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Enrollment
639
Middle
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001463
CARVER MIDDLE
4500 W COLUMBIA ST, ORLANDO, FL 32811 · (407) 296-5110 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL639 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
480 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
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 | 202 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 192 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 245 | 38% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · 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
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
35.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
41.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.2% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 32.1% | 35.7% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 MIDDLE
CARVER MIDDLE's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARVER MIDDLE this school | 639 | 75.1% | 39.1% |
| MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 555 | 78.6% | 28.8% |
| R. FRANK NIMS MIDDLE SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 625 | 71.8% | 43.1% |
| JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 530 | 70.8% | 35.4% |
| GRIFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 457 | 74.0% | 29.6% |
| COLLEGE PARK MIDDLE ORLANDO | 624 | 73.1% | 32.9% |
Matched among Florida 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 CARVER MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #477 of 560 | #35 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #472 of 560 ▲ 12 | #37 of 41 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #496 of 560 ▼ 26 | #37 of 41 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 639 | #416 of 584 | #40 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #79 of 547 | #2 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #511 of 553 | #41 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.1% | #35 of 565 | #1 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #129 of 379 | #16 of 33 |
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
639
-110 (-15%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 748
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 639 | 38 | 16.8:1 | 75% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 45 | 14.1:1 | 79% (502) |
| 2022-23 | 721 | 44 | 16.4:1 | 79% (571) |
| 2020-21 | 749 | 41 | 18.3:1 | 79% (594) |
| 2017-18 | 800 | 43 | 18.6:1 | 79% (633) |
| 2015-16 | 716 | 42 | 17.1:1 | 83% (594) |
| 2010-11 | 801 | 48 | 16.7:1 | 84% (670) |
| 2000-01 | 996 | 53 | 18.8:1 | 82% (820) |
| 1990-91 | 748 | 50 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CARVER MIDDLE.
About CARVER MIDDLE
CARVER MIDDLE is a small middle-grades school with an address in ORLANDO, Florida. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 639 students.
Enrollment across the 272 schools in ORANGE totals 207,778 students.
The share of Black students at CARVER MIDDLE is 85%. Enrollment also includes 12% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 65 points above the 20% share among Orange County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 26%.
Teacher count: 38 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.8:1. The average for middle schools in Florida, 19.6:1, is higher. Roughly 75% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 39% for public schools in Orange County.
CARVER MIDDLE sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.1% and a predicted 43.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Orange County show that the median household earns about $79,719 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Orange County has 286 public schools with about 216,813 students, including CARVER MIDDLE.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, ECCLESTON ELEMENTARY, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, CARVER MIDDLE ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 749 students in 2020-21 to 639 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.3:1 to 16.8:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at CARVER MIDDLE. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,471,937
Census ACS
Median income
$79,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
216,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ORANGE
- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- WINTER PARK HIGHHigh · 3,277 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- WINDERMERE HIGHHigh · 3,217 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
Other schools in ORLANDO
- FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,331 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
- LAKE NONA HIGHHigh · 2,974 students
- DR. PHILLIPS HIGHHigh · 2,964 students
Other Carver Middle schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Carver Middle. CARVER MIDDLE is the 6th largest of the 9.
- CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOLLEESBURG, FL · 737 students
- CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOLDELRAY BEACH, FL · 680 students
- Carver MiddleChester, VA · 970 students
- Carver Middle SchoolMonroe, GA · 914 students
- Carver Middle SchoolTulsa, OK · 651 students
Nearby schools
- ECCLESTON ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 354
- WASHINGTON SHORES PRIMARY LEARNING CENTER0.9 mi · 82
- WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 301
- EAGLES NEST ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 625
- LEGENDS ACADEMY CHARTER1.3 mi · 220
- IVEY LANE ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About CARVER MIDDLEHow large is CARVER MIDDLE?
CARVER MIDDLE enrolls approximately 639 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does CARVER MIDDLE serve?
CARVER MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does CARVER MIDDLE have?
CARVER MIDDLE employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at CARVER MIDDLE?
Student demographics at CARVER MIDDLE are roughly 2% White, 12% Hispanic, 85% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is CARVER MIDDLE in?
CARVER MIDDLE is part of ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.