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What advice would you give to incoming students at Carr Middle School?
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Enrollment
774
Middle
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 010243002152
Carr Middle School
1610 Ray Thorington Road, Montgomery, AL 36117 · (334) 244-4005 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL774 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Alabama public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
482 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 245 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 280 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 249 | 32% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
12.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carr Middle School
Carr Middle School's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carr Middle School this school | 774 | 62.3% | 28.1% |
| Floyd Middle School Montgomery | 525 | 48.4% | 57.0% |
| ClarkShaw Magnet School Mobile | 582 | 48.1% | 68.4% |
| Eastwood Middle School Cottondale | 711 | 71.4% | 20.7% |
| Burns Middle School Mobile | 568 | 76.2% | 22.3% |
| Hillcrest Middle School Tuscaloosa | 542 | 58.7% | 24.5% |
Matched among Alabama middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carr Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #193 of 260 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #193 of 260 | #5 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #188 of 260 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 774 | #41 of 265 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #138 of 244 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.6% | #191 of 246 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.3% | #110 of 264 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #64 of 79 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
774
-76 (-9%) vs 2020
+41% since 2010-11, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 20.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 774 | 42 | 18.4:1 | 62% (482) |
| 2023-24 | 725 | 36 | 20.1:1 | 58% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 761 | 42 | 18.1:1 | 58% (438) |
| 2020-21 | 850 | 41 | 20.7:1 | 58% (489) |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 41.5 | 18.1:1 | 58% (431) |
| 2015-16 | 765 | 36 | 21.3:1 | 32% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 22 | 24.9:1 | 52% (284) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carr Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (749 to 774); teachers up 1% (41.5 to 42).
About Carr Middle School
Carr Middle School is a large middle school that serves part of Montgomery, Alabama. It educates 774 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 52% above the 508 average for middle schools in Alabama.
The district, Montgomery County, operates 51 schools serving 26,958 students.
Black students are the large majority at Carr Middle School, with 83% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% Asian, 5% White, 4% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County residents are about 59% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Carr Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 31%.
At Carr Middle School, 42 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.4:1. Middle schools in Alabama average about 17.9:1, a similar figure. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 62% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Carr Middle School is C-. Compared with Alabama public middle schools, the school scored higher than 16% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Carr Middle School would be expected to post about 38.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.1%.
Carr Middle School is located in Montgomery County, where median household income is about $59,386, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Carr Middle School is one of 60 public schools in Montgomery County, which together enroll about 31,131 students.
Nearest public school: Blount Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Carr Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 41.8% on proficiency, and Carr Middle School is below that at 28.1%.
Locale data from NCES put Carr Middle School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 850 to 774. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 18.4:1, from 20.7:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,718
Census ACS
Median income
$59,386
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
31,131 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County
- Johnson Abernathy Graetz High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Carver Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,553 students
- Percy Julian High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Park Crossing High SchoolHigh · 882 students
- Brewbaker Middle SchoolMiddle · 806 students
- Goodwyn Middle SchoolMiddle · 717 students
Other schools in Montgomery
- Johnson Abernathy Graetz High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Carver Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,553 students
- Percy Julian High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Park Crossing High SchoolHigh · 882 students
- Brewbaker Middle SchoolMiddle · 806 students
- Goodwyn Middle SchoolMiddle · 717 students
Other Carr Middle schools
One other US public school is named Carr Middle. Carr Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Carr Middle SchoolHALE CENTER, TX · 161 students
Nearby schools
- Blount Elementary School0.2 mi · 359
- Wilson Elementary School1.0 mi · 376
- Park Crossing High School2.3 mi · 882
- Pike Road Intermediate School2.6 mi · 652
- Halcyon Elementary School3.3 mi · 694
- Pike Road Jr High School3.5 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Carr Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carr Middle School?
Carr Middle School enrolls approximately 774 students in grades 06-08.
Is Carr Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carr Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carr Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carr Middle School is approximately 18.4:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Carr Middle School?
Carr Middle School reports a student body of 5% White, 4% Hispanic, 83% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Carr Middle School public or private?
Carr Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.