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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Carver Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
495
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370488001947
Carver Elementary
400 Old Seven Springs Rd, Mount Olive, NC 28365 · (919) 658-7330 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
492 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 18% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
47.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 →
Where Carver Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #619 of 1,297 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #457 of 1,296 | #4 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #714 of 1,300 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #627 of 1,485 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #471 of 1,377 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #410 of 1,379 | #3 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #293 of 1,414 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #454 of 937 | #7 of 12 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
495
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 666
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 495 | 35.4 | 14.0:1 | 99% (492) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 37.6 | 13.5:1 | 99% (506) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 34.6 | 16.1:1 | 99% (553) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 99% (512) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 39.5 | 14.5:1 | 98% (561) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 99% (577) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 76% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 44 | 13.7:1 | 71% (426) |
| 1990-91 | 666 | 31 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carver Elementary.
About Carver Elementary
Carver Elementary runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Mount Olive, North Carolina. The school serves pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 495 students.
The 33 schools of Wayne County Public Schools, including Carver Elementary, enroll 17,150 students.
No group is above 50% at Carver Elementary; the largest is Black, at 42%. Beyond that, enrollment is 37% Hispanic, 17% White, and 4% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 30%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Carver Elementary scores 66%.
Based on 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Carver Elementary has a ratio of 14.0:1. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 0.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 99%. The average for public schools in Wayne County is similar, at 98%.
Test results at Carver Elementary are 8.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (56.6% actual, 48.5% predicted).
For Wayne County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $59,733, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 36 public schools and about 18,481 students.
Mount Olive Middle sits about 1.1 miles from Carver Elementary. Carver Elementary has 4 other public schools within five miles. Carver Elementary comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Carver Elementary is Rural: Distant.
The school's enrollment fell 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Carver Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
118,652
Census ACS
Median income
$59,733
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
18,481 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne County Public Schools
- Charles B Aycock HighHigh · 1,138 students
- Southern Wayne HighHigh · 1,007 students
- Norwayne MiddleMiddle · 848 students
- Spring Creek ElementaryElementary · 804 students
- Eastern Wayne HighHigh · 781 students
- Spring Creek HighHigh · 732 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Olive Middle1.1 mi · 329
- Southern Wayne High3.7 mi · 1,007
- North Duplin Elementary4.8 mi · 730
- North Duplin Jr Sr High4.9 mi · 609
- Brogden Primary5.1 mi · 689
- Brogden Middle6.5 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About Carver ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Carver Elementary?
Carver Elementary enrolls approximately 495 students in grades PK-04.
Is Carver Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carver Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Carver Elementary?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Carver Elementary.
How diverse is Carver Elementary?
Carver Elementary reports a student body of 17% White, 37% Hispanic, 42% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Carver Elementary?
Carver Elementary is overseen by Wayne County Public Schools in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.