall in the bottom 20th percentile. Test scores highlight this gap: in 6th-grade math, Carver Center achieved 99% proficiency, compared to 49% at James Bowie and 23% at Lamar. The school also excels across all student groups, ranking 2nd in the state for African American and special education students, and in the 100th percentile for low-income and English language learners. This consistency over nearly a decade shows a deeply embedded culture of high expectations.

Interestingly, Carver Center’s success isn’t driven by higher spending—its per-student cost ($9,125) is lower than many peers, like Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary ($16,056). Instead, it likely stems from strong leadership, effective teaching, and engaged families. One area for growth is its Gifted and Talented program, which ranks in the 63rd percentile, suggesting a need for more challenge for top achievers. For parents, Carver Center offers a rare opportunity for a world-class public education in Midland, dramatically outperforming its district and neighbors.

605

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,920

Per pupil spending ?

24.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 E Wall St
Midland, TX 79701-4997

(432) 240-6400

District: Midland Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.8%

Hispanic:

29.9%

Asian:

9.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2016 → 100th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (97% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Midland Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school97%

District avg47%

Texas avg49%

8^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 25Elementary Schools in the Midland Independent School District (Isd)

560^th of 951Midland Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	99.6	8 of 4627	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	99.6	4 of 4651	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	13 of 4710	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	5 of 4647	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	3 of 4581	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	5 of 4578	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	15 of 4479	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	3 of 4359	99.9%	★★★★★
2017	99.8	4 of 4329	99.9%	★★★★★
2016	95.1	4 of 4286	99.9%	★★★★★
2015	95.1	4 of 4320	99.9%	★★★★★
2014	95.0	9 of 4260	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	95.9	3 of 4221	99.9%	★★★★★
2012	96.1	1 of 4206	100.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	99.9	2 of 2406	99.9%	★★★★★
2025	99.7	2 of 1905	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	2 of 2443	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	2 of 2443	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	3 of 2421	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	5 of 2444	99.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.9	5 of 999	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	84.7	27 of 814	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	20 of 1045	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	7 of 1015	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	11 of 957	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	14 of 967	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	8 of 1009	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	26 of 1005	97.4%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	100.0	2 of 4461	100.0%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	2 of 4331	100.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	9 of 4295	99.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	97.8	3 of 1643	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	98.5	7 of 2918	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	26 of 3668	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	2 of 3556	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	2 of 3487	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	99.1	8 of 4575	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	99.1	5 of 3744	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	19 of 4658	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	5 of 4588	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	6 of 4561	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.6	4 of 4499	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	29 of 4348	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	3 of 4306	99.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	1137 of 3075	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.9	641 of 2619	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	820 of 2980	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	870 of 2958	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	820 of 3006	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	1695 of 3184	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.0	875 of 3106	71.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	99.3	10 of 4413	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	99.6	5 of 3644	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	13 of 4465	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	2 of 4401	100.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	4 of 4376	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	3 of 4329	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	29 of 4188	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	2 of 4168	100.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	99.8	8 of 4520	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	99.7	5 of 3705	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	15 of 4594	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	7 of 4521	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	1 of 4477	100.0%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	4 of 4451	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	10 of 4309	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	1 of 4264	100.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	99.5	7 of 4582	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	99.5	3 of 3739	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	11 of 4647	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	4 of 4585	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	2 of 4563	100.0%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	4 of 4498	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	11 of 4357	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	4 of 4319	99.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.5	12 of 1106	98.9%	★★★★★
2025	93.7	12 of 975	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	13 of 1128	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	4 of 1004	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	14 of 961	98.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	100.0	5 of 4301	99.9%	★★★★★
2025	100.0	2 of 3549	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	2 of 4292	100.0%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	3 of 4086	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	1 of 3952	100.0%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	2 of 3799	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	97.3	7 of 3006	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	97.8	2 of 2612	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	13 of 3108	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	10 of 3106	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	8 of 3082	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	5 of 3082	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	13 of 3142	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	3 of 3127	99.9%	★★★★★

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)

At Risk (2022)100th percentile~ school

African American (2026)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)100th percentile~ school

Male (2026)100th percentile~ school

Female (2026)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)100th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)100th percentile~ school

White (2026)100th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)99th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)63rd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading97%+43 vs state

Mathematics96%+50 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Carver Center	Public, Charter	1-6	1300 E Wall St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 240-6400	605	35	17.1	24.3%	283 (46.8%)	50 (8.3%)	181 (29.9%)	60 (9.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	99.6	8^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.6	4^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.9%	4						96.7	96.7	97.3	99.2			96.7	89.3	97.3	99.0		100.0		$9,920
De Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	705 N Lee St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-6600	669	32	21.0	88.5%	26 (3.9%)	33 (4.9%)	602 (90.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27.1	3620^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.8%		16.4	4209^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.5%	589	7.7			50.0		26.8	20.3	41.3	40.0			25.4	34.4	36.5	58.6				$7,691
Ralph Bunche Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 S Jackson St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-8600	841	38	21.9	86.8%	66 (7.8%)	90 (10.7%)	657 (78.1%)	18 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	19.7	4059^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.3%		14.6	4314^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.2%	255	18.8	23.8		0.0	42.9	33.8	26.3	32.3	26.2			30.7	32.5	35.1	34.9				$11,046
Midland Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	500 N Baird St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 686-0003	421	27	15.4	41.1%	155 (36.8%)	35 (8.3%)	214 (50.8%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	61.3	1557^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.3%		62	1476^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.3%	81						75.5	52.8	51.9	69.4	61.5	91.3	56.3	36.5	43.1	54.0	4.8	69.2	21.7	$10,040
South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 W Dakota Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-8100	651	22	29.7	93.2%	31 (4.8%)	35 (5.4%)	577 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	22.4	3909^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.5%		18.8	4090^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.1%	181	20.7	53.6		11.1	5.9	31.0	42.6	22.6	37.2			22.7	35.4	32.3	33.8				$9,143
General Tommy Franks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 E Parker Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 240-6500	950	36	26.0	45.6%	271 (28.5%)	92 (9.7%)	533 (56.1%)	20 (2.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.9%)	58.5	1673^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	63.8%		51.1	2076^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.4%	403						41.3	56.4	55.6	63.2			36.8	57.3	55.6	50.7				$7,037
Pease Communications/Technology Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1700 E Magnolia Ave	Midland	79705	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7700	547	29	18.7	72.4%	30 (5.5%)	38 (6.9%)	467 (85.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	40.9	2672^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	42.3%		37.3	2967^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.2%	295		14.3			0.0	35.7	45.3	50.6	49.4			38.0	50.8	37.0	43.9				$9,417
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	805 Elk	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(432) 240-6100	570	30	18.8	32.6%	237 (41.6%)	16 (2.8%)	299 (52.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	87.3	490^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.4%		81.5	706^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.8%	216						80.8	70.0	80.5	65.3			72.6	65.7	79.5	49.3				$8,491
Milam Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	301 E Dormard Ave	Midland	79705	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7500	561	28	20.1	70.2%	27 (4.8%)	26 (4.6%)	497 (88.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	65.5	1322^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	71.4%		49.6	2164^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.5%	842	48.3	44.8	80.0	53.1		57.1	16.7	61.5	56.8				46.5	70.5	58.1				$11,665
Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2000 W Louisiana Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7100	481	34	13.8	66.1%	67 (13.9%)	44 (9.1%)	350 (72.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	58.2	1702^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	63.2%		61.9	1479^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.2%	223						59.2	51.4	50.0	61.9			48.7	38.6	65.3	41.9				$11,445

Frequently Asked Questions about Carver Center

What district is Carver Center in?

Midland Independent School District (Isd)

Is Carver Center a good school?

Yes! Carver Center is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 8^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Carver Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Carver Center.

What is the racial makeup of Carver Center?

Students at Carver Center are 47% White, 30% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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