Raymond Elementary/Carver Middle
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (53).
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedWhat this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.8% | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 43.6% | 53.4% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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%.
Schools most like Raymond Elementary/Carver Middle
Raymond Elementary/Carver Middle's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Elementary/Carver Middle this school | 453 | 73.3% | 56.3% |
| Horn Lake Elementary School HORN LAKE | 520 | 72.9% | 39.0% |
| Rankin Elementary School Tupelo | 375 | 71.7% | 63.2% |
| Joyner Elementary School Tupelo | 444 | 71.8% | 55.9% |
| Greenbrook Elementary School Southaven | 556 | 70.0% | 55.7% |
| Shadow Oaks Elementary School Horn Lake | 423 | 80.1% | 36.1% |
Where Raymond Elementary/Carver Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #205 of 428 | #7 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #178 of 439 ▲ 30 | #7 of 38 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #281 of 439 ▲ 16 | #12 of 38 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #179 of 453 | #12 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #53 of 408 | #5 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #48 of 409 | #1 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.3% | #297 of 444 | #35 of 39 |
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 453 | 35.7 | 12.7:1 | 73% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 42.3 | 10.9:1 | 62% (287) |
About Raymond Elementary/Carver Middle
Raymond Elementary/Carver Middle operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Raymond, Mississippi. It had 453 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 8.
Besides Raymond Elementary/Carver Middle, Hinds County School District runs 7 other schools. The district enrolls 4,940 students.
At Raymond Elementary/Carver Middle, 52% of students are Black. Smaller groups are 20% White, 19% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Hinds County is roughly 72% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Raymond Elementary/Carver Middle scores 65%.
The school had 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The school's 12.7:1 compares with an average of 15.9:1 for elementary schools in Mississippi. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 73%. That rate is below the 88% average among public schools in Hinds County.
Raymond Elementary/Carver Middle is 1.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (56.3% versus 57.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
The county, Hinds County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $49,402, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. The county has 84 public schools and about 32,870 students.
Of the public schools around it, Raymond Elementary/Carver Middle is closest to Raymond High School, about 1.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. Raymond Elementary/Carver Middle is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
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