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What advice would you give to incoming students at Carson Middle School?
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Enrollment
833
Middle
DISTRICT 844 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARSON CITY·NCES 320039000281
Carson Middle School
1140 W. King St., Carson City, NV 89703 · (775) 283-2800 · Carson City
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL833 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Nevada public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Nevada public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
833 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 85%
Community
1
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 | 260 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 287 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 286 | 34% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 70% · 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
Carson Middle School→Carson High School
Based on grade levels within Carson City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.6%
NV avg 45.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
29.2%
NV avg 35.6% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.6% | 29.2% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% | 28.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Nevada 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 Nevada'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 Carson Middle School
Carson Middle School's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Middle School this school | 833 | 100.0% | 31.5% |
| Hughes Charles Arthur Middle School Mesquite | 552 | 100.0% | 35.8% |
| Rosemary Clarke Middle School Pahrump | 1,030 | 100.0% | 27.9% |
| Cold Springs Middle School RENO | 612 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy RENO | 667 | 100.0% | 36.5% |
| Silverland Middle School Fernley | 677 | 100.0% | 24.6% |
Matched among Nevada 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 Carson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #40 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #36 of 98 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #53 of 98 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 833 | #58 of 113 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #9 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #45 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #68 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.2% | #10 of 68 |
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
833
-269 (-24%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 767
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 833 | 47.3 | 17.6:1 | 100% (833) |
| 2023-24 | 844 | 47.3 | 17.9:1 | 43% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 886 | 45.3 | 19.6:1 | 100% (885) |
| 2020-21 | 1,102 | 63 | 17.5:1 | 53% (587) |
| 2017-18 | 1,176 | 59 | 19.9:1 | 34% (401) |
| 2015-16 | 1,045 | 54 | 19.4:1 | 51% (536) |
| 2010-11 | 1,128 | 59 | 19.1:1 | 49% (551) |
| 2000-01 | 1,153 | 59 | 19.5:1 | 19% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 767 | 44 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carson Middle School.
About Carson Middle School
Carson Middle School is the name of a mid-sized middle-grades school in Carson City, Nevada. Its enrollment is 833 students, spread over grades 6 through 8.
Carson City serves 5,072 students across 10 schools.
The biggest share of students at Carson Middle School, 45%, is Hispanic. The remaining shares are 43% White, 7% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Carson City's population at about 26%. The diversity index for Carson Middle School is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 17.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Carson Middle School, which has 47.3. Middle schools in Nevada average 22.4:1, 4.8 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Carson Middle School is about 100%. For comparison, public schools in Carson City average 80%.
Carson Middle School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 55% of Nevada public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Carson Middle School is 1.0 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 31.5% actual, 32.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Nevada.
American Community Survey estimates for Carson City show that median household income comes to about $72,355, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Carson City counts 13 public schools with about 5,072 students.
About 0.3 miles separate Carson Middle School from the closest public school, Early Childhood Center. The five-mile area around Carson Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Carson Middle School's average proficiency of 31.5% compares with 31.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Carson Middle School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's student count fell 24% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The Carson Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Carson City at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,384
Census ACS
Median income
$72,355
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carson City
- Eagle Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 854 students
- Fremont ElementaryElementary · 553 students
- Bordewich/Bray ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Al Seeliger ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Edith W. Fritsch ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 497 students
Other schools in Carson City
- Eagle Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 854 students
- Fremont ElementaryElementary · 553 students
- Bordewich/Bray ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Al Seeliger ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Edith W. Fritsch ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 497 students
Other Carson Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Carson Middle. Carson Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Carson MiddleHerndon, VA · 1,358 students
- Carson Middle SchoolFORT CARSON, CO · 657 students
- Carson Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 652 students
Nearby schools
- Early Childhood Center0.3 mi · 45
- Bordewich/Bray Elementary0.3 mi · 539
- Edith W. Fritsch Elementary0.8 mi · 500
- Fremont Elementary1.6 mi · 553
- Mark Twain Elementary1.8 mi · 497
- Al Seeliger Elementary2.0 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About Carson Middle SchoolHow large is Carson Middle School?
Carson Middle School enrolls approximately 833 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Carson Middle School serve?
Carson Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Carson Middle School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Carson Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carson Middle School?
At Carson Middle School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 45% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Carson Middle School public or private?
Carson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carson City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.