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Carver Middle School

1095 Good Hope Rd, Monroe, GA 30655 · (770) 267-6000 · Walton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL914 STUDENTS
Enrollment
914
Middle
DISTRICT 1,138 · STATE 763
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
591 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 632536%
Grade 730133%
Grade 828832%
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
43347%
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
869%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
31635%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Asian
192%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
556%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
46751%
Female
44749%

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
English Language Arts
31.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.6pp since 2021
Math
37.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.6pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2531.9%37.9%
2023-2431.3%32.9%
2022-2330.5%27.6%
2021-2226.3%28.2%
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 School

Carver Middle School's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Carver Middle School this school91464.7%32.8%
Irma C. Austin Middle School
Douglasville
78258.3%36.4%
Pine Grove Middle School
Valdosta
73371.5%56.5%
Evans Middle School
Newnan
73658.6%37.3%
Lee County Middle School West
Leesburg
77857.2%51.4%
Lee County Middle School East
Leesburg
63064.6%45.8%
Matched among Georgia 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 School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Georgia
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.8%#286 of 470
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
37.9%#247 of 474
▲ 17
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
31.9%#280 of 474
▲ 29
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+7.6pp#123 of 465
Enrollment
ranked largest first
914#134 of 487
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.5:1#355 of 471
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
64.3%#114 of 471
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
64.7%#309 of 479
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+8.2%#80 of 144
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 2024-25
Enrollment
914
+74 (+9%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 1,032
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-259145915.5:165% (591)
2023-2485355.715.3:170% (597)
2022-2380156.214.3:159% (470)
2020-218405814.5:160% (501)
2017-1884556.515.0:168% (578)
2015-169165915.5:165% (591)
2010-118315515.1:165% (538)
2000-011,0326915.0:155% (570)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carver Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students up 8% (845 to 914); teachers up 4% (56.5 to 59).

About Carver Middle School

Carver Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Georgia, with an address in Monroe. It serves 914 students in grades 6 through 8.

Walton County has 15 schools and 14,783 students, and Carver Middle School is one of those schools.

Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Carver Middle School, at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 70%. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Staffing totals 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. That is higher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 65%. The 56% average for public schools in Walton County is 9 points lower.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Carver Middle School is 11.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 32.8%. Predicted: 43.9%.

According to the American Community Survey, in Walton County, the median household income is $84,945, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 19 public schools in Walton County, enrolling about 16,815 students in all.

Harmony Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.1 miles away. Within five miles of Carver Middle School, there are 3 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Carver Middle School ranks 7th on average proficiency.

Locale data from NCES put Carver Middle School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).

Enrollment grew 9% from its 2020-21 level of 840. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.5:1 to 15.5:1 over the same years.

Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Carver Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Walton County at a glance

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Population
103,313
Census ACS
Median income
$84,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
16,815 students

Quick facts

School name
Carver Middle School
District
Walton County
Address
1095 Good Hope Rd, Monroe, GA 30655
Phone
(770) 267-6000
County
Walton County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
914
Teachers (FTE)
59
Student–teacher ratio
15.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
591 (65%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
130539000031
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Carver Middle schools

8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Carver Middle. Carver Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 9.

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Frequently asked questions

About Carver Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Carver Middle School?
Carver Middle School enrolls approximately 914 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Carver Middle School serve?
Carver Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carver Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carver Middle School is approximately 15.5:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carver Middle School?
At Carver Middle School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 9% Hispanic, 35% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Carver Middle School public or private?
Carver Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Walton County.
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