Enrollment
312
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUPELO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280432001001
Carver Elementary School
910 North Green Street, Tupelo, MS 38804 · (662) 841-8870 · Lee County
GRADES KG–01ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
235 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 165 | 53% |
| Grade 1 | 147 | 47% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 62% · 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
Based on grade levels within Tupelo Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -11.9pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +15.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.9% | 39.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 Elementary School
Carver Elementary School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Elementary School this school | 312 | 75.3% | 51.0% |
| Parkway Elementary School Tupelo | 418 | 74.9% | 55.3% |
| Rankin Elementary School Tupelo | 375 | 71.7% | 63.2% |
| Pass Christian Elementary School Pass Christian | 378 | 72.8% | 68.8% |
| Joyner Elementary School Tupelo | 444 | 71.8% | 55.9% |
| Marshall Elementary School NORTH CARROLLTON | 391 | 84.1% | 38.7% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #254 of 428 | #13 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #184 of 439 ▲ 128 | #7 of 18 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #216 of 439 ▼ 67 | #12 of 18 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #313 of 453 | #13 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #100 of 408 | #10 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #79 of 409 | #7 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.3% | #279 of 444 | #8 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.6% | #24 of 90 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
312
+25 (+9%) vs 2020
+72% since 2010-11, when it was 181
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 312 | 23 | 13.6:1 | 75% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 34.7 | 8.4:1 | 73% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 33.1 | 9.6:1 | 99% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 99% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 18.2 | 15.2:1 | 69% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 283 | 17 | 16.6:1 | 72% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 181 | 17 | 10.7:1 | 56% (101) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carver Elementary School.
About Carver Elementary School
Carver Elementary School is an elementary school in Tupelo, Mississippi, reachable at (662) 841-8870. The school runs kindergarten through 1 and enrolls 312 students. Elementary schools in Mississippi average about 446 students, which makes this school 30% below average.
District-wide, Tupelo Public School District has 12 schools and 7,192 students.
About 55% of the student body at Carver Elementary School is Black. Other groups make up 29% White, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 30% of Lee County residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.6:1. The school has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is 15.9:1. Federal data show 75% of students (235) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Lee County, the school's rate is higher.
Carver Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Carver Elementary School scores 51.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 56.5%.
The school's county is Lee County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $67,863 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Carver Elementary School shares Lee County with 33 other public schools.
About 0.3 miles separate Carver Elementary School from the closest public school, Early Childhood Education Center. The five-mile area around Carver Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Carver Elementary School ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 51.0% against a local average of 57.0%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 287 (2020-21) to 312 (2024-25).
On allk12, people connected to Carver Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,034
Census ACS
Median income
$67,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,808 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tupelo Public School District
- Tupelo High SchoolHigh · 2,123 students
- Tupelo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Lawhon Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Joyner Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
Other schools in Tupelo
- Tupelo High SchoolHigh · 2,123 students
- Tupelo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Lawhon Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Joyner Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
Other Carver Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 13 states are named Carver Elementary. Carver Elementary School is the 19th largest of the 26.
- Carver Elementary SchoolMeridian, MS · 506 students
- Carver ElementaryBASSFIELD, MS · 252 students
- Carver ElementaryIndianola, MS · 250 students
- Carver ElementaryMAPLEWOOD, MN · 898 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolCarver, MA · 788 students
Nearby schools
- Early Childhood Education Center0.3 mi · 322
- Milam Elementary School1.0 mi · 456
- Joyner Elementary School1.2 mi · 444
- Tupelo Middle School1.8 mi · 1,070
- Lawhon Elementary School1.9 mi · 575
- Rankin Elementary School1.9 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Carver Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Carver Elementary School?
Carver Elementary School enrolls approximately 312 students in grades KG-01.
Is Carver Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carver Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-01.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carver Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carver Elementary School is approximately 13.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carver Elementary School?
At Carver Elementary School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 7% Hispanic, 55% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Carver Elementary School public or private?
Carver Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tupelo Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.