Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280291001612
Carver Elementary School
900 44th Ave, Meridian, MS 39307 · (601) 484-4482 · Lauderdale County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
506 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
12.7%
MS avg 52.8% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.5% | 12.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.3% | 18.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (29.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Elementary School this school | 506 | 100.0% | 29.1% |
| Wilkins Elementary School Jackson | 434 | 99.8% | 17.3% |
| Rowan Elementary HATTIESBURG | 425 | 99.5% | 71.5% |
| O'Bannon Elementary School Greenville | 543 | 99.4% | 50.5% |
| Smilow Collegiate Jackson | 547 | 100.0% | 30.2% |
| West Hills Elementary Meridian | 423 | 100.0% | 44.1% |
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 Lauderdale County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #404 of 428 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #432 of 439 ▼ 18 | #10 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #409 of 439 ▼ 6 | #10 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #141 of 453 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #313 of 408 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.4% | #350 of 409 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #110 of 444 | #4 of 10 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 506 | 30.9 | 16.4:1 | 100% (506) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 33.8 | 15.8:1 | 100% (532) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carver Elementary School.
About Carver Elementary School
Carver Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Meridian, Mississippi. The school reports 506 students in pre-K through 5.
Carver Elementary School is one school in a 9-school district, Meridian Public Schools, which enrolls 4,385 students.
At Carver Elementary School, Black students make up 91% of the student body. Other students are 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Lauderdale County residents are about 41% Black. Carver Elementary School has a diversity index of 16%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.4 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is about 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. It compares with 75% for public schools in Lauderdale County.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, Carver Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Carver Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% of Mississippi schools. It scores 29.1%; the prediction is 44.1%.
Census estimates describe Lauderdale County this way: median household income is about $50,817, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 19%. Federal data list 24 public schools in Lauderdale County, with a combined enrollment of about 10,325.
Meridian PreK Academy is located about 0.4 miles from Carver Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Carver Elementary School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Carver Elementary School is Town: Remote.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Carver Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lauderdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,504
Census ACS
Median income
$50,817
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,325 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meridian Public Schools
- Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 484 students
- Magnolia Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
- West Hills ElementaryElementary · 423 students
- Poplar Springs ElementaryElementary · 405 students
- Crestwood ElementaryElementary · 368 students
Other schools in Meridian
- Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- West Lauderdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 761 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Clarkdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
Other Carver Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 13 states are named Carver Elementary. Carver Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 26.
- Carver Elementary SchoolTupelo, MS · 312 students
- Carver ElementaryBASSFIELD, MS · 252 students
- Carver ElementaryIndianola, MS · 250 students
- Carver ElementaryMAPLEWOOD, MN · 898 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolCarver, MA · 788 students
Nearby schools
- Meridian PreK Academy0.4 mi · 142
- West Hills Elementary1.7 mi · 423
- Northwest Middle School1.7 mi · 484
- Meridian High School2.0 mi · 1,253
- Magnolia Middle School2.1 mi · 440
- Parkview Elementary2.1 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Carver Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Carver Elementary School?
Carver Elementary School enrolls approximately 506 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Carver Elementary School serve?
Carver Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carver Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carver Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Carver Elementary School?
Student demographics at Carver Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 4% Hispanic, 91% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Carver Elementary School public or private?
Carver Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Meridian Public Schools.
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