Carver Middle School

Set in Monroe, Georgia, Carver Middle School is a medium-sized junior high, one of the schools within Walton County. It works with 914 students across grades 6 through 8.

Across the 15 schools in Walton County (14,783 students total), Carver Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Carver Middle School lists that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 35% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Walton County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Carver Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Walton County) reports that median household earnings sit near $84,945, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Walton County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,815 students), Carver Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Harmony Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carver Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 8%: 845 students in 2018 compared to 914 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 39% to 35% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Carver Middle School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.