Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 010243000996
Carver Elementary School
3100 Mobile Dr, Montgomery, AL 36108 · (334) 269-3625 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
237 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
19%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
77.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
40.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Carver Elementary School
Carver Elementary School's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Elementary School this school | 374 | 63.4% | 54.3% |
| Wares Ferry Elementary School Montgomery | 361 | 67.6% | 30.6% |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School Pleasant Grove | 524 | 64.1% | 26.9% |
| Christian School Birmingham | 574 | 62.5% | 59.4% |
| Englewood Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 522 | 60.9% | 35.0% |
| Arcadia Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 418 | 60.5% | 42.6% |
Matched among Alabama elementary 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 Carver Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #253 of 626 | #5 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #305 of 626 | #5 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #129 of 626 | #4 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #488 of 709 | #26 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #21 of 655 | #1 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #581 of 658 | #24 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.4% | #301 of 696 | #26 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #101 of 364 | #8 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
374
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 728
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 374 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 63% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 74% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 77% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 29 | 12.7:1 | 77% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 35 | 13.3:1 | 73% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 57% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 38 | 13.8:1 | 72% (381) |
| 2000-01 | 682 | 49 | 13.9:1 | 70% (476) |
| 1990-91 | 728 | 41 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carver Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (464 to 374); teachers down 20% (35 to 28).
About Carver Elementary School
Carver Elementary School is a small elementary school in Montgomery, Alabama, one of the schools in Montgomery County. The student body numbers 374 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480, so this school runs 22% smaller than that.
Carver Elementary School is part of a district of 51 schools: Montgomery County, with 26,958 students.
Carver Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 90% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Montgomery County overall, about 59% of residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Carver Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
The school reported 28 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 63%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Carver Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.3%; the prediction is 37.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Montgomery County, median household income is about $59,386, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Carver Elementary School is among the 60 public schools in Montgomery County.
LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Carver Elementary School ranks 1st in a group of 7 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Carver Elementary School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 368 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 374.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Carver Elementary School. 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
- Carr Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 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
- Carr Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
Other Carver Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 13 states are named Carver Elementary. Carver Elementary School is the 17th largest of the 26.
- Carver ElementaryMAPLEWOOD, MN · 898 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolCarver, MA · 788 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolCARVER, MN · 782 students
- Carver ElementarySan Marino, CA · 777 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolGEORGETOWN, TX · 711 students
Nearby schools
- LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute0.4 mi · 599
- Carver Senior High School0.6 mi · 1,553
- McIntyre Comprehensive Academy0.9 mi · 212
- Davis Elementary School1.2 mi · 533
- Morris Elementary School1.3 mi · 414
- Bellingrath Middle School1.4 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About Carver Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Carver Elementary School?
Carver Elementary School enrolls approximately 374 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Carver Elementary School serve?
Carver Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carver Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carver Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Carver Elementary School?
Student demographics at Carver Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 90% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Carver Elementary School in?
Carver Elementary School is part of Montgomery County.
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