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How has Harris County Carver Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
849
Middle
DISTRICT 815 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRIS COUNTY·NCES 130270002271
Harris County Carver Middle School
1000 Mobley Road, Hamilton, GA 31811 · (706) 628-4951 · Harris County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL849 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Georgia public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
333 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 74%
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 7 | 420 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 429 | 51% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 71% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Harris County Carver Middle School→Harris County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Harris County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
54.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +19.4pp since 2021
Math
69.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +25.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 19 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.9% | 69.6% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 64.2% |
| 2022-23 | 50.4% | 52.4% |
| 2021-22 | 35.5% | 44.3% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Harris County Carver Middle School
Harris County Carver Middle School's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County Carver Middle School this school | 849 | 39.2% | 62.5% |
| East Coweta Middle School Senoia | 845 | 38.3% | 41.6% |
| Creekside School Cataula | 780 | 38.3% | 58.8% |
| Central Middle School Carrollton | 1,009 | 37.9% | 56.7% |
| Harlem Middle School Harlem | 1,025 | 44.8% | 36.9% |
| Madras Middle School Newnan | 754 | 35.3% | 55.8% |
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 Harris County Carver Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #48 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #46 of 474 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #69 of 474 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.4pp | #1 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 849 | #171 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #276 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #306 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #416 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #84 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 2024-25Enrollment
849
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 952
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 849 | 58.7 | 14.5:1 | 39% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 870 | 57.5 | 15.1:1 | 44% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 840 | 57.7 | 14.6:1 | 31% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 864 | 59 | 14.6:1 | 27% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 790 | 55.7 | 14.2:1 | 37% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 819 | 54 | 15.2:1 | 37% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 736 | 53 | 13.9:1 | 36% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 952 | 61 | 15.6:1 | 37% (356) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harris County Carver Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (790 to 849); teachers up 5% (55.7 to 58.7).
About Harris County Carver Middle School
Harris County Carver Middle School is a middle school in Hamilton, Georgia, according to federal school records. Federal data show 849 students enrolled in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25.
Harris County Carver Middle School is part of Harris County, where 7 schools serve 5,663 students.
Federal enrollment data show Harris County Carver Middle School is 69% White. Other groups include 16% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
There are about 14.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Harris County Carver Middle School, which has 58.7. The ratio is within a point of the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 39%. Public schools in Harris County average a similar 39%.
Among Georgia public middle schools, Harris County Carver Middle School outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 57.1%. Harris County Carver Middle School scores 62.5%.
In the surrounding county, Harris County, the median household earns about $97,302 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Harris County has 7 public schools with about 5,663 students, including Harris County Carver Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, Harris County Carver Middle School is closest to Harris County High School, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Harris County Carver Middle School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 864 to 849, a small change.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,086
Census ACS
Median income
$97,302
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
5,663 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harris County
- Harris County High SchoolHigh · 1,733 students
- Creekside SchoolMiddle · 780 students
- Pine Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 628 students
- Mulberry Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- New Mountain Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
Other schools in Hamilton
- Harris County High SchoolHigh · 1,733 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 628 students
Nearby schools
- Harris County High School0.5 mi · 1,733
- Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 628
- Mulberry Creek Elementary School6.4 mi · 529
- Creekside School6.5 mi · 780
- New Mountain Hill Elementary School9.2 mi · 509
- Pine Ridge Elementary School9.9 mi · 635
Frequently asked questions
About Harris County Carver Middle SchoolHow large is Harris County Carver Middle School?
Harris County Carver Middle School enrolls approximately 849 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Harris County Carver Middle School serve?
Harris County Carver Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Harris County Carver Middle School have?
Harris County Carver Middle School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Harris County Carver Middle School?
Student demographics at Harris County Carver Middle School are roughly 69% White, 7% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Harris County Carver Middle School?
Harris County Carver Middle School is overseen by Harris County in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.