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Enrollment
679
Middle
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 263519007106
Carter Middle School
12000 MASONIC BLVD, WARREN, MI 48093 · (586) 825-2620 · Macomb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
423 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 55%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 230 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 207 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 242 | 36% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
23.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Carter Middle School
Carter Middle School's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Middle School this school | 679 | 62.3% | 34.4% |
| Warren Woods Middle School WARREN | 741 | 59.4% | 32.3% |
| Wolfe Middle School CENTER LINE | 506 | 66.0% | 21.7% |
| Carleton Middle School STERLING HEIGHTS | 638 | 76.2% | 29.6% |
| Lakeview Middle School BATTLE CREEK | 1,082 | 60.4% | 31.6% |
| Frank Jeannette Jr High School STERLING HEIGHTS | 716 | 77.4% | 32.1% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Carter Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #298 of 397 | #21 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #329 of 380 | #27 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #265 of 377 | #21 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #117 of 491 | #14 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #404 of 436 | #29 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #48 of 437 | #5 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.3% | #126 of 477 | #14 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #145 of 339 | #11 of 31 |
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
679
-80 (-11%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 679 | 33.3 | 20.4:1 | 62% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 34 | 20.2:1 | 68% (468) |
| 2022-23 | 684 | 34.6 | 19.8:1 | 65% (444) |
| 2020-21 | 759 | 35 | 21.7:1 | 64% (487) |
| 2017-18 | 803 | 36.5 | 22.0:1 | 53% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 839 | 36 | 23.3:1 | 42% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 851 | 36 | 23.6:1 | 36% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 724 | 37 | 19.6:1 | 10% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 601 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carter Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (803 to 679); teachers down 9% (36.5 to 33.3).
About Carter Middle School
A medium-sized middle-grades school in WARREN, Michigan, Carter Middle School is part of Warren Consolidated Schools. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 679 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Michigan is about 502, so this school runs 35% bigger than that.
Warren Consolidated Schools has 21 schools; together they serve 12,338 students.
A majority of students at Carter Middle School, 53%, are White. Other reported shares: 23% Black, 14% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Macomb County's residents are about 75% White, 22 points above the school's share. Carter Middle School has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Carter Middle School is 33.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Michigan is 17.5:1, lower than at this school. Around 62% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 52% for public schools in Macomb County.
A school with Carter Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Michigan is predicted to score 38.7%. Carter Middle School scores 34.4%, 4.3 points below that line.
Across Macomb County, median household income is about $77,837, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Macomb County number 236 and enroll about 115,743.
Rockwell Middle School is the public school closest to Carter Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Carter Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Carter Middle School ranks 2nd of 6 nearby schools, at 34.4% versus a 32.5% average.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 11%, from 759 to 679. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.7:1 in 2020-21, and 20.4:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Carter Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Warren Consolidated Schools
- Warren Mott High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Sterling Heights Senior HSHigh · 1,262 students
- Cousino Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,250 students
- Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Beer Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
- Carleton Middle SchoolMiddle · 638 students
Other schools in WARREN
- Warren Mott High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Cousino Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,250 students
- Warren Woods Tower High SchoolHigh · 963 students
- Fitzgerald Senior High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- Academy of WarrenElementary · 817 students
- Great Oaks AcademyElementary · 768 students
Other Carter Middle schools
One other US public school is named Carter Middle. Carter Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Carter Middle SchoolStrawberry Plains, TN · 604 students
Nearby schools
- Rockwell Middle School0.1 mi · 66
- Wilkerson Elementary School0.1 mi · 481
- Cousino Senior High School0.9 mi · 1,250
- Cromie Elementary School1.1 mi · 598
- Wilde Elementary School1.3 mi · 496
- Maple Lane School1.5 mi · 55
Frequently asked questions
About Carter Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carter Middle School?
Carter Middle School enrolls approximately 679 students in grades 06-08.
Is Carter Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carter Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Carter Middle School?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Carter Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Carter Middle School?
Student demographics at Carter Middle School are roughly 53% White, 3% Hispanic, 23% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Carter Middle School?
Carter Middle School is overseen by Warren Consolidated Schools in Macomb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.