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G W Carver Middle

Q: Is G W Carver Middle a good school?

G W Carver Middle ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Texas middle schools.

Q: How many students attend G W Carver Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 723 students attended G W Carver Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of G W Carver Middle?

Students at G W Carver Middle are 55% Hispanic, 38% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of G W Carver Middle attend?

Students who attend G W Carver Middle usually go on to attend Waco High School

Public Grades 6-8

2301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Texas middle schools

Summary

G W Carver Middle is a public school in Waco, Texas, serving 723 students in grades 6-8 within the Waco Independent School District (Isd).

This school faces profound academic challenges, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing middle schools in Texas for nearly a decade. While the school spends significantly more per student ($14,079) than nearby schools like Robinson J H ($10,024) and maintains a favorable 13:1 student-teacher ratio, these resources have not yet translated into improved outcomes. For example, only 1.09% of Carver's 6th graders were proficient in Math in a recent year, compared to 18.37% at Tennyson Middle and 6.72% at Cesar Chavez Middle. The school serves a population with exceptionally high economic need, with over 96% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Despite these challenges, there are notable "pockets of success." Carver's Special Education students ranked in the 60th percentile statewide, a significant outlier compared to the school's other subgroups. Additionally, the school has shown strength in Algebra I, with 69% of students proficient in 2022-2023, dramatically outperforming the district and state averages. This suggests that specific programs or teachers are achieving strong results. Nearby Quinn Campus Public Middle, a charter school with a lower poverty rate, performs significantly better overall, indicating that school-level strategies can make a difference even in challenging circumstances.

723

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,413

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 J J Flewellen Rd
Waco, TX 76704

(254) 754-5491

District: Waco Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend G W Carver Middle usually attend:

High:

Waco High School

Feeder schools for G W Carver Middle:

Elementary:	Dean Highland Elementary
	Provident Heights Elementary
	West Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.5%

African American:

37.9%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (23% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Reading scores 40 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg22%

Texas avg47%

2,301^st of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Waco Independent School District (Isd)

905^th of 951Waco 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	4.8	2301 of 2335	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	2305 of 2344	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	2311 of 2372	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	2210 of 2330	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2171 of 2254	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	2074 of 2252	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1909 of 2193	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1904 of 2080	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	1918 of 2027	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.3	1921 of 1987	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.3	1990 of 2043	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	1281 of 1295	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	952 of 997	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1233 of 1280	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1194 of 1273	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1233 of 1251	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1120 of 1213	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	890 of 1193	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1011 of 1167	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.6	2053 of 2182	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	1754 of 2118	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1228 of 2058	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	1264 of 2008	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	1344 of 1390	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	1414 of 1428	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1747 of 1770	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1573 of 1720	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1440 of 1643	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	1258 of 1592	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	825 of 1445	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	997 of 1376	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	2218 of 2240	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.1	1812 of 1825	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	2216 of 2242	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	2163 of 2241	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	2154 of 2221	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	2057 of 2151	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1838 of 2047	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1790 of 2008	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.3	1476 of 1497	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.1	1230 of 1230	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1410 of 1488	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1366 of 1501	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	79.0	129 of 1430	91.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.9	2117 of 2141	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	1717 of 1731	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	2087 of 2119	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1993 of 2116	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1959 of 2077	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1850 of 2043	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1647 of 1935	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1627 of 1895	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.9	2223 of 2253	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	1794 of 1820	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	2187 of 2235	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	2122 of 2251	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	2117 of 2220	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1979 of 2172	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1712 of 2073	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1766 of 2039	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.5	2227 of 2253	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	1798 of 1818	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	2202 of 2246	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	2118 of 2245	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	2149 of 2228	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1940 of 2168	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1828 of 2069	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1917 of 2030	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.0	805 of 806	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	636 of 676	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	794 of 818	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	1886 of 1956	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	51.0	631 of 1568	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	973 of 1891	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1380 of 1815	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1676 of 1757	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	1530 of 1712	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	929 of 1626	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1560 of 1597	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	1700 of 1731	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.9	1426 of 1439	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	1662 of 1733	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	1707 of 1749	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	1713 of 1723	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1623 of 1700	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1414 of 1684	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1585 of 1673	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Algebra I29%-25 vs state

Reading15%-40 vs state

Social Studies5%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th 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
G W Carver Middle	Public	6-8	1601 J J Flewellen Rd	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 754-5491	723	55	13.0	96.3%	26 (3.6%)	274 (37.9%)	401 (55.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	4.8	2301^st of 2335 public middle schools	1.5%		4.6	2305^th of 2344 public middle schools	1.7%	4	28.6			17.1	9.8	19.0			1.1	3.1	4.9	5.2	$12,413
Quinn Campus Public Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1020 Elm St Bldg 100	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Rapoport Academy Public School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 754-8000	269	22	12.0	66.2%	52 (19.3%)	73 (27.1%)	129 (48.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	26.5	1839^th of 2335 public middle schools	21.2%		36.3	1520^th of 2344 public middle schools	35.2%	319	100.0		33.8	49.3	32.8	43.1		14.9	20.0	5.6	36.9	20.0	$9,244
Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	700 S 15th St	Waco	76706	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 750-3736	786	57	13.8	93.5%	32 (4.1%)	142 (18.1%)	601 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	8.4	2266^th of 2335 public middle schools	3.0%		8.4	2256^th of 2344 public middle schools	3.8%	10	73.7			20.6	19.0	32.6			6.7	3.6	12.5	10.5	$8,757
La Vega Intermediate H P Miles Campus	Public	4-6	4201 Williams Rd	Waco	76705	McLennan County	La Vega Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 299-6770	695	42	16.6	92.4%	65 (9.4%)	170 (24.5%)	418 (60.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.3%)								(n/a)		28.2	43.1	47.0			20.4	27.8	23.5				$7,952
La Vega J H George Dixon Campus	Public	7-8	4401 Orchard Ln	Waco	76705	McLennan County	La Vega Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 299-6790	441	34	12.9	89.6%	38 (8.6%)	110 (24.9%)	277 (62.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	23.8	1948^th of 2335 public middle schools	16.6%		26	1863^rd of 2344 public middle schools	20.5%	85					38.3	44.6				9.8	37.6	9.1	$8,745
Bosqueville Middle	Public	6-8	7636 Rock Creek Rd	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Bosqueville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 757-3113	183	15	12.3	37.2%	113 (61.7%)	4 (2.2%)	54 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)	57.4	831^st of 2335 public middle schools	64.4%		44.5	1238^th of 2344 public middle schools	47.2%	407	50.0			74.0	52.3	77.4			38.8	6.7	36.9	37.1	$10,026
Tennyson Middle	Public	6-8	6001 Sanger Ave	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-1440	963	62	15.5	81.9%	110 (11.4%)	265 (27.5%)	558 (57.9%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	24.2	1929^th of 2335 public middle schools	17.4%		32.9	1624^th of 2344 public middle schools	30.7%	305	71.3			36.5	38.9	49.0			18.4	2.2	26.8	24.6	$11,262
Connally J H	Public	6-8	100 Hancock Dr	Elm Mott	76640	McLennan County	Connally Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 296-7700	553	47	11.8	79.6%	100 (18.1%)	197 (35.6%)	229 (41.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	10.3	2246^th of 2335 public middle schools	3.8%		11.8	2205^th of 2344 public middle schools	5.9%	41	82.6			22.2	16.6	23.0			14.6	2.7	28.5	8.7	$9,210
China Spring Intermediate	Public	5-6	4001 Flat Rock Rd	Waco	76708	McLennan County	China Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 759-1200	491	31	15.8	34.6%	324 (66.0%)	17 (3.5%)	128 (26.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)								(n/a)			63.9	62.3				48.8	47.1				$6,223
Robinson J H	Public	7-8	410 W Lyndale	Robinson	76706	McLennan County	Robinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 662-3843	383	31	12.4	42.6%	217 (56.7%)	11 (2.9%)	137 (35.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	66.4	586^th of 2335 public middle schools	74.9%		63.1	710^th of 2344 public middle schools	69.7%	124	95.5				64.4	58.3				31.3	59.4	36.2	$10,925

Frequently Asked Questions about G W Carver Middle

How many students attend G W Carver Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 723 students attended G W Carver Middle.

What district is G W Carver Middle in?

Waco Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of G W Carver Middle?

Students at G W Carver Middle are 55% Hispanic, 38% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of G W Carver Middle attend?

Students who attend G W Carver Middle usually go on to attend Waco High School

Is G W Carver Middle a good school?

G W Carver Middle ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Texas middle schools.

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